alright let's compare apples to apples here, entertainment is different than transportation or utility.
you can experience entertainment once and be done with it, but something like a car sees more use.
once again, it depends, I wish the used-media industry was gone.
it's not that game stop makes more money from selling one used games.
let's say someone buys skyrim, giving bethesda $60, and then they sell it back to gamestop for $20.
gamestope then sells it back to someone for $50 landing themselves a solid thirty.
now that guy is done with the game, he brings it back ,and someone else buys it.
let's say this happens 30 times
bethesda has just made $60, while gamestop has just made $900
now let's say there was no used game industry, and that makes half of those buyers sad face, and they refuse to buy a game becuase they can't get it used, so only 15 brand new copies are sold
now bethesda has just made $900
last I checked $900 > $60
if you sell it on places like amazon, they're still losing out on potential buyers because you play and sell, then the next person that bought it plays and sells it, etc.
now bethesda has just made $60 instead of the well deserved 1800
this is mainly why I don't support it.
cars are cars, and many are the same, ford goes out of business? just buy a mazda ( I don't know cars very well but you get the point)
bethesda goes out of business? then no more elder scrolls.
they're different
that's a bold claim for someone that has no idea what they're talking about
You do realize that Bethesda doesn't make $60 per game right? Portions of that price go to Beth, but also go to the publishers, distributors, and retailers, plus any third parties licenses that need to be paid. I imagine that Beth gets closer to $20/game sold and only a margin of that is actually profit. You probably realize this and were just using it as an example, just thought I would clarify for the rest of us.
But your example doesn't take into account any of the costs associated with selling a used game. Only a portion of any sale is actually profit, the rest is cost of goods, overhead, etc.
» Fri May 13, 2011 3:08 pm 
I am still waiting for the last end of world theories to occur lol.
