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If I can be the devil's advocate a for a bit... I don't think it's entirely ridiculous that you can't resell an item that never degrades. If this was possible,
by vinkelhake 11y ago
If I can be the devil's advocate a for a bit...
I don't think it's entirely ridiculous that you can't resell an item that never degrades. If this was possible, it would be a huge blow to publishers. Imagine a new game being released on PS4 for $60. A good number of people buy the game at release, play it through and then put it up on a marketplace at a lower price. At this time, there is zero incentive for a buyer to get it from PlayStation store since he will get the exact same product in either case.
I say this as a gamer who exclusively buys digital downloads these days. Would I like to be able to resell downloaded games? Yes. I just don't think it's realistic.
- cloverich 11y ago> I don't think it's entirely ridiculous that you can't resell an item that never degrades. Thats an argument for protectionism, but not for consumer benefit. In fact it feels like the opposite -- using IP law to force consumers to pay more for the exact same product that could be bought "used."
- megablast 11y agoThis is the situation now. You think the current situation is bad?
- habitue 11y agoThe same arguments could be made for digital music, yet somehow they still make it work without DRM