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On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:06:36 -0700 (PDT), yaugin <yau...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Besides that, there's also plenty of money on the other side --
>GameStop obviously, and all the other retailers fed up with tiny
>margins on new game sales, who are just beginning their used game
>operations. They're not just going to sit around and let the
>government and Autodesk void their profits.

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Nice reply, and the part above is what immediately came to mind when I
read this. Gamestops entire business model is based on selling a game
for $60, buying it back for 20 then selling it again for $40.
Console games are overpriced and the used market is lucrative. Even
major retailers like Best Buy, Wal Mart and Toys R Us are trying it.

I have a feeling this lawsuit is going nowhere, but if it does, its
going to be fought hard right to the end.

The other issue is that the consumer is going to have to consent to
this. Has an "I agree" click box agreement ever been tested and stood
up in court? My issue with this type of consent with software is that
you had to open it and start the install. If you didn't agree with the
license terms, well, too bad because the package was already opened,
in which case most retailers will only swap it for the same title, not
give a refund.

I'm expecting digital downloads to be the trend rather than this. They
pretty much gut the resale aspect, and the thing really holding them
back is that limited size of console hard drives. I'd expect next gen
console systems (I know there really aren't any officially in the
pipe) to have huge hard drives. They've gone from being a data
buffer/save game tool in consoles to a true storage medium just like
in a PC.