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GameStop "interested" in digital on-sell possibilities

US retailer chain GameStop is looking into enabling downloadable games to be sold on by consumers - bringing the used game trade to digital distribution, in other words.

GameStop CEO CEO Paul Raines told Gamespot a recent European ruling which potentially enables digital on-sell is "very interesting".

"There are some technologies out there in Europe, and we’ve looked at a couple that are involved. We’re interested," he said.

"It’s not a meaningful business yet. Right now we’re not seeing that as a huge market, but I think we’re on the leading edge. There are a few companies, a few startups, out there that we’ve talked to that are doing this."

Some retailers already rovide a form of trade-in on games purchased through digital distributors - Green Man Gaming, for example.

GameStop sources over a quarter of its revenue from the sale of used games.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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