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Best Buy tests used video game sales


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Looks like the gaming industry is going to have to revise the Software License Agreement to include

not only the end user of the product but the store in which the product is being sold and bought (second hand). Such as, "Not to be resold" or add in a certain percent from the resale of the game to go to the publisher/developer. I'd say 75% is a good start.

Hmm, I like the part about Microsoft's non-game program stance. Then again, who would sell up their OS or Office programs. When no matter how good you are at keeping your computer running up to snuf, one has to eventually install a fresh copy.

Anyway, good thing that the electronic retail is taking off. The sooner the better to keep these retail chains, that didn't put any sweat or money into the game's development, from cashing in big time (with no compensation going to the other side) on other people's IP.

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The point is that when you sell a used game, it then adds support to the developers. We get requests every now and again from people buying used copies of BCMG or UC from eBay, then contact us for a serial number when they find that its either missing or already in use. We just tell them to go buy a new copy.

Selling used games - especially PC games which usually require a CD-KEY - is a time bomb waiting to detonate. Console games are different however, but even then, those can be copied, then sold back to the store. By buying used games, the [greedy] retailers are encouraging the pirating of games. Think about this: They're not taking back returns, but they're willing to back it back used. Whats wrong with that picture?

Everyone sees how much money EB makes on selling used games; so they all want a piece of the action.

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