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.
Enter the latest Hot Topic, published in issue 96, wherein Log and I briefly (punchily?) debate whether we really need the ability to trade in games down the line. As always (1) this is very much an exercise in devil's advocacy, so please check in your torches and pitchforks before reading on, and (2) go right ahead and vote in the poll over the page.''
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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.