Used game solution idea?

[shaboinkin]

We all know about how companies are mad that buying used games gives them no money. I was reading up on my textbooks cost so much money and I came across this

One major dissimilarity in these cases is that pirated movies and music are illegal whereas the used textbook market is legal. (There have been proposals to change this state of affairs. For example, one idea is that when used book companies resell texts they would pay the original textbook company and author a royalty

Would it be possible (as in the politics) that the game companies could try to pass something that resembles that last sentence?

If a gamestore sells a used game, take a certain percentage away from them and give it to the company. The store still makes money off the used game, the game company gets about 15% (or whatever percentage) off the used game that was purchased, and the consumer doesn't have to worry about this whole "Project 10 dollar" business.

Personally, I think it could work. Sure Gamestop won't be making the crazy profits they make now, but I think it's a win win for everyone. Gamestop still gets their money, and the game company could then put that money to work for better games (assuming some douchebag CEO doesn't pocket it all...)

You have any ideas that would solve that problem so that we, the gamers, don't get screwed over in the end?

 

[migo]

I'm not sure I like that idea. This whole thing about buying a product but getting an incomplete license to use it at the same time is pretty distasteful. If you buy a chair from Ikea you don't need to pay them a royalty when you sell it to someone else.

It's ridiculous. Game devs should just make good games that people don't want to sell. Problem solved. If the game isn't good enough for someone to keep it around, the devs don't deserve additional royalties.

 

[child of lileth]

I don't like the idea. I buy used specifically not to give them profit in any case when I go used and not new. I never buy from Gamestop though, so it wouldn't really affect me one way or the other.

 

[Lightslei]

I don't like the idea. I buy used specifically not to give them profit in any case when I go used and not new. I never buy from Gamestop though, so it wouldn't really affect me one way or the other.

This.

I tend to buy from "friends", or from third market sellers online. If I buy new usually from amazon.