Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Used games debacle

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/102983-Sony-Exploring-Online-Pass-Response-To-Used-Games

Now, here's a thought worth considering. Instead of trying to do something with the games, why not do something with the stores? Set up a system where the store can continue to sell used games, but where they have to put that game in to a system. Here's an example:

Steve bought Madden 11 and figured out it's basically the same as Madden 10 and the 8 games before that. Dissapointed he turns it in at a used games store. Here the store closes the transaction by giving Steve store credit or cash or whatever deal they give. The store then takes said game and puts in to the computersystem. This system is set up between the store and the people who originally gets the money from first hand copies. Let's say this system requires the game to be sold at 10 bucks minimum. These ten bucks go to the second party, whilst the store gets the profit they made beyond the ten bucks.

As for people themselves who sell games, those games should still be slapped with project ten dollars, but then the stores would be spared at the very least, possibly saving many jobs. 

I know that this is most likely not to work, but at least it's a suggestion that is mindful for stores, something Sony, Activision, EA and all those other companies don't give a rats ass about.

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