DRM Gone Wild! No used game on Xbox 720?

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  1. dusanyu
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    Just a rumor, console is still at least a year or two out
    If true, Gamestop would probably boycott it and that would be a huge loss on Mictosoft sales.
     
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    No, it wouldn't. Gamestop would toe the line like every other incompetent retailer out there.
     
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    They really do hate the trade in system at places like game-stop. It's getting more like PC all the time.
     
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    The next gen systems are going to be proprietary PCs. They should stop multi platform development and agree on a standard OS, just keep the game contracts or studios separate.
     
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    yeah, they are really gonna chase a lot of customers away
     
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    I bet they are not the only company looking into something to control resale of games.
     
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    Vender lock in is exactly what you want to avoid we don't need a repeat of the Personal computer industry with over 98% of all systems running the worst fucking possible software.
     
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    sad panda