I'd like to thank Sony...
Having just read this item over at the MCV site, it seems to me that Sony are unconsciously helping me to achieve my goal of selling my games directly to the public. Not content with putting the price of the PS3 at a point that will discourage general sales of the console, they plan to take away one of the only other incentives to game players who have limited budgets. For some of these gamers, selling their older titles is the only way of affording the newer ones.
For me, this goes to show what I've felt for a long time - that the big companies within the games industry are increasingly out of touch with the gamers.
For me, this goes to show what I've felt for a long time - that the big companies within the games industry are increasingly out of touch with the gamers.
posted by Steve | 6:20 PM
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Hi Steve!
Japanese publishers hate the pre-owned market. They always have. And they have taken steps to irradicate it. And they have failed. Every time!
Despite taking legal steps to the contrary, Japan still has a thriving second hand games market.
This is a boneheaded move by Sony, but it's not unexpected and it will probably fail. Certainly, the indies will be up in arms about this!
Industry analysts (myself included) have consistently observed that sale of second hand games actually facilitates sales of new games - for the reasons you state here. But the publishers just don't see it that way.
I don't think this will fly, but I guess we'll find out in due course.
Best wishes!
It begs the question of why they are even going to try if it becomes unworkable and will only give them bad publicity.
It's funny how we don't see the film industry worrying about the sales of second hand DVDs.
Does this move by Sony mean that they'll be suing E-Bay for allowing second hand games to be sold?
Yes I remember reading at least a couple of times in the 90s, about Nintendo trying to accomplish the same thing in Japan.
I almost (just almost) wish Sony would try it, so we could see this business model fail miserably once and for all.
Sony have now, apparently, issued a statement denying that this will happen.
I think I should stop posting responses to "news" items when it seems that they are simply a write-up of rumour. Is it not the principle of journalism to check sources and attempt to get a reply from the party any claim is made about? Or would that actually mean someone doing some work?
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