a game trade in question

[BAMBI-JJ]

I've heard from videos like "extra credits" and "the game over thinker" that buying traded in games screws the developer out of their money, my question is what happens when u trade in a old game towards a new one

e.g. u trade in the old COD to get $10 off the new one

 

[Irridium]

Well if it's Call of Duty, a series that has made 1 billion dollars a year for the past two years, I don't think you have to worry about them losing money.

As for used games themselves... used markets exist for everything. Why the hell should games be considered so special?

 

[Avaholic03]

I think it was on the Escapist podcast where they said that it's not the responsibility of the consumer to worry about used games and how they affect the developers. It's the responsibility of the developers to add incentives for getting games new. I agree with that 100%.

 

[Pearwood]

Avaholic just summed it up nicely, besides if you buy pre-owned then all of the money goes to the game store. That means more game stores so it's not like it all goes to waste.