eradicating the second hand market will most likely kill off stores like GAME who have a nice profit of both trade ins and general sales of second hand and if they close it means less new games and consoles sold=less money for both consoles.
Also not everyone buys games/consoles from the internet and not everyone has internet.
I call nonsense on this anoymous source's claims - besides, as has already been discussed previously, were such a development to come about, it would require a concerted joint effort from both MS and Sony, rather than just one alone.
It might be nice if someone took the time to understand why there is a 2nd hand market rather than just trying to eradicate it. A magical increase in sales won't simply happen because there is no 2nd hand market.
Many gamers need an insentive to not buy second hand, becuase whilst some are content in buying a new copy to support the developer, most would rather choose the cheapest option.The reason why steam works is, not only because of the frequent ridiculous sale prices, but also inportantly, becuase game prices are generally across the board cheaper on steam, then on 360 or PS3 at launch. Games that cost 40-45 pound on 360 or PS3 are generally £10 less at launch on steam. Games can be gotten for much cheaper on steam.
I personally, don't buy pre-owned games, but an always on internet connection DRM system is not the way to go for console gaming. There are a lot of people who currently aren't in a position to have always on internet. And many people who do can't say there internet is reliable enough 100% of the time to support this. At least with Sony's rumoured anti second hand system, where disks are bound to your PSN account/ console, and can be play without internet connection.
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Also not everyone buys games/consoles from the internet and not everyone has internet.
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I personally, don't buy pre-owned games, but an always on internet connection DRM system is not the way to go for console gaming. There are a lot of people who currently aren't in a position to have always on internet. And many people who do can't say there internet is reliable enough 100% of the time to support this. At least with Sony's rumoured anti second hand system, where disks are bound to your PSN account/ console, and can be play without internet connection.
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