Poll: Do you buy used games?
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Haha, okay, so you quote me on something and then tell me not to argue back, that's a really lame way to drop an argument. If you didn't want to argue about it, then don't quote me bringing it upOwyn_Merrilin said:
. There's no rule against it, and OP brought up this topic, and then you quoted me about it. But I'm all for dropping it if that's what you're gonna do.
Actually, I was offering to take it up in the other thread. Thread derailment is frowned upon around here, and that argument, while the stated reason the OP was asking this question, is outside the topic he provided. I think he was just looking to see if the site was as full of people who were completely against used games as that thread made it seem.Snotnarok said:Haha, okay, so you quote me on something and then tell me not to argue back, that's a really lame way to drop an argument. If you didn't want to argue about it, then don't quote me bringing it upOwyn_Merrilin said:
There's no rule against it, and OP brought up this topic, and then you quoted me about it. But I'm all for dropping it if that's what you're gonna do.
Very rarely.
Not for any moral reason, mind you, I just don't usually find myself in a Gamestop finding a good, used, recent game. If I'm buying something that came out a while ago, the price will be pretty low online.
Of course, I have to buy used if buying new has become impossible or ridiculously expensive.
[small]Disclaimer: I live outside a small city in Norway. Our Gamestop isn't the biggest.[/small]
Not for any moral reason, mind you, I just don't usually find myself in a Gamestop finding a good, used, recent game. If I'm buying something that came out a while ago, the price will be pretty low online.
Of course, I have to buy used if buying new has become impossible or ridiculously expensive.
[small]Disclaimer: I live outside a small city in Norway. Our Gamestop isn't the biggest.[/small]
You are aware that simply buying a new copy doesn't mean the game is actually new or at full price right.dathwampeer said:
Yep. First because I think brand-new games are becoming absurdly expensive, and also
since the birth of my son. I still want to play, but apparently that nasty little bugger
also needs to eat...
since the birth of my son. I still want to play, but apparently that nasty little bugger
also needs to eat...
Used games make up about 70% of my library. I love savings and used games represent huge savings on games in Australia. I'd use Steam but I like having the physical media.
I tend to buy games I'm not too sure about used and save my game money ( I set aside a certain amount) so that I can buy others new and get the special editions of a few games that I feel are worth the extra money. MW2, Halo Reach, Duke Nukem Forever, whatever Mass Effect 3 comes with. While the developers might not get the money for the 2nd hand games if they weren't available used than I most likely wouldn't buy them.
Also, as I only bought a 360 in december 2007 all games that came out in 05/06 (Perfect Dark Zero, etc) have been discontinued so my options for that era are somewhat limited
Also, as I only bought a 360 in december 2007 all games that came out in 05/06 (Perfect Dark Zero, etc) have been discontinued so my options for that era are somewhat limited
I by used online through places like Amazon for my counsels, but for my PC, my whole library is digital, so I don't for obvious reasons.
If you buy pre-owned solely becuase it's cheaper why don't you simply wait for the price of the non-owned copies to decrease in price, I've caught un-owned copies of AAA game at best buy for under 20 dollars hell I got UT3 for ten bucks at best buy.dathwampeer said:
if i want something on launch day then yeah i buy new. but if its not absolutely important or i just want to try a game out then i buy used no reason to spend full price when i can same some money and get me some MS points to go along with my game.
I used to buy new games strictly because I didn't want to deal with anyone's "trash". But all that changed with the Ps3's Blu Ray disc format. They're really hard to damage/scratch so I know there's a smaller chance of a game being defective. Also, I discovered Gamestop gives you a 7 day trial period to get your money back with used games so that's a major plus. And they also have that Buy 2, Get 1 free promotion for used games going on every now and then. So that's when I buy my games. The only games I've bought the day it came out were Rockband 3, Final Fantasy XII, Kingdom Hearts and Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. Yeah, it kinda bothers me that I can't play with my wealthy friends right NOW, but I can live with it. yeah, it sucks that some games don't have the original cover art but that's okay. I just want my game to play.
No, trading games does nothing unless you trade 3 copies of Blops, Reach and MvC3. Then you'll probably get like a 100 bucks back.
No, developers are not affected by us buying used games. It's not like we're buying pirate games; whoever payed for the game brand new already helped the developers. No need for the future owners of the game to pay too. It's like paying a brand new car fee each month for your new car. No, you pay once and that's it. The developers have already sold their copies to Gamestop. Whether they sell like hot bread or if they stay collecting dust at the counter, well that's not their business anymore. Yeah, of course if the game is popular, the more copies they'll sell to GS, but that would have to do with how good the game is, not how many people buy used. Hope that's clear enough.
Yes, Gamestop gets a profit for selling used games. What did you expect? Someone has to benefit from it. This isn't about 'sticking it to the man' anyway. Besides, half of the used copies they sell end up on the Defective pile because of players who can't get to play said used game for whatever reason, whether it is because they don't know how to control the characters, play the game overall, because it freezes or whatever. So Gamestop doesn't benefit as much as you think they do. Believe me, I know.
No, trading games does nothing unless you trade 3 copies of Blops, Reach and MvC3. Then you'll probably get like a 100 bucks back.
No, developers are not affected by us buying used games. It's not like we're buying pirate games; whoever payed for the game brand new already helped the developers. No need for the future owners of the game to pay too. It's like paying a brand new car fee each month for your new car. No, you pay once and that's it. The developers have already sold their copies to Gamestop. Whether they sell like hot bread or if they stay collecting dust at the counter, well that's not their business anymore. Yeah, of course if the game is popular, the more copies they'll sell to GS, but that would have to do with how good the game is, not how many people buy used. Hope that's clear enough.
Yes, Gamestop gets a profit for selling used games. What did you expect? Someone has to benefit from it. This isn't about 'sticking it to the man' anyway. Besides, half of the used copies they sell end up on the Defective pile because of players who can't get to play said used game for whatever reason, whether it is because they don't know how to control the characters, play the game overall, because it freezes or whatever. So Gamestop doesn't benefit as much as you think they do. Believe me, I know.
I only buy new games from companies I respect like bioware and bethesda. Otherwise I get used copies because they are cheaper and save me money so that I can buy either mroe games, or other things. I live off of an allowance of about 20$ a month, or 5$ a week more or less. Though I plan to get a job soon since I'm old enough to have a decent chance of being hired. (For instance my local game store had a PS2 game sale about 5 years back, litterally were selling three games for 5$.)
Depends on how old it is and what the developer uses for DRM. I buy used PC games all the time from record and thrift shops. Case in point, I picked up a complete copy of Battlefield 2 for $5 a couple of weeks ago. For the most part, unless it uses Steam or Games for Windows Live, used copies still work -- the only real trouble is finding someplace that sells them.Faladorian said:
