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That's part of the problem. The game publisher gets like $30 of that first sale, which for some game represents 10 users when you include the people who buy it
by georgeecollins 12y ago
That's part of the problem. The game publisher gets like $30 of that first sale, which for some game represents 10 users when you include the people who buy it used. So the people that fund the game get ~$30 for the game and Gamestop makes $100+. At some point gamestop needs to fund games to keep their business model afloat.
It's better for the publisher to make an online game that can't be resold.
- macspoofing 12y agoI was actually thinking digital sales, like steam and the xbox online store etc. This is a good model. It feels like a healthy ecosystem. Released games are at the $60-70 price-point, which decreased as they gradually migrate into the long-tail of sales. Gamestop lucked out this console generation when Microsoft caved. I sincerely believe they won't be so lucky next gen.