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Braben hits out at secondhand games at Develop

News by Patrick Garratt Founder & Publisher (Former)

Published on July 31, 2008

Speaking at Develop in Brighton yesterday, Frontier boss David Braben has decried the practice of selling used games in the UK, saying it's "not tolerated by other industries."

"More than half their floor area is dedicated to pre-owned and that is something as an industry we don't see," Braben said of UK retail chain Gamestation.

"Those same retailers are only carrying new copies of games from the past few months – if it's a game that's been out for two months and you want to buy one from a shop not Amazon and you don't want pre-owned, it's very hard.

"This is essentially rental, and it's not tolerated by other industries... Why can we not introduce special 'for rental' copies?"

Thanks, Destructoid.

We had a one-on-one chat with David yesterday, the first fruit of which was this piece about The Outsider. We'll have more from the interview soon.