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I don't understand why people are labeling Gamestop and publishers like THQ "evil" or "bad" for the industry. These are companies whose sole purpose is to make money. Thats how they hire people, expand, and develop R&D. Everything they do is to entice consumers into spending money on what they want you to spend it on. Gamestop supplies games for cheaper which benefits consumers. Publishers are trying to counter this buy offering new content or exclusive content for people who buy the game new or preorder it. Both these models are solely to benefit the consumer. This is capitalism at work. The company who supplies the best product for the lowest price will come out on top. Either way the consumers win. If you feel you are unjustly denied something that should be yours if you bought it used, e.g. THQ only suppling multiplayer support for new copies, I believe you are under false entitlement. You don't get to decide how a company sells something (unless you are a shareholder). They aren't cheating your resell value. They're telling you beforehand that this is how they are trying to maximize profits. I support publishers doing things like this as well as trying to add exclusive dlc and content for people who buy the game new. This will definitely drive down used games prices as well. Either way, the consumer wins.
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