GameStop: Consumers unlikely to buy next-gen console that blocks used games

@hojo80 Do you want to give me 500$? Come on, use your conscience man.

@hojo80 The math isn't that simple:

1. Some players buy new and used. If these players decide not to purchase the next-gen consoles, new game revenue will decrease.

2. Players that do buy new won't be able to recover any money by selling the used game, leading to fewer new purchases by these players.

3. Fewer players experiencing the game will reduce hype and word-of-mouth advertising.

@hojo80 I buy games I don't rent them. Whenever I buy something I'm the rightful owner. I can do what I please with it like any other merchandise. Tell people not to buy used cars because the makers won't profit from it.

@hojo80 good luck collecting games. i sell games the same month i buy them, that way i can try everything, but now you'll have to pile on game that will be collecting dust, as well as throw away 60 if not 70 bucks each time. used games were always part of gaming and giving some rights and flexibility to the owner. gaming companies already rip so much people of with locked content, overpriced games, and dlcs, that they money they lose in used games are compensated 3 times the amount. so please, if you going to give more totalitarian power to the product manufacturers, think about how far it can go in the future, where we might be charged monthly for keeping a game.

@hojo80 Companies have found a way around that buy requiring a pass code from new games for the online component. Single player games could do the same buy offering exclusive dlc or extra content to new game purchases...it's time to stop crying a river and realize that not everyone can buy new. It's fine for those that can and we will never see I 2 I on the situation but the fact remains that if I need a car, I buy it used. The only people benefiting from the resale of that or any product (that can't be put into digital form) is that of the seller and new recipient. Prove that statement wrong and you have my silence.

I buy new for the games that I know will be good, and the rest are not a day one purchase. It's the only way some people can try new gaming experiences. I would never have bought Forza but I got one used and it convinced me to get Horizon new. That in and of itself is a benefit to the developer. Gamestop is like the word of mouth friend of the industry and they should remain and not be vilified.

@hojo80 Somebody with a brain and conscience at fucking last!

@xipetotecetriga

I actually think the opposite way...at least for many consumers.
Requiring a constant internet connection (or a connection at all) it still not a realistic requirement for US consumers...let alone around the world.

There are users here that still have to use dial-up. Plus there are many Americans that do not have home internet access. This does not even factor in the global population.

It MIGHT be feasible for the gen. after this coming one...but even then...

@Vengentz If anything, it would make games more expensive. You are giving them a monopoly and a path to fix prices, why lower prices?

@AgentRaven77 I wouldn't say for good. But their profit margins will drop off. How much do they make when you buy a used game at $55 as opposed to a new title at $60.

I mean what do they give at trade in, $30 credit, more often then not less.