Used PC gaming - possible?

I'm thinking of getting into PC gaming but I would like to know if it is possible to sell off games that you're done with. On the PS3 and Xbox 360 this is easily possible. On Steam this is of course not possible at all. So if I get a game on physical media then would it be possible to sell the game once I've had enough of it? How does the used games market work in the PC side?

I'm thinking of getting into PC gaming but I would like to know if it is possible to sell off games that you're done with. On the PS3 and Xbox 360 this is easily possible. On Steam this is of course not possible at all. So if I get a game on physical media then would it be possible to sell the game once I've had enough of it? How does the used games market work in the PC side?

greengloop

Why would you like to sell PC games, for 100 $ per year you can play around 20 games or more very cheap, and its so easy to play it just click downloadn and install wait few hours and click play, no more junky discs and stuffs like that , we master race PC doing it all digital.

Digital is the way to go, things like Steam and Amazon will make life easier in both clutter, price and just userability. Instead of getting up and going to the store, simply purchase a game and play it. Depending on your network speeds you can play a brand new game in an hour.

Instead of getting up and going to the store, simply purchase a game and play it. Depending on your network speeds you can play a brand new game in an hour.FamilyGuyFan507

I miss the days of those full-size game boxes and meaty manuals with not just instructions, but lore and fan-fiction on the game. I miss the days of swapping PC games with friends, or selling them off if you don't like them. Something is certainly lost in the digital age.

[QUOTE="FamilyGuyFan507"]Instead of getting up and going to the store, simply purchase a game and play it. Depending on your network speeds you can play a brand new game in an hour.Falconoffury

I miss the days of those full-size game boxes and meaty manuals with not just instructions, but lore and fan-fiction on the game. I miss the days of swapping PC games with friends, or selling them off if you don't like them. Something is certainly lost in the digital age.

I like big boxes, too, which is why I still get retail copies of the big games from the few developers I really love. Which is mostly blizzard games, which aren't available on steam anyway. But anyway, the ability to sell PC games was fading out before the "digital age". CD keys have been commonplace for well over a decade and, while there usually wasn't any problems with giving a game you'd uninstalled to a friend, it wasn't always strictly legal, and sometimes didn't work at all, depending on what kind of cd key registration system they were using. That said, I don't have any issue with not being able to sell games when I'm done with them, since they're so incredibly cheap these days. I have over 60 games on steam, and I think there's maybe 5 or 6 that I paid more than $15 for. And the new digital version of swapping games with your friends is when you buy a 4 pack of Chivalry, since it's still cheaper than a single retail copy of most games, gift the extras to your friends on steam, and proceed to slaughter the Mason Order peasants. I like it.

I'm thinking of getting into PC gaming but I would like to know if it is possible to sell off games that you're done with. On the PS3 and Xbox 360 this is easily possible. On Steam this is of course not possible at all. So if I get a game on physical media then would it be possible to sell the game once I've had enough of it? How does the used games market work in the PC side?

greengloop

It just doesn't work that way on PC, and yet, it's the better deal.

I guarantee you, that if you were coming into console gaming, you'd need to spend a LOT of money to build up a decent library. Hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Even after selling them back you usually don't get much out of it, unless it's a new and popular title.

For MUCH less you can easily build an amazing PC gaming library on the next amazon/GOG/Origin/GG/Steam sale. AMAZING library of dozes of games probably for less than a hundred bucks, maybe a little more. NO WAY could you do that on a console.

So it's not a big deal, unless youa re the type of gamer who needs ot buy every game as soo as it comes out. Personally, I only do that with the 3 or so games a year I am eeagerly awaiting and maybe the couple that I want to support with my dollars. For everything else I wait for a sale.

[QUOTE="FamilyGuyFan507"]Instead of getting up and going to the store, simply purchase a game and play it. Depending on your network speeds you can play a brand new game in an hour.Falconoffury

I miss the days of those full-size game boxes and meaty manuals with not just instructions, but lore and fan-fiction on the game. I miss the days of swapping PC games with friends, or selling them off if you don't like them. Something is certainly lost in the digital age.

