Tag Archives: pre-owned
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 10:46 BST
Xbox One: pre-owned game activation to cost around £35 – report
Xbox One has already caused a deal of confusion surrounding the use of pre-owned games, and on top of having to pay a fee to play used games, it seems that Microsoft and publishers will get a cut of each used sale at retail too.
Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 21:21 GMT
UK retailers keen to strike pre-owned revenue share deal
A couple of UK retailers have said they’d accept a revenue-sharing scheme for pre-owned games, if online pass systems are given the flick.
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Posted in: Retail, Trade, UK
Tags: online pass, pre-owned, pre-owned games
Tue, Jul 13, 2010 | 18:08 BST
GameStop: “We don’t like being in the used games business”
US retailer GameStop has admitted that it “doesn’t like” being in the second-hand games market.
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Posted in: Develop 2010, Retail, Trade
Tags: gamestop, Louis Castle, Niall Lawlor, pre-owned
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 | 13:43 BST
HMV enters pre-owned market, Re/Play launches in UK and Ireland
HMV has announced that as of Friday 24 October trade-in service, Re/Play is launching meaning you will be able to trade in your games for credit for anything the store has to offer, writes MCV.
“Re/Play will launch in 160 stores across the UK and Ireland, including regional flagships in London’s Oxford Street, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin, before being rolled out to the rest of the chain in the New Year,” says the piece.
More through the link.
By Mike Bowden
Xbox One: pre-owned game activation to cost around £35 – report