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

Of course Gamestop would say such a thing.

They would never block used games at launch. That would come with a FW update later on if anything.

To everyone defending the game companies and this new kind of console we hope will never arrive:Would you also consent to your dvd movies/blueray and books having the same measure?Not being able to resell them i mean?Cause its the same thing really.Why should games be any different?

How it should be:

Most games eventually go down in price. Granted, not being able to sell them would be a disappointment, but you also have to look at this from a broader perspective: Developers aren't getting paid when a game sells used. Then they get cut. Then a smaller team works on the game you love. There is pressure to top the previous game and the game ends up being terrible. Then a new vicious cycle begins. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against used games, but sit back and think about it some.

I'm surprised no one is voicing their concern over the need for a constant Internet connection. If the servers go down, then how're you going to play. I experienced an example of this last week when trying to play Final Fight Double Impact on PSN. The game wouldn't play because the network was down. The bigger controversy revolves around that idea.

crap, they ll sell millions, it wont the sales. It just means the companies will make a fortune out of us by pushing their corporate, bully, taking OUR CIVIL RIGHTS AWAY, so the greedy top man sat on their commercial thrones can buy a new Bentley enforcement plans can take effect , but hey they have for years so why stop now.

if they ban used games im done with consoles. That's a promise

Every person has a right to protect what he or she considers his or her intellectual property. It's just not a guarantee you get more profit from it.

Gamestop hopes that since they make their money from buying a game for $15 and selling it back for $55.

I stopped selling games years ago and have been happy about it. I often regretted selling my games at some point.

If games only sell new the prices can come down and people will still buy, no used games isn't that big of a deal. Look at Steam and PC gaming, we have been doing fine for a long time.

Used games are far overrated. If games just sold for good prices like they do on PC then the issue wouldn't arise. When I can preorder big titles for $30 instead of $60 I don't feel so bad about not being able to sell it. Or buying games within months of their release for under $10 when the best price consoles have seen is $45 for a used copy.

I agree.. I dont like the idea of not being able to sell what i paid for!

whether it be the console or the games for it! im really disappointed with the news (rumors) of the next gen consoles!

thats bs. pc and steam thrive without a used market. the only reason why there is a used market because the games are cheaper used....people don't trade in games to gamestop just to get money, its to get their new games cheaper. if games are cheap, used games wouldn't sell as much. gamestop is just worried their business model would crumble

Won't affect me. I don't buy used.

Why gamespot Fanboys rage on second hand games?or even second hand consoles, DO you realise that Console and game devs Don't Get any cent from second sales and they loose big money.

I don't think that they would risk banning used games (and in the same breath, rental games) only because they would have no choice but to lower the price of said games. $60 is too much for the AVERAGE consumer to pay for a game they could never recoup any monet from if they got tired of it. At the same time, I can see MS or Sony having a "trade in" plan where you mail in old games, and they give you a credit towards downloading something else. I know it sounds stupid, but that's exactly why I think one of them would do it.

Your time is over gamestop Face reality with 2nd hand game fans that Your Shinny era is over.

i like gamestop

There was a discussion on IGN where they said that people who buy mostly used games aren't really giving the companies who made the console or game any money, so they wouldn't be worried about upsetting them.

It's more an issue if you like to split your purchases between a few new and a few used or trade-in your game off your next one. But really if it goes steep discounts digitally like Steam next-gen then it's only trade in value that gets lost because games will be cheaper more regularly. PC & mobile users are used to that and the price drops are great on PC.

Choice is the issue though. I like having the choice to sell a bunch of old games I won't want to keep in my collection etc.

People will always buy the new shiney simply because it's the new shiney. Blocking used games will deter some, but I doubt a significant amount. If anything, people will buy the new consoles not knowing they would block used games then become outraged as they continued to play it.

I like to dish on GameStop as much as the new customer does, but Hodges made a good point. It's a little screwy that shares dropped 6% based on a rumor, I think.