Comment Re:Because they are expensive to make (Score 1) 384
Oh no, we understand that.
It's quite simple. If the game is any good, then there won't be any used copies to by simply because no one wants to sell it.
The publishers' main concern is that first initial rush to buy the game after its released; that translates into money for the developer. Long tail sales are irrelevant and the royalties are crap unless you wrote Starcraft. So if you can make your game last for four weeks before someone gets tired of it, you've succeeded, you will get ample cash money to fund development of the next one.
If your target market is reselling the product at a rate which competes with the all important initial sales in a significant way, THEN YOU SUCK AT MAKING GAMES GET A DIFFERENT JOB. I don't know, work for Hollywood, put those texture and explosion making skills to good use. Lord knows Hollywood doesn't pay anyone the big bucks for a movie because of solid writing.