1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comLogan Frederick Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/loganfrederick/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JMpN7gDo8I"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/microsoft-second-hand-games-are-part-of-industry-ecosystem/">Microsoft: Second-hand Games Are Part of Industry “Ecosystem”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/microsoft-second-hand-games-are-part-of-industry-ecosystem/embed/#?secret=JMpN7gDo8I" width="600" height="338" title="“Microsoft: Second-hand Games Are Part of Industry “Ecosystem”” — The Escapist" data-secret="JMpN7gDo8I" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Microsoft vice president Chris Lewis has recognized used game sales as part of gaming’s economic “ecosystem,” but expects developers to use workarounds like digital distribution to circumvent the retailers. Used-games continue to stir trouble between the different links in the game industry chain. Developers and publishers see falling profits at their own business while retail sales soar as evidence enough that the storefronts are profiting off of trade-ins at the industry’s expense. Smart publishers, says Microsoft’s Chris Lewis, will be those who recognize used game’s role in the marketplace will be able to adopt profitable publishing models. “I’m a fan […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/53/53696.jpg