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Oh boy, in that case we know what's gonna happen :(

Sony do not block used copies,if you do i assure you people will not buy PS4,or if they do they will crack it immediately after,one of the big reasons people buy consoles is because they are cheaper than PCs,so obviously they don`t have too much money so when they buy a dvd of the game they have to option to sell it to someone else and use the money from the second hand sale to buy new games,this is what allows them to keep buying,if you take this away then a lot of people will not bother with PS 4,ever.

Yeah, cause the publishers really have the best interest of their gamers at heart - not one iota do they care to strong arm you into buying new and whine about pirates and how poor they are and trying to force you into paying more and more and more and calling it a greater consumer experience...
It's like saying that "well this bunker that we built for Saddam(or appropriate mad dictator of choice) doesn't have any nukes in the launch bays - but we did install launch bays, couch-control for the launch and also made the order for extra nukes at his convenience..."

Totally right danfreeman,its like shooting in their own foot and now with the European crisis that would be the stupidiest thing that they could ever do.

Let's hope they actually do it. Then PC will reign supreme muahahahahaha...

You mean the Xbox 720?

And PC gaming is far more vulnerable to that kind of blocking. GameStop doesn't care about PC software.

Steam already eliminates re-sell. Fortunately I practically never buy games at full price there.

I think that it could work, blocking resale on consoles, **if** the retail price was dropped to compensate. It's probably more viable and less confronting to charge a $5 reactivation on change of ownership.

There is no doubt that, short term, these measures are bad for consumers. Long term, putting extra coin into a dev's pocket helps them remain afloat, or even to take brave risks with new titles.

Just straight up banning resale and not making any leeway on price would be terrible for all concerned.

People who buy new titles would buy fewer titles. A) They'd have less money, because they didn't get their pittance back when they traded it in, and B) They'd know they could not on-sell, reducing the value for money.

People who buy used games would start contributing to the developer, because only new games would be available. However, the number of games would be much less. These are people who have already shown that they don't care about getting the latest games straight away, or paying a premium price for games.

Overall, I'd expect fewer titles to ship, and fewer consoles also. It would be devastating to anything except blockbuster AAA titles, but I expect they'd also feel some pinch.

One of the big mistakes that marketing people make at this strategic level is that consumers have unlimited funds, and it's just about how much you can talk them into parting with.

Well said. Second hand market is more important to the industry than some would realize. The only issue with it was that many retailers would push second hand games over the new ones and none of that money went to the developers.
Players trading among themselves is actually a good thing for all the reasons that have already been stated.

People are adopted to what they have used to, but if this one change, it's devastation for every gamers.

Regards,
Mike Nickson of http://www.izombiegames.com/fighting