GameStop: Xbox 720's Ban of Used Games Will 'Significantly Diminish' Demand
Console will apparently also require constant internet connection.
Amid reports that the Xbox 720 will be unable to play used games, U.S. games retailer, GameStop, believes that such a move from Microsoft will "significantly diminish" the Xbox 360 successor's demand.
Speaking to Bloomberg, GameStop representative Matt Hodges referred to a company survey that found consumers would be less likely to purchase a console that limits the ability to trade pre-owned games.
"We know the desire to purchase a next-generation console would be significantly diminished if new consoles were to prohibit playing pre-owned games, limit portability or not play new physical games."
The Xbox 720 will apparently feature an "Oban" system-on-chip that has a PowerPC-based 32 nm processor core and an ATI "Southern Islands" GPU core. Meanwhile, other reports suggest that the next-gen console will require an always-on Internet connection in order to function.
Backwards compatibility with existing X-Box 360 games without needing to do some voodoo magic and basically emulate the 360 environment which is IBM PPC vs x86. Emulation would kick the ass of even some very modern processors so it might make sense to take existing inventory of chips and slap them in the console in an idle state or powered down unless needed. Of course it's all just rumors at this point and nobody really knows what the hell either Sony or Microsoft are going to put out.
I tell you what, Microsoft is really making a lot of bad decisions these days. With the steaming pile of dung that is Win8 and these Xbox rumors I'm beside myself. Not good.
I do not care for used games and the idea of saving $5 on a game does not out weigh the risk of the disk being damaged (had this happen on more than 1 occasion) and the fact that any included content is now null and void. Not to mention I know the sucker who traded it in was given pennies on the dolar. With more and more titles requiring the activation of online privileges through content codes used games have already lost a large amount of their luster.
The only place I see a flaw here is for the rental game market which while disappointing also does not personally impact me as I buy games I like, not just rent them.
hard to say, to emulate you need 7X the processing power from what i understand, but microsoft also has the blueprint, so telling me the cant do it would be a lie.
an old game, 100% out of print, and you want to play it... oh.. whats this... you cant use a used game? well that sucks... oh... whats this... a new version cost 400$+ (look up doom on amazon... god im not even kidding) well sucks for you, you pay that price to be able to play it because you cant play it used.
see, you are thinking of the morons and price gougeing that gamestop does.
on amazon, its not uncommon to see games for 10-20$ cheaper used than new.
and ebay you could be looking at close to half off depending on game and rarity.
because gamestop isnt the only person who sells used games?
just wait for a year or so down the line, new games will cost 100-300$ because they are out of print.
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kill used market
force kinect to even use console
always on internet
you know, if this console came with a free sex slave i would still not get it if any of the above is true.
While I agree they rip people off on their trade-ins, I disagree that every single person buys a used game at 5$ off, some wait years and buy used for upwards of 20$ off, which is quite substantial. Often they trade in bunches of old games, in order to go buy new ones, sometimes brand new versions, sometimes used versions of titles.
I've little interest in the new systems, except maybe the Wii U, and that's only for Nintendo only titles, but adding on if they do go for no used games, or always on connections, or requiring me to dance like an idiot in my front room to use kinect (which my front room floor makes my shelf with the Tv and systems shake like crazy), just makes the interest drop even lower then it was originally.
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Edit: With 'limited to couple of input devices' I meant couple of types, not number of controllers plugged in
In the United States i have never seen a game cost $80+ unless someone was buying a collectors edition copy, in which case they knew what they were getting into. And given gamestop and other retailers track records the used game would be $75 using your inflated price.