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Author: | pcernie [ Wed May 19, 2010 12:47 pm ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' | |||||||||
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=247197 Well done, you're going down the music industry route of believing your own press releases, I hope you suffer accordingly ![]() You aren't losing sales at all, since it's obvious some people aren't willing to pay the RRP, so who's fault is that? You could try having a word with GAME and HMV just for a kick-off ![]() |
Author: | pcernie [ Wed May 19, 2010 12:51 pm ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' | |||||||||
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=247171 Hmm, I can't see that working somehow - most people will think, 'What a hassle' I'd have thought. Buying through PSN for instance isn't much fun... |
Author: | soddit112 [ Wed May 19, 2010 12:51 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' |
yes it is the customers ![]() |
Author: | pcernie [ Wed May 19, 2010 2:17 pm ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' | |||||||||
That was my first thought on seeing the headline too ![]() I get my second hand games off eBay mostly though, GAME and the like are having a laugh ![]() |
Author: | Amnesia10 [ Wed May 19, 2010 9:39 pm ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' | |||||||||
If the price is too high then they should look at ways of reducing the costs such as direct sales, which with postage could eliminate the retailers profit margins. That would nearly halve the cost of the games to the buyer. Though the options of one time only will mean that they will simply not buy the extra content. The reviews will then have to be on the basis of that. Since many will find that games that are given high ratings but have the best bits locked away against pre owned buyers will feel ripped off and that could do much more damage to the future sales of that studios games. If you bought a EA Tiger Woods game that only had 9 holes of any course unless you paid extra then many people will simply boycott EA in future. |
Author: | cloaked_wolf [ Wed May 19, 2010 9:52 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' |
Apart from a few titles that I really want there and then, like DVDs I wait until they are dirt cheap before buying. Sometimes I'll go second-hand. Why pay £40+ for a game when a year down the line, I can buy it for less than £10 and still have as much fun as had I bought it a year ago. Ditto with DVDs - the movies are already old, given they have already been aired at the cinema/on TV. If games were £10 a throw when brand new, I'd buy them new. |
Author: | Amnesia10 [ Thu May 20, 2010 12:43 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' |
I have to get the players guides in order to play them but will still get them in advance of the game. I will get the guide months before I get the game, and then once it is much cheaper. |
Author: | pcernie [ Thu May 20, 2010 9:08 am ] | |||||||||
Post subject: | Re: Lara dev: 'Pre-owned market not good for anyone' | |||||||||
I use GameFAQS.com if I'm really stuck ![]() |
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