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Publishers Want a Slice of Used Game Market
grigory writes "GameStop's business model depends on a healthy flow of used games: incredibly '[GameStop] enjoys a 48 percent profit margin on used games.' Game publishers do not see a cut of the secondary sale because it falls under the first sale doctrine. Now, some
publishers and manufacturers want a piece of the pie. 'One marketing executive, who did not want to be identified for fear of angering GameStop and other retailers, said the used game sale market is still depriving publishers of money because it gives consumers an all-too-easy alternative to buying a new game.' Interesting picture of companies fighting for your business, and (surprise!) complaining about being left out of the money stream."
and gets it!
Executives at G.M. are wondering why they never thought of this one.....could've saved them from bankruptcy.
GameStop will give you..... is $20 for the ten of them OK?
I think that person should be you. I think that you should call GameStop up and inform them that there is actually no used games market and that the revenue they bring in from selling used games actually does not exist. I'm sure they would be grateful to be informed of that so that they can adjust their business model from the insight that you can provide. I would offer to do this myself, but clearly I do not possess the same insight as you.
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Wow, you're right!
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Ahhhh, that's better! So it was all a bad dream!!!
There is an easy solution: Sell only used games.
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They're working on a way to charge $60 for that.
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some publishers and manufacturers want a piece of the pie.
Ooo Ooo! Me too! Can I have some of that money too, please? I have just as much of a property right over that copy as the publisher does, so I'd like to have some of GameStop's money too, please!
Thanks!
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You can't talk to Professor Obvious like that! Guy's got his PhD and everything! What've you got! No respect, the kids these days!
If I could rearrange the keyboard, I'd put U and I together.
At least we know Duke Nukem Forever will have sufficient development time behind it. That's a certain buy on release game.
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It would be great if there was some way to find out how good a game was before buying it, wouldn't it? Like if you could get "demonstration" versions that let you play part of the game to see what it's like. Or maybe a bunch of experts could play the game first and write "reviews" that would tell you what they thought. Or you could even have some kind of online discussion rooms, let's call them "forums", where game fans could get together and share their opinions ...
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