Edwin Evans-Thirlwell: ''Publishers often claim that used game sales "cheat" them of revenue that would otherwise have gone towards new games. It's a claim seldom supported by any statistical evidence, but the prominence pre-owned sections now enjoy in stores - often displacing new titles in the shop window - suggests there may be some truth to the argument. The question is perhaps not whether a pre-owned block will happen, then, as how we should feel about it when the industry at large eventually forces the hands of manufacturers.
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EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.
EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.
Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.
This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.
SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space
Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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Need? No (See PC games). Want? Yes. I'm not sure how well stores like gamestop and such would do without selling pre-owned titles however.
That's same thing as asking "Do we still need pre-owned vehicles?"
YES !!!
yh as its a form of recycling you get of things you dont need so others can reuse them
Yes, quit asking.
It is part of "console gaming culture"
the reason we have no used PC game market is that it was never really popular, and as such, we are not used to it by now. Though I would love to see PC games be more re-sale friendly.
But used gaming is part of what makes the hobby wonderful. I have an expendable income, and buy most of my games new, but there are kids out there who have no income save what they can get from mom and pop, and they can't afford the $60 (or maybe more next gen) price tag of most games. A ban on used games sales would hurt the industry as a whole by alienating these young, poor gamers. And remember, these young, poor gamers grow up to be gamers with expendable income to buy new games. Install base.