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Re: Nearly 50% of GameStops profits come from pre-owned sales (College Paper)
While I agree with many things being said, I have to say that I do not agree with the sentiment that the devs should get a cut of used games sales. Why should they? Would you want Lazy Boy getting a cut of what you get for selling your old recliner? Whether or not you think it's fair, everyone has the right to resell… -
Re: Nearly 50% of GameStops profits come from pre-owned sales (College Paper)
That's not entirely correct. You're forgetting the nature of console games. Legally, you can only get those games if you purchase the storage medium they are fixed to. That does degrade. Your point might have been valid if we were allowed to copy, but we are not. Furthermore, cars don't instantly loose any functionality… -
Re: Nearly 50% of GameStops profits come from pre-owned sales (College Paper)
Exactly. Although frankly, I wouldn't put it past them. The issue I see with GameStop is that they have essentially created a system that functions like a rental service, but royally screws both the original developers and publishers, as well as their own consumers. If you look at it in terms of a rental service, their…
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