David Braben. You are an idiot. Pre-owned games rock.

You're either taking money out of our pockets or out of their pockets. Nobody wins.

If the developers are so concerned with losing money by trading games, maybe they should produce better quality games in the first place. I know when get a good quality game I won't trade it in because I know some day/month/year I will play it again for whatever reason.

So what about places that rent games? Don't developers lose money on those too? What about used anythings? You think those manufacturer's get ANY profit from someone selling something used? It's the way of the world.

This issue is similar with computer software. When you buy it you dont actually own anything you only own the license that lets you use it. You arent allowed to sell it without the company's permission. So companies wont lose money from buy/trade used software.

In my opinion the problem is that new games are so freaking expensive, that's what fuel used game sales. People are more likely to spend $40 on a used game than $60 on a new game. That's the way I am, over the past 8 years I have only bought at most 6 brand new games at full price, and a majority of those have been in the past year and a half.

Boo hoo hoo, boo hoo hoo, used games are ruining everything sob sob

The question in my eyes is save yourself or save gaming. I am biased because I want to be a games developer but I choose to put the industry before my wallet.

My Wallet > Industry.

Thats my mindset. Besides, the quality of games have decreased this generation for me anyway. (JUST MY OPINION, DONT WANNA HEAR "YOUR WRONG")

Having said that, I buy new all the time. But rare games, and pre-owned games considerably cheaper are contemplated by me, rather than playing full price for a new copy.

I understand where they are coming from, I really do. And I try to support the industry with new game purchases as often as possible. But there are times where my family's needs come before the devs needs. It's not illegal for me to trade in a game and pick up a used copy of something I may not be able to purchase otherwise.

I bought SOCOM with the headset. $60 and the game didn't even work. I haven't touched the game since, waiting for them to FIX the NEW game I paid FULL price for.

I bought LittleBigPlanet in August.......HUGE supporter of it for a while now....it had the worse release EVER in the history of games, and the servers are shit....people are STILL having trouble getting online AND many still haven't even received their damn game!! (UK I feel for you!!) Amazing game either way, but c'mon.

When I buy a car, I expect the car to drive in forward and reverse......not reverse only. And lately games have been feeling like they are put on the market unfinished and still charging full price!!!! That is bullshit and it's getting old.

So my point is, Devs I feel ya!! If you release a working game that is awesome and I will buy it new first day. But if you sell me shit that's broken, don't expect me to sit there and do so twice. I will trade in the game for something that fits my budget and WORKS!!

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

they need to start charging the retailers who sell used games.

You know all they would have to do is tell the used game sellers (namely GameStop) that they will hold back a full week from giving them the new game releases unless they reign in the used game sales, or give them a cut.

They will never ever be able to stop used game sales altogether -- well, stop the stores anyways I mean. They already are trying to stop used game sales with the installation DRM, which they have implemented under the cover of 'preventing piracy' (which is BS.)

I guess this just goes back to that old saying.. DON'T COPY THAT FLOPPY!

But I agree with blackbelt38, we wouldn't have to sell used games if they didn't suck.

whiners.

essentially, theyre complaining about the basic act of selling your own property to someone else.

if i have a yard-sale and sell a bunch of games, am i defrauding the industry, too?

Doesn't take into account someone becoming interested in the game (and through that the publisher and developer) via these purchases.

Doesn't take into account getting multiple copies of the same game (Christmas etc.).

Essentially advocates letting a game gather dust on a shelf (isn't the point to have someone PLAY them?)

The only good point is that places that trade in etc. should have a detailed inventory.

Bah the whole idea is ridiculus anyway. First of all the people that buy used games are the same people that were never going to buy the game new in the first place. Therefore the developer has made all the money they are ever going to make on that copy of the game anyway.

After all the developer can only make money on a game sale once. Now lets look at myself for a minute here. I buy plenty of game brand new games off the shelf. But they are games that I want generally in the first week or two of release. For instance Little Big Planet, Rockband 2, and Fable 2. Not going to wait long enough for them to go on sale or be returned used. On the other hand something like Heavenly Sword or Assassins Creed I would get used because frankly I didn't care enough to get them new. Still haven't picked them up. Therefore the developers are neither gaining or losing from me. I wasn't going to pay full price for the game. I might not even pay the used price. So where is the loss? You can't lose what you were never going to get in the first place. If you won't allow me to buy the game used for half price I'm just not going to buy the game unless I really really want it.

Maybe as a greatest hits title for $20 then the dev at least get a bit of money out of me. But first they have to convince however many million people that Sony or Microsoft have arbitrarily set as the minimum for a greastest hits title anyway. Thus making plenty of money to begin with and the argument is moot. I'm sure Rockstar doesn't give a flying F' if all 10 million copies were traded back. They have still made back their money and then some.

Pre-owned games are fine, I have a couple. Handy for expensive games or ones that have been out so long they don't stock them anymore.

if a game was actually worthy of the 60 dollar price tag i would buy it new or not resell it. Problem is there is no game i own right now that is worth that new (maybe NCCA Football 2009), so im just gonna buy em off ebay. If companies want to see what people think of their games look at what they go for on ebay.

I buy usd games because they're cheaper. Why pay 60 when I can get them for 20 or 30.