Your take on pre-owned games.

[Altorin]

I think pre-owned games that are sold for as much or even more then their new counterparts are horrible. I did however pick up the first Kane and Lynch game for 10 bucks yesterday (I know, it's probably horrible, but for 10 bucks, I can give it a wing, The Darkness and Dark Sector pleasantly surprised me at similar pricepoints).

I did see Alpha Protocol used at EB for 65 bucks yesterday though.. (I'm sure Gamestop/EB aficionados will come out the woodwork at that, like they did when I complained about their used prices of Fallout 3, but I swear - 65 dollars.. I could go get it new from walmart for 60 bucks).. that sort of made me a little sick.

 

[Stormz]

If it weren't for preowned games I wouldn't be able to buy any decent Ps2 games or get older games. I like them and think all these game companies treating it like the plague are retarded.

I still try to buy newer releases new but getting never before used ps2 games and older is almost impossible.

 

[-Samurai-]

To start there isn't an illegal copy of the game involved.

So?

Thats just a deflection, wholly irrelevant to the issue. If used games are good, then piracy is also good, because they're identical in practice.

I'm not sure you understand what piracy is. In order for there to be piracy, there has to be an illegal copy.

No illegal copy = no piracy.

Used games are legal copies.

 

[esperandote]

To start there isn't an illegal copy of the game involved.

So?

Thats just a deflection, wholly irrelevant to the issue. If used games are good, then piracy is also good, because they're identical in practice.

"So?"? It is not a deflection neither irrelevant it is the whole point to it and it is not the same in practice, in practice one involves an illegal copy and the other doesn't.

 

[Teh Ty]

Gamestop is selling them for a bit too much, but I'm up with used games.
I buy them if it's a game I think I won't play that much.

 

[Neverhoodian]

Most of my console game purchases are used copies. I don't mind waiting patiently for six months to a few years, then buying a game for $10-30 when my friends had to pay full price for it.

When it comes to PC titles, I buy nearly all of them off of Steam now. I still end up saving a lot of money, since they have sales every week.

EDIT: I will buy games new for full price if it's from one of my favorite companies.

 

[Mistermixmaster]

I don't even touch pre-owned games anymore, as I've had only bad experiences with em... Seriously, I've only bought two used games ever, and both of them were a waste of money (I bought the two games at separate visits, with roughly half a year in between, from GameStop). The first one had the problem of being scratched pretty bad, so the controls would occasionally ignore button presses, and a few cutscenes had to be skipped in order to actually progress, or the game would freeze. The second one was completely unplayable, as you'd get to the menu/title screen, choose New Game and difficulty and it would just freeze, no matter the difficulty level. >_>

Worst part? GameStop said that since I had proof that I bought it at that store in the same week I could get a 50% refund (as long as I also gave them the game I bought, which I didn't mind), in the form of a gift card... on both occasions. After that I've only bought my games from a local music and movie store, which also happens to have games (and as a bonus, they're actually cheaper there than at GameStop and other game-selling stores in my area).

 

[no one really]

I have bought many pre-owned games (like, 25 or something like that) and only 1 has been unplayable.

 

[esperandote]

My take on pre-owned games is that they would be far less prevelenant if mainstream console games were not so freaking expensive. £40-50 is a BIG investment.

Seriously, hit up gamestracker and keep your eye on the prices, most games can fairly easily be had for £30ish new.

Or alternatively, wait for Gamestation's Fat Chris sale this Christmas, Fallout New Vegas, Fable 3 and whatever else come out over Christmas will be nice and cheap by then.

I just think its hilarious people can be anti-piracy but pro used-games for profit.

I find hillarious people saying used market equals piracy.

How does it not?

If I download a game, and sent $60 to thepiratebay, would that suddenly make it okay?

To start there isn't an illegal copy of the game involved.

Hmm. Piracy deprives game developers of a hypothetical profit, buying used games also deprives developers of the same.

You could make an argument that they are both equally theft. But that's just a silly argument when applied to piracy anyway.

Yeah, it is silly. Under that argument lending games would equal piracy too.

It might be worth checking your licence agreement, last I remember videos used to start with a warning that lending amongst other things is prohibited.

I wasn't aware of this. It is really worth checking that out.

 

[rayskyrift]

The game usually has to be about 15 dollars less for me to buy it used. Mainly I go by that rule because I really do not like Gamestop, but I use them when they can suit my needs. However, buying a game used at 5 dollars less than the new copy? Go with the new then.

 

[Shaun Hastings]

I bought Fallout 3 for 12$ Canadian at a used pawn shop. It hasn't had a single problem so far. I've also bought Prototype, Uncharted 2, MGS2 and KH2 all used. None of them have given me problems so if I'm saving for a more recent and expensive game but I want another, I just go used for those.

 

[superbatranger]

I like them.
If they are in good condition you're more or less getting a major discount.

Also you can find really old games that would be difficult to find otherwise.

That pretty much nails it. If I didn't buy games pre-owned, my collection would be a lot smaller than it is now. Most of my games on the PS2 are pre-owned. Do I regret it? Of course not. Those games provided me with countless hours of entertainment, and still do(if my PS2 wasn't sitting in a closet in my parent's house).

Nowadays, I would kill to be able to go to a store that sold pre-owned games. Paying 110 dollars for a game isn't something my wallet can handle. But 10-30 dollars? I can afford that on my budget. Sadly, I don't think there's any stores here that sell used games. All we got are dirt cheap pirated copies, and freaking expensive originals.

 

[PureChaos]

i've bought a few games second hand. hell, i bought my Wii of ebay

 

[-Samurai-]

In order for there to be piracy, there has to be an illegal copy.

No illegal copy = no piracy.

Used games are legal copies.

"So?"? It is not a deflection neither irrelevant it is the whole point to it and it is not the same in practice, in practice one involves an illegal copy and the other doesn't.

"So," The legality of the copy is pure semantics.

By that logic, giving a bum $20 to shoplift a copy is also perfectly okay.

Honestly, I'm not even going to bother. If you can't tell the difference between buying a used *legal* copy of a game, and stealing one, you're hopeless on the subject.

 

[esperandote]

In order for there to be piracy, there has to be an illegal copy.

No illegal copy = no piracy.

Used games are legal copies.

"So?"? It is not a deflection neither irrelevant it is the whole point to it and it is not the same in practice, in practice one involves an illegal copy and the other doesn't.

"So," The legality of the copy is pure semantics.

By that logic, giving a bum $20 to shoplift a copy is also perfectly okay.

Except that in that case the bum didn't adquire the game by legal means, in the case of used games the first buyer did and so did the subsequent buyers. That is literally stealing.

 

[Chantillyxx]

Well yesternoon I chanced upon Wipeout fusion for 99p. That was a win for my collection of PS2 games.
WOOP WOOP!

 

[omega_peaches]

I prefer to buy it new.