Editorial Buying Used Games Doesn't Make You a Bad Person

[Cassidy]

I don't think anyone intelligent is arguing that buying used games is wrong, just that if you buy used, you aren't supporting the people who make the games you're buying. Some people care about that, others don't. There's really no moral weight behind that choice, though.

I also don't have any problem with game publishers offering exclusive content if you buy the game new. Why? Because they are rewarding their customers. If you buy a game used, you are no longer their customer, and they're not obligated to give you jack shit.

This is the comic that got the whole "conversation", such as it is, started:

This is the key to understanding Penny Arcade

Of course, doing that is totally moral whereas buying used games isn't.

 

[bloodlover]

But what if you live in some shitty country where games are hard to find in stores and even if you do, they have HUGE prices (even if the game is 2-3 years old). Not to mention that nobody even heard of "rent a game" here.

 

[Furious Flaming Faggot]

Then you move to a less shitty country and sell your anus until you have enough money to buy yourself some popamole.