Yes, consumer rights have been lost but, sadly, nobody really seems to care.

Well if I get a multiplayer game say a year later when its on sale wont people have moved onto the sequel? Take the Call of Duty series for example. You would pretty much have to get it within a few months of release to be able to enjoy the most number of players and sort of an active online community. Or maybe I'm mistaken. Could it be said that console gaming is more suited for casual gamers who just buy at most a handful of games a year?

1: older games some can. like greenman gaming. they have a trade in system

2: i am a console/pc gamer. i fully understand the lost of selling that game you no longer use, but

HERES'S why i don't mind

• on NEW release games i get pretty much ensure i get the game cheaper ranging from $35-40 through promos on websites like greenman gaming.
• if i don't get the game on release i most likly pick it up in steam/amazon ECT, ect sale that will let pick it cheaper THEN any console game ever!
• that savings i just saved wouldn't = any more i would got back on a console game by reselling
• games mostly perform better on pc
• some games have insane mods

gog.com has DRM free games. Would that work for used gaming? I could buy a game from gog.com, burn a DVD and then once I am done I could sell it off?

gog.com has DRM free games. Would that work for used gaming? I could buy a game from gog.com, burn a DVD and then once I am done I could sell it off?

greengloop

gog.com has DRM free games. Would that work for used gaming? I could buy a game from gog.com, burn a DVD and then once I am done I could sell it off?

greengloop

I belive actually selling it might still be technically illegal. But, possible? Absolutely. Games from gog have no copy protection at all. You download the install files from gog, and then you can copy those as many times as you want, transfer them to other computers by whatever means you wish, and install them as many times as you want. That actually saved me a few weeks ago. I had heard so much about the Witcher 2, I decided to finally try it out, and got it from gog during one of their sales, for like 8 bucks. I'm playing on a laptop, but it can usually handle most games at some combination of medium settings, so I figured I should be able to run TW2, even if it was just on low. But, turned out, I couldn't get more than 15 fps even at bare minimum settings, every option on "low" or "off" and 800x600 resolution. So, I uninstalled it, and gave the downloaded install files to my roommate, who just built a new system, and he paid me the 8 bucks I spent on it.

Again, though, actually selling the games might still be technically illegal.

@op? Why do you ask so many weird pc related questions? Are you using these info to troll the pc community in SW? Are you a spy?

Nope, welcome to pc games. We get new games for 35-40. And then most games that come out for 5-10 in 6 months.

Well if I get a multiplayer game say a year later when its on sale wont people have moved onto the sequel? Take the Call of Duty series for example. You would pretty much have to get it within a few months of release to be able to enjoy the most number of players and sort of an active online community. Or maybe I'm mistaken. Could it be said that console gaming is more suited for casual gamers who just buy at most a handful of games a year?

greengloop

In PC gaming we don't move on to the "flavor of the month" like console communities do. People still play games over 10 years old

@op? Why do you ask so many weird pc related questions? Are you using these info to troll the pc community in SW? Are you a spy?

Bikouchu35

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@op? Why do you ask so many weird pc related questions? Are you using these info to troll the pc community in SW? Are you a spy?

greengloop

There are no "generations" in PC gaming. :)

[QUOTE="FamilyGuyFan507"]Instead of getting up and going to the store, simply purchase a game and play it. Depending on your network speeds you can play a brand new game in an hour.Falconoffury

I miss the days of those full-size game boxes and meaty manuals with not just instructions, but lore and fan-fiction on the game. I miss the days of swapping PC games with friends, or selling them off if you don't like them. Something is certainly lost in the digital age.

Mmmhmm, brings me back to the early days, I still prefer to get out to Frys or the like and buy the games in physical form. It adds to the excitement imo.

Well if I get a multiplayer game say a year later when its on sale wont people have moved onto the sequel? Take the Call of Duty series for example. You would pretty much have to get it within a few months of release to be able to enjoy the most number of players and sort of an active online community. Or maybe I'm mistaken. Could it be said that console gaming is more suited for casual gamers who just buy at most a handful of games a year?

greengloop