[QUOTE="xxxLUGZxxx"][QUOTE="navyguy21"] Your argument is valid.......after the fact. But you have to consider those used games that are on shelves within the month of release. Those used sales are what hurt the developer. No one is arguing that used games are BAD..............in fact they are good for the industry. But you have to admit that selling used copies of new games within that month hurt new game sales.navyguy21
It's possible that the developers were "hurt" by a used game sale within the first month or so, but there's no empirical evidence to suggest that a new game sale would have occurred without a used game option.
And if developers are upset by Gamestop selling used games for $55, then why do they just have new games sell for $55? Or $50? I mean, if someone is willing to buy a used game for $55, it stands to reason that they would buy a new one for the same price.
And I just want to emphasis the fact that all this supposed lost revenue to used games, if the developers/publishers are able to find a way to claim this unknown quantity, as consumers and gamers we will see NOTHING of this. Games will remain the same price, development will stay the same, but we're left with one less option for buying games. Sounds awesome huh?
I think you are talking yourself in circles. To you first point - There is CLEAR evidence that a purchase would have happened......the customer bought a used copy. I think thats evidence enough. Clearly the customer wanted the game right? Second point - If devs/publishers charged 55 for games, then used games would simple be 50, and so on. You cant top the undercutting because Gamestop doesnt have the same risk as the developer. Lastly, console games cost more because of the royalty fee, and the high cost of next gen, hd development. Devs are losing money within that first month, and thats when it matters most. IF devs made more money, they they would take more risks. As it stands how, they dont SELL enough..............as in NEW copies. They dont make a dime on used. Even if i buy a game 6mos from now, and i bought it for 29 bucks new, all that goes to the publisher/dev. That doesnt happen if there are used games on the shelf. I think that the problem devs have. I have always said that used games were great, but i have enough economic education to know that it DOES effect the video game industry.what if they didn't have the amount they needed, what if they only had enough to buy the game preowned, what if they had actaully waited for a pre-owned copy because it was the only thing they could afford, i am married with six kids, although i buy all my games new (because i am fussy and i want my games day one) but even i use the last game i bought as trade in towards it, when you are on low income and have mouths to feed you save every quid you possibly can, There are more Factors pointing towards people NOT buying a game new if they cannot get it preowned than there is eveidence that these same people would have bought the game new if there where no pre-owned copies, Basic human nature, Everyone has an upper limit as to what they are prepared to pay for something, econimics doesn't really apply when talking about what individual people are going to do and the choices they make, human nature cannot be measured in economical terms.
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