Warner Bros boss questions pre-owned

The global boss of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has told MCV that the pre-owned market could damage the games industry.

In an exclusive interview, Martin Tremblay said that the publisher was always looking at new data” – but that he couldn’t condone re-selling of old titles at retail.

He commented:

We will look to do whatever is best for a game in the marketplace. We don’t believe the used games market is the best thing for the industry, but we are looking at new data. It is challenging in this economy and with the declining lifecycle for games the pre-owned demand is there.”

Click here to read our full interview with Martin Tremblay.