Comments on: Walmart Now Selling Used Games?

By: neek247

neek247 — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:22:50 +0000

is this only in the US?

By: deadned

deadned — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:52:23 +0000

you make an excellent point about the game devs not catching any profit from resales of the game. BUT, the same is true for any second hand purchase – cars would be a big example of this.

What is a crime is how LITTLE gamestop buys the games from me for. Even though its a bigger hassle, its much better if you sell it yourself on ebay. you will get back more of the dough that you shelled out for your game!

By: brent

brent — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:21:24 +0000

hey, nixie-

totally off-topic, but i was wondering if you ever got X-fire working in ubuntu. i bumped across this thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=570627

lots of good info in it! you may also want to see this thread as well:

http://www.xfire.com/xf/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=47703&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

By: Olb

Olb — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:46:31 +0000

I’m wondering how this would effect DRM…plus quality control is definitely an issue with any automation.

Some random things off the top of my head:
- Registered keys
- Scratched discs
- Fake discs
- Documentation/physical things that might come with the game

By: Cleo

Cleo — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:04:40 +0000

I’d be very careful in making sure they have a full refund policy if the game doesn’t work. Gamestop/EB games tests everything they get traded in (or they’re supposed to if they’re not too lazy) but something automated like that makes me nervous.
I mean, knowing how stingy Walmart is about returns already…

By: daniel

daniel — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:41:10 +0000

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By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:34:01 +0000

Isn’t this illegal under the (never read) EULA in games? Not that this seems to matter, just saying…

Also, never buy second hand pc games. Chances are the serial code has already been registered to a specific user/pc and so can’t be used by someone else (anti-piracy measures).

Also… I like the smell of new…

By: or

or — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:32:01 +0000

that’s intersting..
what would the riaa, video games developers and such would say about it ? is is not a place where piracy can thrive? (im not from the us) but to me it seems like a place you go to copy games and return them , no ? we dont have anything like that.

when you resale a product, the manufactur doesnt see a dime, i guess they would be very much against it…

the riaa and there friends can go sit on a metal cone on a steaming day with out vaselin for all i care, but i guess they wont like it.. dont you hear anything about it?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:19:42 +0000

I only use Steam and Gamersgate (and Stardock Impulse on occation), So I’m rather indifferent towards used games sale.

And I would never sell my games anyways, they’re my babies ;P