dano1
A Sheep
> Pro-tip: This is how we shared physical games back in 2013:
Never go full digital.
To late. It’s soo convenient!!
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Can we create a market for "used" digital games (mainly for PS5 DE and XBSS)?
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To late. It’s soo convenient!!
sainraja
Member
I've read the thread and I know what you are referencing. You haven't answered my question here......how does a digital copy of a game become used?
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Also, someone else has brought up a very good point about how these details came to surface later and nothing was ever stopping Microsoft from implementing it in such a way that people would have actually liked it but they chose not to do it.
Also, the answer is, there is no such thing as a used digital game. You have a digital copy of a game which you can then switch the license over to someone else. There is no wear/tear on a digital game so it never becomes "used". I know people are trying or forcing to apply that logic here but it doesn't work. There are many software apps where we buy a license, that entitles us to activate them on multiple devices or activate or deactivate between two devices.
Microsoft had that option. I think they do that with Office anyway.
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KingdomHeartsFan
Member
You'd rather do all that than a few clicks on amazon or driving to a store?
MarkMe2525
Member
I'm not sure why you are trying to explain what the concept of a software license is. It has no context in what I'm saying. When I say "You can't sell a used digital copy, obviously", the word "obviously", in my statement, is implying the obvious.... that the concept doesn't make sense.
Edit: We are saying the same thing.
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sainraja
Member
Ah, yeah. Sorry. I think I got it all mixed up. haha.
ReBurn
Gold Member
People were not fine with it.
alucard0712_rus
Gold Member
Disk version of PS5 is ugly as hell. And costs 100$ more.
ReBurn
Gold Member
I mean it doesn't really look worse than the disc version. They're both monstrosities.
alucard0712_rus
Gold Member
To me digital PS5 is good looking, but I refuse to buy disk version because it looks like blu-ray drive is strapped to it in the last moment, ugly.
Well, OP, I would like to inform you that your idea is a thing here in Brazil since the PS3 generation.
It kinda works until you get scammed, like when the seller changes the password right after get your money or worse, the game was bought with a cloned credit card and now you are banned.
Don't do that.
It kinda works until you get scammed, like when the seller changes the password right after get your money or worse, the game was bought with a cloned credit card and now you are banned.
Don't do that.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Both ugly and the “100$ more” you can recoup from selling/buying used games.
MrFunSocks
Banned
No, what you’re suggesting is a violation of the TOS of both ms and sony, and would be just a tonne of hassle.
if you want to trade and sell games, buy physical. That’s what you do as an adult - weigh up pros and cons and make a decision.
if you want to trade and sell games, buy physical. That’s what you do as an adult - weigh up pros and cons and make a decision.
FranXico
Member
Didn't take long for the revisionists to chime in.
DaGwaphics
Member
At the time it was thought that gamers would resist moving to digital purchases (they weren't very popular on PS360). So the options were, sell disk based games and have most of them find their way to used shops where the dev gets no profit (and every copy can cycle through 1000 times) vs. sell a digital game and let the original purchaser transfer the license once with the dev getting a small amount of compensation.
Obviously, digital with no used is best for the devs. But this idea was meant to entice users into the digital market, which it turned out was unnecessary (all you needed to do was force the install of every game, LOL).
sainraja
Member
Please define that first so I can understand your full meaning so it is easier for me to break it apart.
People weren't against the idea itself. People were against it due to the way Microsoft planned on implementing it. They can propose the same idea without the 24-hour check-in implementation and believe me no one would have said anything.
So, I say again, people were fine with the idea, just not the method of how MS wanted to do it.
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AJUMP23
Gold Member
The Xbox one was going to allow sharing of the digital license of a game with up to 10 people. That was all changed and taken out when people heard you couldn't trade in used games. I personally would prefer to trade in disk, but I can see the advantages of one person buying a game and sharing it with 10 people. There were other details that were never spelled out, like could all 10 play at the same time.
DrAspirino
Banned
It already exists, OP. They're quite popular in Latin America by the way, with several Instagram and Facebook pages. I can give you links if you want to.My thought:
- Create a new PSN/XBL account +email
- buy the game u want with the "burner" account
- play it with your own primary account, so trophies/achievements are earned on your main account
- sell the "burner" account (email +pw) with the digital purchase after playing through the game.
That way you can:
- play through the campaign for maybe 10$ in the best case (if you buy for 70$ and sell for 60$ after a week for example)
- buyer can enjoy a almost brand new game for lower price and can sell the account again for probably no or lil loss (depends on discount on PSN/Xbox store)
advantages:
- you can buy the 100$ cheaper PS5 DE (or XBSS) and spend those 100$/200$ on games
- buy and sell those games and save money
- instant buying/selling possible
- no need for shipping
- you save the planet (no plastic, shipping, co2 emission)
disadvantages:
- you need a marketplace/platform to sell
- must pay for marketplace fee (if its not a forum)
- does not work for MP games (if its good you would probably want to play it forever)
Are there any online platforms/marketplaces where you can sell PSN/XBL accounts/games? I know there are "CDkeys" for PS4/XBO but are mostly the same price as on PSN Store etc. Only PC cd-keys are way cheaper than on Steam most of the time.
What do you think?