Forgot your password?   Comment: Re:Because they are expensive
to make (Score 1) 384  by Ayanami Rei (#26067145) Attached to:
Used Game Market Affecting Price, Quality of New Titles  Oh no,
we understand that.  It's quite simple. If the game is any good,
then there won't be any used copies to by simply because no one
wants to sell it.  The publishers' main concern is that first
initial rush to buy the game after its released; that translates
into money for the developer. Long tail sales are irrelevant and
the royalties are crap unless you wrote Starcraft. So if you can
make your game last for four weeks before someone gets tired of
it, you've succeeded, you will get ample cash money to fund
development of the next one.  If your target market is reselling
the product at a rate which competes with the all important
initial sales in a significant way, THEN YOU SUCK AT MAKING
GAMES GET A DIFFERENT JOB. I don't know, work for Hollywood, put
those texture and explosion making skills to good use. Lord
knows Hollywoo