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Secondhand Games Stifle Innovation?

Posted by Zonk on from the trying-not-to-roll-my-eyes dept.

Via GameSetWatch, an article at the Guardian relaying a message from publishers. They say that, though you may be enjoying those second-hand games, they may be forcing you to choke down the sequels that plague the industry. From the article: "'We recognise the secondhand games market is part of the revenue mix, for retailers at least,' said a spokesman. 'However, if it continues to grow, it could potentially starve us of the funds necessary for research and development, and therefore, developers will be less willing to take a risk on new and genre-diversifying titles. It's this creative diversity that makes the games industry so popular, and without sustained funding from new software sales, this could be at risk.'"

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  1. Re:2nd hand games have no devaluation? by Jacius · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'd agree much more with that point of view if it was about music :p

    Yeah, everybody knows that disco will never get old!