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Posted by: x Foman123 x
Posted by: CIint Beastwood
That's total bull-blam!- though. No other industry actively tries to prevent second-hand sales, since that's infringing on the consumer's rights. Can you tell me where I can resell an e-book? Or a song I downloaded from iTunes? Or an app for my mobile phone? How about that movie or TV show I downloaded to my tablet? How about every single event ticket, club membership, loyalty program membership, and association membership I've ever had that said "non-transferable" as part of the terms when I bought it?
Don't be ridiculous. Resale is prevented all the time, and the vast majority of the time people understand why and don't care. Nobody said a word when ebooks and apps were made so that they could not be resold. It's only here in gaming that some people act like it's such a big fat deal.
While you do make a sensible point, don't forget there is normally quite a difference in price margin between a new video game and most of those things you listed (event tickets however are quite a bit more). In this economy (and yes I have to throw this out there) $60 is still quite a bit for a game. If you can only play it on one system, then I hope either the price drops, or the consoles get a bit easier to transport. If my system breaks, and we all know that can be a possibility, my whole library of games will need to be purchased again. Or at least the ones I enjoy.