Microsoft Considering Digital Game Resale
If a recent forum post is true, Microsoft may be working on introducing a digital marketplace that lets you resell your used games to other Xbox One owners.
Although unconfirmed, the NeoGaf post outlines a supposedly leaked survey that suggests Microsoft is introducing a virtual place where Xbox One used games can be bought and sold at various prices, depending on included features; in essence, a virtual used game store where players sell to and buy from other players.
The survey also mentions the use of premium services, such as an Xbox Live Gold subscription (Or PlayStation Plus, if Sony introduces the rumored virtual marketplace). This seems to suggest that only members paying for these services will have access to the digital store.
We've reached out to Microsoft for comment, but the rumor is still unconfirmed.
Mike Mahardy is a freelance writer for various outlets, and has no idea how digital marketplaces work. You can follow him on Twitter.
Source: IGN
Microsoft Considering Digital Game Resell
I'm hoping Microsoft does something like this, I think it would be a great idea. The money you get from the resale of your digital game could be automatically put into your Live account to make future purchases. What are everyone else's thoughts on this?
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Wonder how eb games and other retailers think of this? Wouldn't that dramatically cut into their revenue?
I still believe the majority of gamers are going to buy physical disks over buying digital. I think retailers won't see a big cut in sales for years. Eventually though, more people will start to download their games digitally which will cause retailers to change their approach. I don't think this resale ability of digitally bought games will cut into the revenue of retailers.