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Depends on Who You're Asking

Whether or not the used games market is a problem all depends on who you are asking.

If you ask the Publishers and Developers they will probably say yes. If customers are walking into a store and picking up the used copy of a game for $5 or $10 less than a new copy then they are seeing none of that revenue. While their initial sales are still likely to be high it will quickly taper off as an abundance of used copies come into circulation.

If you ask a retailer like Gamestop they will of course say no. Used games are what has put them on the Forbes 500 and made them one of the fastest growing companies in the country. In a time of economic recession they are posting insane year over year growth. On every game that someone trades in they are making around 300% profit over what they give.

If you ask a consumer they will likely say there is nothing wrong with it. While many have a problem with the low value which they can get from trading games in they often have no qualms about buying used games.

In the long run it's all a cycle. Publishers sell new copies of games, which people trade in, which are then sold as used, and the money from that sale is used to buy new product to begin the cycle all over again. It's the video game circle of life.

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