Report: Cheaper, disc-free Xbox One option coming next year
Microsoft would offer “disc to digital” trade-ins for existing software.
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Series: Any future for used games?
For console games, downloads are approaching a tipping point
Destiny 2‘s digital success could spell long-term trouble for discs
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EB Games transforms its used game stocks into a massive lending library
Australian test program lets you borrow any used game for about $16 a month.
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Is the world ready for a disc-free game console?
Nintendo patent hints at a new, download-driven future.
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Xbox One Eighty: Microsoft fails to sell the future, retreats to the past
How Microsoft’s marketing failure is everyone’s loss.
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Microsoft reverses controversial game licensing policies [Updated]
Online check-ins, used game restrictions, and more are dead.
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No, Jimmy Fallon, the PS4 isn’t the only console with used games
“Late Night” host shows Microsoft has an Xbox One messaging problem to solve.
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Analysis: The one-two combo Sony used to knock Microsoft out of E3 2013
Used game support and lower-priced hardware create a PR coup.
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Xbox One, discs, and downloads: Better than feared, worse than hoped
Analysis: Policies on used games, broadband are a series of tricky compromises.
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Microsoft details Xbox One used games, “always online,” and privacy policies
No rentals, daily online check-ins, Kinect disabling, and more from a massive data dump.
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Report: Xbox 360 successor can tolerate only brief Internet interruptions
Games/apps will reportedly suspend if connection is dropped for three minutes.
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Leak points to “always on” ’Net connection, one-time installs for next Xbox
Dev kit help file also discusses bundled Kinect that’s required to operate.
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Sony UK exec: PS4 used game question “isn’t clarified just yet”
British boss’ pointed non-statement walks Sony back on the controversial issue.
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Sony’s Yoshida: PlayStation 4 won’t block used games (Updated)
Statement puts months of rumors to rest. Now it’s Microsoft’s turn.
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GameStop: 60% of customers won’t buy console that doesn’t play used games
Retailer continues to argue against stopping preowned game resale.
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Going to block used games on your console? Here’s some PR advice
Op-ed: More flexible pricing could help consumers, game makers at the same time.
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GameStop warns Microsoft on rumored used game-blocking console
Retailer says customers less likely to buy a system that can’t play used titles.
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Report: Next Xbox will use persistent ’Net connection to block used games
System will reportedly use Blu-ray discs, sport eight-core processor.
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GameStop edges toward irrelevance as holiday sales fall
Largest US video game retailer’s stock takes a hit after disappointing numbers.
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Examining Sony’s Internet-free method for blocking used game sales
New patent filing describes using RFID chips to tie games to a single user.
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Lawsuit forces Gamestop to post used game DLC warnings in California, online
Used game retail giant Gamestop will have to display a message warning …
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Op-ed: Blocking used games unlikely to kill the console game market
Some gamers and industry watchers warn that moves by console makers to block …
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PS3 successor “Orbis” rumored for late 2013, ties retail games to online accounts
Unnamed sources have told gaming news site Kotaku that the successor to the …
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Parcel Gamer wants to share used game profits with publishers
Parcel Gamer wants to pay a portion of its used game sales to publishers while …
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Is it legal to stop people from selling their used games?
While limiting consumers' ability to sell used games and game content might …
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How the next Xbox could stop you from playing used games
Rumor has it that Microsoft might ban used games from being played on its next …
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Buying used games? Developers, publishers don’t care about you
Gamers love buying and selling their games, and GameStop makes its money from …
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Publishers copying, supporting EA fee for online used gameplay
EA will begin charging gamers $10 to play its sports games online if purchased …
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GameStop may be backing off aggressive used game sales
A new report claims that GameStop may be backing off the practice of pushing …
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Used game prices tank as the market rewards big hits
The gaming industry may look recession-proof, but new data shows the price of …
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Atari calls used game sales “extremely painful”
Atari is the latest in a long line of big-name publishers speaking out against …
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Spore designer promotes used games, doesn’t mention EA’s DRM
Game development veteran speaks out about used games. This is good. He worked …
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Report: Used game market grows alongside industry
A new report about the used game market indicates that growth is mimicking …
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Game stores are feeling the pinch of a low-margin business. What do they give us that we should feel bad for them?
The trade-in values are dropping, the used price is going up, so why do we …
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Publishers don’t like used games. Is there anything they can do to stop it?
Mark Rein complains about the problem, but gives no feasible solutions.
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