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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. More »
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]
