As of right now, it’s still unclear exactly what Microsoft will do to curb used game sales, but whatever it is, Take-Two wants in.
At the Cowen Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick commented on Microsoft’s rumored strategy for used-game sales on Xbox One, “There’s no question that if Microsoft has figured out a way to tax used games, then we should get paid, too. It’s hard to imagine why they should and we shouldn’t.”
The benefit of charging a fee for used games is to recuperate the costs that the publisher loses, not Microsoft. Fortunately for Take-Two, its focus is on releasing quality content that urges players to hold onto their games rather than punishing others for taking advantage of a cheaper price point.
“Let's make sure to give people DLC, often free, three or four weeks out; which is the time you're at risk for them trading in their game,” he continued. “If you can keep the game in consumer's hands for 8 weeks, you almost don't care anymore about used game sales because it's the first 8 weeks that really nail you.”
Zelnick expressed his interest in Take-Two being able to participate in used game sales through Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but didn’t seem very excited at the prospect of being left out.
"Our view about used games has been, as opposed to whining or figuring out ways to punish the consumer for buying used games, we've figured out we better delight the consumer," said Zelnick.
If the rumors pan out to be true and Microsoft does end up charging to play used games, it will be interesting to see where that money will go, especially with Sony coming out this week to clarify that the PlayStation 4 is a games console ‘first and foremost.’
Source: Gamespot
Alex Rubens is a freelance writer based in Seattle who spends too much time talking about Star Wars and The Fast and The Furious. Talk to him about it on Twitter at @alexrubens.
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