Bungie Complains About Used Game Sales
Bungie may very well be one of the most successful studios in the gaming industry, but even then it is complaining about used game sales, commenting that it has hurt the studio.
"It’s hard to gauge the effect of used game sales on Halo, but I’m sure it’s big," said Marty O’Donnell, audio director. "Complaining about sales when you have a multi-million seller is somewhat difficult to justify, but it seems to me that the folks who create and publish a game shouldn’t stop receiving income from further sales."
O’Donnell noted that it will be more difficult for smaller titles to be successful in the future due tot his. However, he expressed his support for digital distribution, adding that everyone concerned will eventually “figure out a system that is good and fair for both the consumer and the creators of that content.”