The gaming market is going to shrink big time regardless of whether or not these people get a cut of the sales. It is feast or famine time right now. I am sure the big players will benefit and get richer from getting a cut of used game sales, but this shit ain't going to save Konami or Square or all of the other struggling devs. I feel like it is just going to get bloodier this gen. Hopefully I am wrong though.
And I was just referencing your amazing optimism. Whether it is the Eagles, next gen, or whatever, you are always super optimistic.
I wasnt being optimistic at all with my post though. When this was first announced I said in this thread that it is bad news. I buy tons of games and I almost always trade them back in when I am done with them. I will have to be more selective next gen with what I buy if there is no market for trade ins. I just think that this could help publishers while it also harms consumers. I am sure that helping publishers is the resaon that MS is doing this in the first place.
Anyways someone in that thread posted this:
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Unconfirmed reports on ConsoleDeals.co.uk suggest that retails slice will be as little as ten per cent. Thats a significant cut from what it has become accustomed to from pre-owned sales and more in line with what they would receive from the sale of a new game hence, the value of the pre-owned market to the retailer is effectively destroyed.
These same unconfirmed reports also suggest that the activation cost for consumers buying or borrowing pre-owned software will be £35.
UPDATE: Many readers are asking whether the £35 will be additional cost on top of the price of buying the game. No, we believe that the £35 figure which is not our number, incidentally would cover the entire transaction. If correct this would leave retail with a cut per sale of around £3.50.
Does anyone know how much used games go for on average this gen in the UK? I know gamestop charges $55 for used new releases. I cant imagine MS forcing them to charge $20 less, no one would buy new then.