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"people will perceive both versions as having the same value and be willing to pay the same amount for them both." If they can resell one game but not the othe
by voyou 13y ago
"people will perceive both versions as having the same value and be willing to pay the same amount for them both."
If they can resell one game but not the other, they're not necessarily going to perceive them as being of the same value. If they use the money they get from reselling the PS4 game to buy more games, they're not only not going to be willing to pay the same for both, they won't be able (except for the segment of the population that is able to increase its total spending on games).
It's hard to make a comparison with Steam, because there is pretty much no used market for PC games, so necessarily the economics are going to be different.
- escapedminds 13y agoI wonder if Microsoft's far reaching agreements with publishers are going to see XBox One games come out at $49.99 instead of $59.99. I normally buy 5-10 games a year, so a $10 difference could easily make me tilt slightly more towards the One. Really the only thing that irks me is the phoning home daily thing. My internet has been down for more than a day at least twice in the past year, and I filled my time with console gaming rather than Steam or other services.