According to Cory Ledesma of THQ, buying games used cheats the publisher out of money. While I think “cheating” is a bit strong, the man’s point is true. However, I find it interesting that his theory only applies to video games for him, and not cars…or books…or movies…or just about any other product.
[...] the wake of Cory Ledesma’s comments regarding used video games, the Internet has been ablaze with talk on the subject. Kotaku, Ars Technica, Penny [...]
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I think whoever buys “Smackdown” at full price is getting cheated, the guy who buys it for $5 out of the GameStop bargain bin is making a fair exchange. Some one needs to buy it new in order for it to ever become a used game so what is this guy talking about? For a new game to be competing with used copies of itself in any substantial way means it sucks and people are returning it, then other people in turn are more willing to give it a chance (after reading bad reviews etc.) at a lower price. My advice to Mr. Ledesma, get you head out of your ass and learn some economics.