[QUOTE="BuldozerX"][QUOTE="ZhugeL1ang"] Pretty much. Publishers can whine about the secondhand market all they want, but it's a mutually beneficial relationship between retailer and publisher. Like it has been said already, I think all this alleged blocking of used games is in point of fact online passes and key codes and such for bonus content and multiplayer. I wouldn't necessarily blow off legitimate concerns over this, but for now I don't believe that its really as bad as all that, not yet.ZhugeL1ang

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"]Something to consider is that if this was left up to the individual publisher, and not you know a full Sony mandate those few publishers would essentially be going to war with Gamestop. Then you could see GS threatening to pull any support for those publishers games. Besides just being an outlet to sell games they have a lot of advertising and such that helps sell the games more. It would be pretty risky to be one of the few publishers who do it. Not saying it's impossible though, but you can bet GS will fight it anyway they could.ZhugeL1ang

Publishers decision or not, blocking used games would be a suicidal move. Online passes for multiplayer are borderline enough to work because that's just paying for access to an online function. Locking an entire game behind such a pass, however, would spell disaster. There are still too many people who never take their systems online, so you'd be blocking a large portion of consumers by default.

I can't see the idea taking off. It's too risky.

[QUOTE="BuldozerX"]But also, like i said, they want people to buy the game used so they might pay for either online multiplayer passes, DLC or to unlock single player contant that new copies gets for free. A block would just turn gamers off from buying the game in the first place. Also, Gamestop would probably ignore the game.c_rake

The online passes are only locking out very small portions of content, though. What's seven quests in comparison to hundreds? They're akin to pre-order bonuses in that the content is a small addition. Obviously you can't quite say the same about multiplayer, but locking that behind a pass makes sense. If you really want multiplayer, $10 isn't a big deal.

Or am I talking non sense?

[QUOTE="Venom_Raptor"]

That's stupid. You know exactly what Activision will do with the COD series now (even though it won't effect me because I won't be buying any).

Why would they? They still haven't put an online pass into COD, something EA made standard in all of their games a few years ago. If anything I believe Activision would be one of the last companies to institute an anti-used games system. 

[QUOTE="BuldozerX"]That doesnt make any sense. Some developers have been crying in the media about this like a block thing would be some gift from heaven. Why dont block it themself?c_rake

Probably because they don't want to be the ones to pull the trigger on that either. They talk big, but eveyone's too afraid of the potential backlash.

[QUOTE="BuldozerX"][QUOTE="BuldozerX"]

Anyway, what stops the publishers from blocking anything on the Wii U with actiavtion codes?

Did you just quote yourself? And then proceeded to own yourself? WTF!

Anyway, what stops the publishers from blocking anything on the Wii U with actiavtion codes?

BuldozerX

Anyway, what stops the publishers from blocking anything on the Wii U with actiavtion codes?

That's stupid. You know exactly what Activision will do with the COD series now (even though it won't effect me because I won't be buying any).

Venom_Raptor

the statement could just mean that things will be the same way sa they are now.