Report: next Xbox to use Blu-ray, thwart pre-owned

I believe that any measure to limit the customer's freedom to sell used software is illegal, and if it isn't, well, it should be!

Software prices are incredibly high, part-exchange is the only way for many gamers.

Personally, I'd NEVER consider buying a piece of hardware whose software I cannot resell.

Besides, given the (poor) quality of some games, sometimes reselling is the only possible option.

A console with such a restriction would prove unpopular with a massive chunk of the gaming community. Better to sell a console to those that buy second hand as opposed to not selling that console at all, unless you sell it at a loss of course. It would make more sense to work out a system where companies can get a cut of second hand sales, thus ensuring a positive relationship with retailers that sell both used and new, and with consumers, and with third party developers. To cut used sales out entirely would be a mistake.

Next gen Kinect sounds promising if it can produce control which is superior to that of a controller (highly doubtful but who knows). However I know of many gamers who feel stung by having bought the current Kinect due to its lack of support and crap games (their words, not mine).

There is already a means by which they can prevent used games: make a release digital only.
Is this the future? It'd make sense for everyone *IF* they reduced their relative prices.
There will always be people without a decent internet connection (though how many proportionally will that be in a couple of years?), so perhaps there will always have to be a boxed alternative, but if they were still priced at £40 and the digital version was £20, those that need boxed versions can trade, those that don't won't.
They really need to be encouraging take-up of digital downloads by reducing their prices. Everyone wins in that scenario. Apart from brick n mortar stores. But hey, they've been ripping off everyone else with extortionate used prices for too long anyway.

Honestly, I love boxed games, but in times of XBL, PSN, Steam etc. these are a-changin. Just have a look on the PSN. Plus is amazing, got it since last August and already saved over 300€ against the usual prices. Additionally, there are so often sales which are offering great games for a low price (i.e. Darksiders currently 11.99€, Deus Ex HR Complete 40€, L.A. Noire Complete 40€ etc.).

Personally I prefer to don't have a shelf filled with boxes over boxes of games. I'm 27 now and the times, in which I bunkered bunches of boxes in my shelf are gone. It's also much more comfortable to just select a game from the HDD and start it right away instead of picking the box and pushing the disc in.

Dear Microsoft. You're welcome to release a console that prevents 2nd hand games from being played.

If so, however, I will be buying your rival's console instead.

This is complete bollocks. Didn't Sony spread this sort of rumour during PS3's development to gauge the market IIRC? They then found that no one (particularly retailers) liked the idea so they quickly ditched it. If there's one way of making sure your console fails it's by pissing off Amazon.

I don't care about used games. I won't buy a console that won't let me share games with my friends though.

These big media publishing companies are getting a little bit too greedy and arrogant lately when they start to challenge the very concept of ownership.