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[QUOTE="Shinobi120"]
LOL, no, it won't.
1.) The money goes to Gamestop regardless of what condition you buy the game in. Devs get paid by the Publisher, Publisher gets paid when they sell the games (among other things) to the Retailers, the Retailers get paid when we buy the game from them.
In either case, the publishers are all in bed with the retailers anyway: Retailer sells used game, retailer uses money from used game sales to pay for exclusive pre-order DLC bonus. The Publisher gets the money regardless.
2.) Do you realize that by having used games banned, that they'll be coming up with more restrictions (even more worse than On-disc DLC & Online passes), as well as never lowering prices of their games even when they're years old, due to no competition from the used game market? You need to think about that.
Shinobi120
1. You have it all wrong. The money does go to gamestop if you buy it new, that's true, but they will no longer be able to buy back your games for next to nothing to sell than $5 cheaper than retail price. Not to mention they can't keep selling used games they got for cheap anymore, they would have to buy new ones from the publisher. Their huge money maker will be gone. Also, no, the devs don't get the money back from used game sales. The devs make a percentage of the sales too, not just the publisher. If people aren't buying their games new, there is no reason for places like gamestop to buy more copies, therefore the publisher and the devs suffer.2. Now you're just making up stuff, claiming BS things without any facts to back it up. There is no such thing as competition from the used game market, whatever the developers price their games at, used copies will ALWAYS be lower. There is no competition to be had.
Really? The publishers/developers don't exactly get the full $60 off of each new copy being sold.
Plus the used gaming market helps keep the developers/publishers in check with the prices. That's what competition is. Do you really think, that if the used gaming market ever evaporates, that they're going to be all nice to you & give you much lower prices of their games & not give you more restrictions? If so, then you're fooling yourself.
Please, I would love to know how used games "keep prices in check." I really would. If a game is priced at $60, GS will sell it used for $55. If it is priced at $20, GS will sell it used for $15. THERE IS NO COMPETITION TO BE HAD. They will ALWAYS price the used copy $5 lower to maximize profits for themselves. What do you not understand about this? 
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