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Reports that the new xbox wont play second hand games, if so Microsoft have dealt themselves a death blow in that market because not many people will buy it

 
Zeta Orionis said:
Reports that the new xbox wont play second hand games, if so Microsoft have dealt themselves a death blow in that market because not many people will buy it
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If this is the case i will definitely defect to PS4. People won't stand for it.

 
 
Not a big deal for me personally, never buy second hand games!

 
It's a big deal for millions of other people though and for all those shops that rely on second hand game sales to survive. Its not even just about buying them though, consider this: If you buy a game like that, you can never lend it to a friend or sibling to use on their machine, never take it round to someone's house to play. Never rent a game to play any more. etc...

 
Really think in the near future, buying games and such will only be available via a online marketplace/steam etc - especially if they put this lock on, and it seems like they want it to happen themselves with this lock on.

 
I'm not convinced that the inability to buy games will make that much of a dent in either company's profits. Hardcore gamers have already been flocking away from consoles in recent years and the rumors of an underpowered next generation aren't going to bring them back. This is probably merely the death blow for those who have stayed. Casuals, on the other hand, probably won't care. Granny isn't going to say no when her 13 year old grandson asks for a 720 for Christmas just because there aren't any used games. I do think it's a disturbing trend for the industry, though. One might argue that there are no such things as used games on the PC, but nearly every PC game is also substantially cheaper than $60. Hell, games like FIFA are often still $60 right up until the release of next year's edition. On PC, you've got blockbuster games that are half off a month after release. The only way that this move will be even remotely palatable is if the market for console games shifts accordingly, but I doubt it. 

 
Games are a rip off now anyway, £45 - £50 for a game?!

Thats nearly a full tank of diesel, a nice pair of jeans or food shopping for the week - I am getting old.

 
To be fair though that 40 pound game could give you hours and hours of entertainment. If you buy a brand new blu ray film thats about 20 ish quid and thats a 2 hour film. Most games will take you ten or so hours to complete some less and some more so if you think about it that way then its not that bad.

If xbox do go ahead with this and stop second hand game but PS dont then everyone will go over to PS.

 
I wouldnt take that too seriously, they sad the same about the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Either both will do it or neither as whichever one does do it will lose out massively.

 
Some game companies have already started it somewhat, FIFA for example has a unique code that only works once to unlock the online modes so if you buy it second hand you somehow need to get a new code.

But yeah, dont think it will happen anyway.

 
Not being able to buy used games will kill off a lot of retailers (insane margins and less tax on used games) if one console allows used games and one doesn't retailers will put their weight behind the one that does.

That said, pc games haven't allowed used games for a long time now.

 
I still think second hand games will work, what you will probably need to do is buy another activation code on Xbox Live, you see it with games like FIFA all the time.

 
If this is true then I wouldn't be surprised if more people just turned to pirating their games. It doesn't matter what measures the likes of Sony/Microsoft put in place, the pirates will always find a way to crack it.

It was a similar story when I played a lot of PC games a few years ago, the games with the most severe DRM often tended to be the most pirated.

 
If both xbox and playstation both do that then i will just keep my 360 and not bother getting a new system. I dont really play it that much anymore anyway.

 
dkw said:
I've seen it called xbox8, I presume to go with windows 8. But I expect it will be 720, if only because that's what most people calling it already, and is therefore already in the subconscious.
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It is illogical though, 360 = 'revolution', 720 = going around in a circle twice. It would be the silliest console name ever!

 
The new xbox won't be called the 720, it's just an amusing nickname. The current rumours suggest that the new Xbox will be called the.... XBOX 

Orbis (ps4) and Durango (720) are the known code names but those have minimal chances of being the final names.

I'm being a sad git and booking the Thursday off next week so I can stay up for the PS4 unveiling (Won't be much good at work with <4hr sleep). It's a stupid thing but meh, I've had so little to be excited about recently (especially with this season's football)

 
The new game Destiny from Bungie will probably be one of the launch titles, a mmo fps shooter game.


 
Looks interesting enough, get the impression they're going for a persistent online world (think something like Eve online) but with a single player element too.

Not sure it'll be a target for next gen consoles, it's due out on the 360/ps3/Wii U already. Given it's an Activision title I think they'd far rather this become an annual franchise.

 
Looks a promising game, if it has half as much impact as there last new console exclusive then it should go well.

 
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