What Happens To Your Used Games? 276
silentbrad writes "GameStop's bosses are obviously tired of hearing about how used games are killing gaming, about how unfair they are on the producers of the games who get nothing from their resale. One astonishing stat is repeated by three different managers during presentations. 70 percent of income consumers make from trading games goes straight back into buying brand new games. GameStop argues that used games are an essential currency in supporting the games business. The normal behavior is for guys to come into stores with their plastic bags full of old games, and trade them so that they can buy the new Call of Duty, Madden, Gears of War. GameStop says 17 percent of its sales are paid in trade credits. The implication is clear — if the games industry lost 17 percent of its sales tomorrow, that would be a bad day for the publishers and developers.'"
i sell them for profit (Score:2, Funny)
to stupid people that ask dumb questions
and in other news... (Score:3, Funny)
... bears really do shite in the woods.
Re:Absolutely! Down with 'used' products! (Score:5, Funny)
Watching Nyan Cat on YouTube is S*T*E*A*L*I*N*G from the band of live musicians you should be paying money to perform every time you play a video.
Re:Absolutely! Down with 'used' products! (Score:5, Funny)
Have you bought a game recently?
Re:Failed business model. (Score:5, Funny)
But one of those had a script so insultingly trite, cliched, superficial and full of plot holes that it practically induced aneurysms in anyone with half a brain, and the other was John Carter.
Re:But...but...but (Score:3, Funny)
I would never have gotten into video games if I could only afford one once a quarter.
Isn't that how all arcade games used to be priced?