Forum Overview :: Gamerasutra :: no and it's about to be a lot worse

[quote name="jeep"]the used game rules around the new consoles may cut the sales for the consoles (to gamers) and AAA games that run on them in half. I know dudes making six figures who won't touch a game at $60 retail. at this point I'm convinced that when you sell an online multiplayer game of any type, you're not selling software so much as other players. without the used market (or f2p) you lose half your player base, everyone who can afford the game has a worse time. basically each console will trick a few people into their walled garden, enough to make a profit probably, but it'll be thinner all the time and then apple's next tv will hit and that margin will be gone too[/quote]