I think the issue the developers with used games sales is really in the Gamestop used game sales.
I recently go into Gamestop looking for Heavy Rain, thinking that I don't want to pay $60. I find that they sell the used copies for $55. Out of principle, I would not buy a game used to save $5. I feel that the companies involved in making the game need to be compensated in order to keep making good games. The developers probably feel that at such a high price for the used sales, it cuts into the new game sales. This is what the developers are trying to counter by charging the $10 online fee for second hand purchases.
I guess the reverse is true as well. If Gamestop sold it for $40 used, it would hurt a larger portion of the new game sales.
I think people definitely have the right to sell used games. I think that gamers though can't buy a used copy of Modern Warfare and then be upset when Modern Warfare 2 doesn't meet their expectations of quality.
I recently go into Gamestop looking for Heavy Rain, thinking that I don't want to pay $60. I find that they sell the used copies for $55. Out of principle, I would not buy a game used to save $5. I feel that the companies involved in making the game need to be compensated in order to keep making good games. The developers probably feel that at such a high price for the used sales, it cuts into the new game sales. This is what the developers are trying to counter by charging the $10 online fee for second hand purchases.
I guess the reverse is true as well. If Gamestop sold it for $40 used, it would hurt a larger portion of the new game sales.
I think people definitely have the right to sell used games. I think that gamers though can't buy a used copy of Modern Warfare and then be upset when Modern Warfare 2 doesn't meet their expectations of quality.