Comments on: On the Reselling of Games https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/ Video games on our minds Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:54:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Avoision | Lungfishopolis.com https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-94 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:54:35 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-94 […] be playing any time soon. While I might consider buying them six months from now, perhaps on the used market, previews and reviews definitely affect my buying decisions. Videos of LittleBigPlanet’s […]

]]> By: Brandon https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-89 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-89 No comment. 😉

]]> By: Mitch https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-88 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:15:44 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-88 Piss-poor gameplay?! Ok, I’ll give you the mediocre story-telling and level repetition, but Halo plays just fine as far as FPS games go. And you know you had fun playing co-op with us Mister.

]]> By: Greg https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-75 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:16:10 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-75 Good followup: Feeling Used

]]> By: Brandon https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-62 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:15:31 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-62 True, true. I remember back when EB used to take PC games as trade. Hell, the first time I ever found out that they took in game trades I brought in a bag of PC games and got a ton of cash.

]]> By: Greg https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-61 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:09:43 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-61 The other way they try to combat used game sales is with this DRM crap on games like Mass Effect and Spore on the PC. Three installs? That’s BS.

]]> By: Brandon https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-59 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:32:21 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-59 I think this is where the industry has really stumbled in this regard, namely in going on and on about how they should get a cut of used games, rather than going on and on about how GameStop is not only their biggest outlet, but also their biggest competitor. Obviously, they don’t care about you or I buying stuff on eBay, nor would they do anything about it, but the GameStop problem is a very real one. Rather than saying, “Hey, these guys need us to survive yet leech off of us at the same time” they say “Oh, we should get cuts of used games!” The latter doesn’t speak to the issue of the former and only serves to make themselves look greedy.

If they really have a problem with used games, they should say to GameStop, that they’re not selling via GameStop or doing preorder bonuses or any of that crap as long as GameStop sells used games. Address the problem directly, don’t pussyfoot around it.

]]> By: Greg https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2008/10/on-the-reselling-of-games/#comment-58 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:27:12 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=218#comment-58 Good rant. Personally, I do tons of game-buying and game-selling on eBay. But on the other hand, I buy a lot of games on Steam too. I think we’ll see more and more DLC in the coming years.

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