selling old games
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Wouldn't be able to.
When you purchase a game, you in a way only purchase the media as a way to get the game installed. The CD key if linked to an activation server is what 'allow's you to play the game, its now quite common that once you activate the game against your Steam or Origin client the game is then locked to this account..
selling the media is just that.. selling the install media, doesn't mean the buyer can play the game, unless the game offers a de activate service when you remove the game from your PC.
Its seems odd to buy a boxed retail or digital download title but not be able to sell it on, but this is the way is now been for many PC titles. Effectively when you purchase a game from a high street for all intents the media is pretty much useless.. Its the code inside the DVD box you really need. A shop could sell you the code and you could use any media to install the game, even a torrent lol its that silly... code is what you buy, the media is worthless.
When you purchase a game, you in a way only purchase the media as a way to get the game installed. The CD key if linked to an activation server is what 'allow's you to play the game, its now quite common that once you activate the game against your Steam or Origin client the game is then locked to this account..
selling the media is just that.. selling the install media, doesn't mean the buyer can play the game, unless the game offers a de activate service when you remove the game from your PC.
Its seems odd to buy a boxed retail or digital download title but not be able to sell it on, but this is the way is now been for many PC titles. Effectively when you purchase a game from a high street for all intents the media is pretty much useless.. Its the code inside the DVD box you really need. A shop could sell you the code and you could use any media to install the game, even a torrent lol its that silly... code is what you buy, the media is worthless.
As I said, if the game has to activate against an activation server, then no you will struggle to resell it.. Unless you can de activate it once you un-installed it...
but games that have CD keys to just install without being 'activated' online you can sell without too much trouble...
As long as they don't require you to register the game to an account it should be ok.
Of course you can. It hasn't been registered to any account so why wouldn't you be able to sell it?
games and software in general have always been licence based
but u can understand why they dont like 2nd hand sales.
with lots of games companies struggling, only about 5-10% of games actually making a profit.
game studios closing down all the time, games getting cancelled due to lack of funds, etc
its not surprising they are trying to get as much money as possible, just so they can break even and stay in buisness
Dont think there stop 2nd hand sales but make system were you have to by a new code for the game so they get there byte of the case :/ and it more for the next gen-consoles to worry about.
PC's don't realy do 2nd hand sale apart from selling your steam account which is silly or so selling the Dvd's on there own is fine but worthless without a code these day's the only games that don't have codes are normaly bad ones
PC's don't realy do 2nd hand sale apart from selling your steam account which is silly or so selling the Dvd's on there own is fine but worthless without a code these day's the only games that don't have codes are normaly bad ones
the only games that don't have codes are normaly bad ones
hmmm i love fear and doom 3 and neither of those need a code that has to be internet verified.have bunged a bundle on ebay so see if they sell.cheers all for the advice