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Ars Technica - Buying used games: Developers, publishers don't care about you. Thanks Mark.
That's a bold statement, as gamers hate to be called pirates—and they will pirate your game in retaliation for being called pirates—but in both cases, the people behind the game aren't making any money from the sale. If you take the game online you're using their time and money. So where's the argument that developers need to keep these people happy?
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Well, I agree you are not directly supporting developers when you buy used, and I try to buy new when possible for this reason. However, I firmly believe in games as a packaged product, covered by the first-sale doctrine, and I this fully agree with them being able to be resold.
More directly though, publishers VASTLY underestimate the way used sales support the industry. Used sales fuel new sales, both because little Johnny sells his games to afford the brand new game he wants and because Joe the adult gamer might not want to buy a $60 singleplayer game that lasts 8 hours unless he knows he can sell it afterward.
I predict the loss of used game sales, if it ever happens on consoles, would result in a large dip in full-price game sales. |
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