Only AAA game series can afford to have extra merchandise that expands multimedia. What about smaller companies that have titles where you really can't makes quick buck off of merchandising. As for books they have both the physical sale of books as well as seeing electronic versions of themselves which significantly cuts on publishing costs. Gadgets such as the kindle and other electronic readers have been growing steadily popular and now books are going digital to keep with this demand. I also think that one of the reasons why book publishers are not too angry at used book sales is because the used book industry does not take as a huge percentage of the total revenue pie as does the used game market.Fangobra said:
Rage Cuts Single-Player When You Buy It Used
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Game companies do have their own stores where you can buy their products from them directly and get some sort of order bonus (Like what Capcom did with MvC3) the only problem with them going into the used game market is that Gamestop has already ballooned into a huge multimillion dollar industry and going up against them is just financial suicide. Think of it, why would a customer go to a used game shop that sells only EA games when instead they can go to one of the many Gamestop locations near his area that sell used games from all companies. To my knowledge there's no huge used car dealership that sells vehicles from all makers hence why the used car industry is allowed to compartmentalize itself by company.Crono1973 said:
lawl im mor likley to pirate it 5 years down the road then ever get the damn thing now. Seriously? restricting the SINGLE PLAYER!? Are they insane, so yeah fuck that.
My point was that just because there is a bigger business to compete against (and there always is if it's a new business) doesn't mean anything.G-Force said:
Yes, people would buy used games from EA if they had competitive prices. The publishers would rather just do away with the first sale doctrine than try to compete.
i find it funny how many people here complains about this but when a piracy article comes they all hate piracy.
People: in piracy the developers see 0 dollars, with second hand games its exactly the same, but its worst, they ACTUALLY lose money since you PAY for the game, contrary to piracy where there is no guaranty of pirates buying it, here you PAY money to someone who had no business with making the game, while the developers (who in your words "love and support") get royally screw over by this, and you dare complain?, shees at least dont say you support them.
screwing people who gives you money => dickish
screwing people who dosent give you money for something you made=> fair
sorry for the bad english.
People: in piracy the developers see 0 dollars, with second hand games its exactly the same, but its worst, they ACTUALLY lose money since you PAY for the game, contrary to piracy where there is no guaranty of pirates buying it, here you PAY money to someone who had no business with making the game, while the developers (who in your words "love and support") get royally screw over by this, and you dare complain?, shees at least dont say you support them.
screwing people who gives you money => dickish
screwing people who dosent give you money for something you made=> fair
sorry for the bad english.
Wut. Second hand bookshops were and are the first and most successful second hand industry. And ebooks have been around for 3 years or less, what sustained the industry before then?G-Force said:
And smaller devs will make simpler games. Mojang are a tiny indie dev who rode to success on a game written in Java, which can be done very cheaply. And probably the most costly financial choice they've made so far is being based in Sweden. The smaller the cost of development, the easier it can be made back.
Though that's a side issue for what the real point is: People will buy firsthand a game they think is worth their money.
Unfortunately that would drive used game prices up. The advantage of used games is that they are usually 50-60% cheeper than the new game. Honestly I would much rather have publishers include DLC in new games. It's a much better way of encouraging buying new and even if you get the game used, you still get the full game rather than half of it. Then if you want the DLC you can buy it later.wulfy42 said:
Pro tip game devs: Intrusive DRM and restricting full use of your game to new game buyers is a big no-no.
Um, I have not noticed that at any used game stores I have seen. Gamestop for the most part only drops the price of used games about 10-20%....with the ability to drop it more if you are a member of their club.halo3rulzer said:
Amazon often sells new games cheaper then the used ones for some reason lol.
It's true that you can wait for specials like buy 2 used games get a 3rd free etc to save a bit more....but the cheapest and best deals I have gotten have all been new games (tons of them were on sale last christmas for $10 for instance....but are still selling now for $15-20 used).
If used games were 50% as much....that would certainly cause a ton more people to buy them...and in fact if they had the base price at 50% they could afford to add 10% to give to the producer of the game probably.
Instead gamestop for instance will sell a new game for $60 and a used one for $55......I always look at that and say "Why the heck would I buy a used copy?". Even when I had the game card for an extra 10%....it was never worth it...especially when you could get a discount online (and free shipping) from places like Amazon.
I think game companies are already fighting back against used game sales by dropping the cost of many of their games quickly now after the initial release. Within a year of a games release you can often get new copies for 50% of the initial price (and often much less)....why buy used when you can get a new copy....and support the actual game creators?