With the recent rumors that the PS4 and Xbox 720 might block used games, Gamestop ran a survey to see how many gamers would be upset by this.
According to GameStop chief financial officer Rob Lloyd, the company did some internal research that shows that over 60% of gamers won’t buy a PS4 or Xbox 720 if they were to block used games.
Lloyd added the following comment during the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference:
“Consumers want the ability to play pre-owned games, they want portability in their games; they want to play physical games,” he said. “And to not have those things would be a substantial reason for them not to purchase a new console.”
Kotaku did its own poll on the matter with nearly 10,000 votes already tallied. So far, over 64% of gamers said they wouldn’t buy next generation consoles if they blocked used games. Pretty amazing how Kotaku and Gamestop came up with similar results.
Source: Kotaku
MT
February 12, 2013 at 11:16 PMA survey from Gamestop whose most of the profits rely on used games?
Tyler
February 12, 2013 at 11:39 PMActually only xbox 720 will be blocking used games you put disk in and download game from disk ps4 is using a newer blu-ray player for its games xbox wont have blu-ray because sony owns it thats why xbox is coming with 500gb hard drive.
Valcer
February 13, 2013 at 1:43 AMUmmm sony doesnt own blu-ray and xbox will have a blu-ray….90% of all blu-ray players are not sony now lol
Ryan
February 13, 2013 at 2:11 AMSo annoying when people like Tyler start talking about something they know absolutely nothing about, and simply repeats rumors that have been rampant for over a year. No proof either system will block used games.
J
February 13, 2013 at 5:29 AMUm Sony Invented BlueRay Technoligy so Try again douch bag
Craig
February 13, 2013 at 5:38 AMSony Invented BlyRay my dear Tyler… as Sony Invented beta players back before your time.. Yes other manufactures use tve blu ray tech ie phillips magnavox ect because they paid for paitent to be able to use Sonys Technoligy
Bon
February 13, 2013 at 10:26 AMSony is not the only company that invented blu ray. It was a partnership between many companies like LG and Toshiba.Sony, although owns the most percentage of patents on blu ray. If a blu ray player or console is made it will have to go to sony’s approval. Sony approving xbox to have it? I doubt it. Microsoft has come up with another idea.
Matt
February 13, 2013 at 12:07 PMThis is a biased source… hahaha
But I agree that I won’t be buying them if I can’t play it 20 years down the line when the playstation network and xbox live don’t exist anymore. Physical copies of games (wihout DRM shit) make consoles worth buying, because you can pick it up down the road and relive your nostalgia.
Brad
February 13, 2013 at 7:52 PMBon- Toshiba had nothing to do with blu-ray. They worked on HD-DVD and when that didn’t work out they purchased the ability to make bluray player from Sony.