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Old 08-24-2010, 05:15 AM   #831
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THQ's Cory Ledesma has delivered a blunt message to consumers buying used copies of his company's games: they're cheating the publisher out of money.

"I don't think we really care whether used game buyers are upset because new game buyers get everything", THQ's creative director for wrestling titles told Gamasutra. "So if used game buyers are upset they don't get the online feature set I don't really have much sympathy for them". (Aye, but he forgets what type of over entitled lot he's dealing with)

"That's a little blunt but we hope it doesn't disappoint people. We hope people understand that when the game's bought used we get cheated".

Little risky going after the consumer with this argument. Target GameStop all you want for making the industry so dependent on used game sales, but Average Joe buying the things just wants a cheaper game. Who knows, maybe - heaven forbid - he can't afford $50-60 for a video game!
Maybe Average Joe has bigger issues than game purchases. Nobody ever needs to buy a game, and if you actually have to brainstorm buying a videogame or a necessity; you need to reevaluate your priorities. And that's coming from somebody who breathes this shit.
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