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EA’s “Project Ten Dollar” initiative marches on in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, with four multiplayer maps included on the disc, unlocked via VIP codes found only in new copies of the game.
The other day, we were looking at the possibility of a looming SHOWDOWN between publishers and retailers over second-hand game sales. Today, Bungie’s Marty O’Donnell adds his $0.02, telling GI.biz that even Halo, mightiest of mighty console unit-sellers, had its bottom line affected by pre-owned sales:
It’s hard to gauge the effect of used game sales on Halo, but I’m sure it’s big. Complaining about sales when you have a multi-million seller is somewhat difficult to justify, but it seems to me that the folks who create and publish a game shouldn’t stop receiving income from further sales.
Least he’s aware Halo was still a million-seller, and is arguing on principle.
Pre-owned market had “big” effect on Halo, says Bungie dev [GI.biz][Image]
In the market for a second-hand game? Anthony from EcoGamer sends word that JB Hi-Fi has done some price tweaking on its range of preowned titles. Here’s a teaser:
- Assassin’s Creed $34- Devil May Cry 360 $39, PS3 $49- COD4 $49- Viva Pinata $14- Haze PS3 $34- Lair $34
The rest, over at EcoGamer.
JB Hi-Fi Preowned Price List [EcoGamer]
