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A Letter to EGM

In the most recent issue of EGM a writer named Brandon Justice penned an article titled "Used and Abused" wherein he parroted this sentiment that has been floating around that used game sales are somehow harming the games industry. This argument has reared its ugly head in increasingly more video game media outlets, and it is both wrong and shameful, but because these writers have allowed their emotions to guide them they keep regurgitating what amounts to a marketing ploy by certain game publishers all the while thinking they are making a moral stand. I don't have permission to repost the article, but you can see it in issue 249 of EGM - second to last page. Dear EGM, In response to "Used and Abused" by Brandon Justice, Issue 249 No doubt Brandon's heart is in the right place, but this notion that gamers should feel guilt and "take some accountability" over what he dubs "the functional software piracy of used game sales" is not only