Comments on: Editorial: Are Used Games Really Destroying the Industry? http://lusipurr.com/2013/05/30/editorial-are-used-games-really-destroying-the-industry/ Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:11:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 By: Julian 'SiliconNooB' Taylor http://lusipurr.com/2013/05/30/editorial-are-used-games-really-destroying-the-industry/#comment-53922 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:31:53 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=10093#comment-53922 Here is the study that I mentioned:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2189871

]]> By: Mel http://lusipurr.com/2013/05/30/editorial-are-used-games-really-destroying-the-industry/#comment-53873 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:29:51 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=10093#comment-53873 I agree, that sounds pretty interesting. No doubt the bloat of this industry could do with a good trimming down.

One continually gets the impression that most major players in this industry are just here to juice this medium for every drop rather than the fewer who appreciate, enjoy, or even understand the products they serve.

]]> By: Lusipurr http://lusipurr.com/2013/05/30/editorial-are-used-games-really-destroying-the-industry/#comment-53872 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:10:30 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=10093#comment-53872 @SN: I should be keen to see that study, actually.

]]> By: SiliconNooB http://lusipurr.com/2013/05/30/editorial-are-used-games-really-destroying-the-industry/#comment-53829 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 06:24:34 +0000 http://lusipurr.com/?p=10093#comment-53829 Developers need to live within their means. I have ZERO sympathy for developers who cry poor because they ONLY sold 3.5 million copies.

Interestingly, I was reading about a study the other day that found that eliminating the used game market would serve to reduce the profitability of new release games; but that if the price of new games was lowered to $40 and then used games were banned, then that would increase the profitability of new release games. Basically, the PC market has got the pricing-structure right, and console games $20 too expensive to meet their mass market potential.

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