Cliff Blezinski makes the claim that you can;t have big budget games along side used game sales and rentals. He also tells people to blame their local internet providers for the lack of high speed internet.

I don;t know about other people but this kind of rant from someone well established within the industry just makes me angry.

Everytime i here a discussion about the second hand games sales and rentals it usually ends in people agreeing that it is a net benefit to the industry overall. I know from experience that all my trade in's are towards new games, after buying used games I liked some of them so much i bought the sequals new and i have bought games after renting them before.

Also, does the data for games sales historically support the claim that used games and retals have caused a decline in sales?

I think he has little to no idea about how rentals and second hand sales actually impact the industry.

If anything intrusive DRM will cause the sales of a game to decline more than anything else.

Check out article on what CliffyB said here: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/414392/cliff-bleszinski-backs-anti-used-game-drm/

LOL. Blezinski is probably the most obnoxious person in the industry.

I cant wait for him to show his next game and not buy it... #dealwithit asshole

Repost, kinda
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=162492&page=1#

it must be nice to be on the end that reaps the benefits of the DRM. :)

Its actually the big budget games that are affecting sales. When the core gamer audience is 12-30 and majorly middle class, the core gamer only buys certain big name titles and spends almost double the price tag on that purchase for DLC. Used games != potential sales at all. The problem is certain games are taking a bigger slice of the pie therefore limiting other new game purchases. However, when one buys a used game and likes it they are more likely to buy a new game of that same series/developer later, and may not of initially learned of it if the game didn't have a used game price tag. Furthermore, certain big production games while still great are not always giving the consumer what they want or keeping up with the consumer market. I for one rarely ever buy a single player only game new, just because I don't think the new price tag is worth my money when there are other great games coming out with online capabilities that I can play with friends online. So I might pick up a used copy of a single player game I'm interested in used at a later time since those games majorly have a lack of replay value.

He is talking out his butt

I believe that places like Ebay and Gamestop which sell used games do effect game sales but only a few weeks to months after launch because if a game is offered cheaper and is able to return the game within a number of days if he/she does not like it then why would you buy the game new unless it was a series you were already a fan of? Idk if its just me but its very hard to drop $60 on a brand new game where you are unsure about weather it will cater to your needs and i have a good job with a large gaming budget so i can just think of the ones who are living at home or make minimum wage.

DRM will not bring that market back at least not at full price,because if a game is $60 and it has gotten average reviews i will not be shelling out for that game intill its been lowered into $30 to $40 price range.So why even try to win a market which is unwinnable,if your game is good it will get the sales the first few months it deserves but if its a crap shoot quit trying to blame it on the "Used" and "Rental" market to why it sold like "Ban Guns" stickers at a NRA meeting