Lost Dynamis
Well yeah, these people are guilty of the same thing, except in those cases it's mostly just a Mom and Pop store or a smaller chain. Which in all fairness it's the lesser of the two evils. Whereas you got GameStop which is considering eliminating their New Game section and putting the new games behind the used games so increase their revenue. And not to mention they treat their employees like dirt...
Well I don't know about how Gamestop treats their employees so I can not really comment on that matter, so I will take your word for that. I do agree hiding th enew games behind used ones is not good but even then if people truly want to buy the NEW game all they have to do is strain a little to just look behidn the USED games and ask for a NEW copy, and if they remove new games then consumers have the power to stop buying there and trust me when they see their sales plummeling free fall they will realize that they are doing wrong, however as long as people keep buying their "USED" games they will keep selling them it is a very simple concept really.
Lost Dynamis
The thing is, though.. is that flat out Used game sales have been hurting Developers more than anything and that's why we get s**t like Season Passes and DLC for Single Player quests ( Kingdoms of Amalur ), it's so people are motivated to get the full game and if they don't, they gotta buy the DLC. If used games weren't so prominent, I'm sure DLC would still exists but no where near as bad as it is now.
Yes used game sales hurt the developer since no money from that sale goes towards them but once more you, I and everyone else has the choice and can decide wether to go for $5 cheaper used copy or pay full price for a brand new game, the power to stop this is on the consumers. And yes I am sure that DLC would still exist with or withotu used game sales, you know why? because it is more money for them.
Lost Dynamis
Developers work even harder in this generation to make it by and when you have GameStop monopolizing the entire industry and telling you to save 5 dollars so the developers; the reason the game exists, gets no money out of it... Your money is going to the wrong place.
Yet again I repeat my self they can tell you to save 5 dollars, yet you can tell them to F*** off and buy a brand new game regardless, or just not shop with them alltogether, game developers offer direct sales from their websites where you can place an order for their game.
Lost Dynamis
And I will say it again. I completely agree that other chains like your Game Planet are guilty of the same thing, but the fact is Game Planet isn't a multiBILLION dollar corporation. And I think Used Game sales should be illegal until the games are out of print.
I dont think used game sales should be illegal if you did that then USED item sales should be illegal on every department, because in the end it does not matter if you are shopping for a car, for a game, for a movie etc in the end buyign a used item will not give any money to the actual manufacturer/producer/developer.
Lost Dynamis
No one is forcing you to buy used games? Yeah that's true... but considering they have their Edge Card which only works on Used games, 5 dollars off new price, bigger selection, more advertised, and much better return policy... It's clear that GameStop is fishing for it and a HUGE majority takes the bait.
And once more who si at fautl here? the consumer, if you know their card only works on used games then why get one int he first place if you dont plan on buying used games? again if people are so cheap as to not wanting to pay 5 dolalrs more for a brand new game then it is their problem as I said I have no problem paying full retail price. Sure they are fishing for the whole used games thing, but in the end the choice is yours and yours alone.
Pro Tip? Dont buy at Gamestop, if their sales begin to pummel then they will need to react.