The issue of preowned games is a controversial one. There are many positives and negatives for the consumer, the game shops, but also for game developers and publishers.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
When it comes to console games I buy new cos I only buy them on release and they usually have offers (Halo Reach for 28 quid!)
However when it comes to my PC, I mainly buy Steam Sale items and Blizzard games, which are cheap cheap cheap new ;D
All in all, used games don't serve a purpose in my life
Neither. Some people don't buy preowned, some people buy lots / nearly all games preowned. I realised that of my PS3 collection (12 games), 6 are preowned.
And of my PS2/PS3 collection (17), 10 are preowned.
Some can afford to always buy new and prefer to do it that way, others can't afford it and don't, that's just how it is. There are other things to consider too, like if you're looking for a relatively old game and if you're able to find a copy of it new or not.
I like to try and find deals myself as often as possible so used games are playing a big part for me in my gaming life.
If I can buy a used car without having to worry about the carmakers going broke or not receiving my money then I can do the exact same thing with games. I buy about 50% of my games new and they are mostly exclusives because I know that I won't regret the purchase, the other 50% are used and multiplats, most of them great games but once in a while I get this feeling of great joy because I got a game for 15- 20 bucks that was crap instead of buying it for 60 on release and new.
I just can't see the great dilemma that gamers come up with about the developers not getting what they deserved when they buy used products every now and then, it's just dumb.
Also, I don't buy my used games at gamestop or stores like them, I mostly buy from ebay because I like buying my games from gamers directly and giving them a little more than what they would get from trading at a store. they get more money, I get cheaper games, everyone is happy :)
There are two sides to every coin. Sure, publishers and developers don't get a piece of used game sales. But a lot of people trade their old games to be able to purchase brand new copies of new releases. So in that case used games subsidize often overpriced new games, and developers and publishers do get money from that.
Used games are an important part of the video game economy, and without them I bet we'd see new game sales decrease as people wait for prices to drop. But developers and publishers would never admit that.