Sentences with phrase «used game sales»

Also by only allowing specific retailers to participate in used game sales means there is some process to make a used game playable on other consoles.

I'm sure you could ask any video game developer in the world what they think of used game sales and they would most definitely have negative thoughts on the subject.

They have no reason no to because even their own developers have complained about used game sales hurting their revenue.

A publisher does not make a dime on used game sales.

It could also be an advantage when the company deals with video game publishers who want to stem or eliminate used game sales from which they earn zero profit.

LOL And you are not wrong about used game sales either.

They definitely want our money directly, especially since it cuts used game sales.

I mean, it's hard to make a game cheaper when you are losing money, and sadly these mass used game sales are pretty much undermining everything.

If you ask me, the increase in used game sales over the current generation of consoles is directly related to the quality of games produced.

These are all ways in which the developers are trying to get some money back and fight against used game sales.

He actually has some nice things to say on top of this about used game sales.

Preorder bonuses are the industry to try to combat used game sales by making content that.

I understand that THQ, along with every other publisher in the world, doesn't see a penny from used game sales.

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There are a lot of people who are equating the fight to protect used game sales with protecting Gamestop, and I think that's pretty unfair.

With such a huge increase in used game sales came a huge increase in net profit from $ 62.1 million the prior year, to $ 70.4 million this quarter.

Microsoft Game Studios has said they will allow used game sales of their titles.

Whether this would be in an attempt to end used game sales or to avoid paying Blu - Ray royalties to Sony, no one can say.

The news includes: Mass Effect 2 Information Leaked Nintendo Releasing All Three Metroid Games on one disc Nintendo's CEO Satoru Iwata Says, No Sense In Complaining About Used Game Sales -LSB-...]

It does not account for digital or used game sales so whilst it doesn't provide us with information about the overall market it is useful at showing general trends seen at retail and how games are performing.

It adds back catalog titles to a service which EA will be paid for directly... which could severely undercut used game sales in the «Gamestop market».

Though you blaming used game sales shows your mind boggling ignorance, and you're just another example of why these companies are allowed to get away with everything.

Speaking to Destructoid yesterday, Bethesda Marketing VP Pete Hines explained how the publisher has attempted to lessen used game sales through downloadable content, among other initiatives.

«Microsoft wants to draw the most money out from its high - paying core base, and restricting and controlling used game sales would allow it to tap into the pre-owned market, which has already proven to be lucrative for retail chains.

I'm not sure anyone has figured out a solution that works for everyone, and there simply may not be one until someone has figured out how to include developers and publishers in the loop on used game sales instead of keeping it all for themselves.

Jack Tretton, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, earned applause when he said the device would not restrict used game sales — a potential requirement of the Xbox One that has dismayed geeks.

Beyond just creating a fun game, I am hopeful that we can use the game sales as a modest funding source to help offset some of the costs of our other projects such as Scions of Chaos: Prologue, which we are moving into full production mode on soon.

Another way you can do your part in halting used game sales is to spread the word.

I could show examples and site sources all day, so let's get down to the main point: What can we do to stop used game sales and change the direction that the industry is forced to go?

This is the industry's response to used game sales at GameStop, etc., and rentals at GameFly, etc..

24th July 2013 - Today The Gaming Heretic has dropped a new video about used games sales which is a truly sensitive subject as we all know.

Online passes have attempted to fight used games sales, encouraging gamers to buy new copies of their games or, failing that, forcing them to pay money directly to the publisher for access to certain (often multiplayer) content.

I don't know how much money is «lost» from used game sales but when I see figures like $ 400 million made in one day on a new game, the cries of used game foul play are hard to swallow.

This will also be a huge blow to stores like GameStop that thrive on used games sales, something publishers like EA have been trying to do for the past year or so.

Microsoft confirmed lingering Xbox One questions today, including whether its new console would require a constant internet connection and eliminate used game sales.

There's still a ton of good deals this week, and you'll find them below, but I'm going to talk — just a bit — about why I feel so strongly on the subject of used game sales.

Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia mentioned it is the «worst year performance» that they've had in used game sales, and will continue to be until there is an uptick in new game sales.

Namely, that it would lock games to a single account, effectively attacking the used game sales business.

Used game sales are up and new games sales are slightly down.

Realtime Worlds knows that they sold 1.5 million new copies of Crackdown but when you factor in the used game sales, «it's likely there were 2.5, three million sold.»

Amazon and Good old Games offer a new deal every week, and Gamefly hosts a used game sale once a month.

Gerry: As much as I disagree with this «online pass» policy, the appeal of gaining money off used game sales is tempting enough to get more big name publishers to adopt it.

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Watch Dogs for the Xbox One and PS4 only $ 13 with free shipping in GameFly's Used Game sale.

-- What hurts developers more: piracy or used game sales?

Obviously, it won't disable physical rentals or used game sales, but this will definitely help Sony make a dent in any potential lost revenue from those markets.

This and the used game sales almost confirms that each disc will be printed with a special code that will be tied to Xbox Live accounts.

GameStop has been the leader is used game sales and trading.

For example, we saw how aggressively Microsoft wanted to shed the plague that was used game sales... it might have benefited them if they presented it differently, but Don Mattrick had too many «insert foot in mouth» moments to make it seem like the Xbox One would be a genuine product (that's since changed, which brought me around to getting a One and loving it dearly).

However, recent events have brought another question to the forefront that wasn't really that important back in February: Used game sales.