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."

Comments

Re:What used games market?

[zippthorne]

If they're making so much money, how come every single one of them smells like someone peed on the carpets?

Re:anonymous coward wants slice of first post mark

[commodore64_love]

My 10.2 Mac won't run any modern browsers - just older ones. And the older ones don't display the net properly therefore I need to upgrade, but I cannot do that unless I lay-down $150 on buying 10.4. QED: My 2003 Mac is obsolete, while my 2001 PC is still fully functional

IMHO that's a bass-backwards situation. Just as Mickeysoft provides free upgrades for my XP-PC to keep it operational, so too should Apple.