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And see BECAUSE you make $15 back on a $60 game it at least gets you in the door to go buy a NEW game. People just ignore the fact that the money from selling games is coming back into the ecosystem n the Form of the purchase of a developers new release.

You're assuming that person is going to even buy a new game. I could buy used, rent, and borrow never giving a single dime back to the actual people who make the games.

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And whose to say Microsoft was going to 100% replicate steams model where discounted bundles were offered because of no used game market?

We'll never know. That's where they were trying to go.

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They would had and could have done whatever the hell they wanted to, their version of a sale right now is 3 year old games for 15% off through on demand.

In a marketplace where used games exist.

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Posted by Mystery

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 6/20/13 at 12:14 pm to skullhawk

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We'll never know if that's where they were trying to go.

Fixed. Sorry if I don't believe some anonymous article.

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Posted by stout

Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden

Member since Sep 2006

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Posted on 6/20/13 at 12:23 pm to skullhawk

It's pointless, Fade.

Some here will never get it because they don't want to not matter how much common sense or facts you throw at them. I threw in the towel arguing about it with these people that are gloating over it.

What's sad is a lot of people are happy about this because now it gives the Xbone no advanatges over PS4 so all the consumers get this time around from both consoles is a slightly updated version of the PS3 and 360. No real innovations on the gaming front from either console now.

So glad I switched to PC long ago and I ordered parts yesterday to build an HTPC/Steam Box for my living room. It will be my new "console"

I pre-ordered Payday 2 yesterday for $25 and it's $40 on console to pre-order but people here are just worried about trading it back in time to get $15 for it.

Not only do I not have to worry about that to save $15, but I also get to keep the game if I ever want to play it down the road or they release some cool DLC a year from now.

Trade that game into Gamestop a year from now and you will be lucky to get $7 for it.

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Posted by SSHellfighter

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2013

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Posted on 6/20/13 at 12:32 pm to skullhawk

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And see BECAUSE you make $15 back on a $60 game it at least gets you in the door to go buy a NEW game. People just ignore the fact that the money from selling games is coming back into the ecosystem n the Form of the purchase of a developers new release.

You're assuming that person is going to even buy a new game. I could buy used, rent, and borrow never giving a single dime back to the actual people who make the games.

You're assuming they won't buy a new game. It works both ways.