I get where you’re coming from, times are tough and it’s good to save money where you can. If you’re in a position where you can’t afford to buy games new, don’t take the rest of what I’m about to say as an indictment of you personally.

But surely you have to recognize that if you’re not buying games new, you are literally worth nothing to these publishers. They don’t make a single cent off of you. So from their perspective, why should they care about catering to you?

Voting with your wallet isn’t just about boycotting the things you don’t like. It’s arguably much more important to actively financially support the things you want to see more of. If we as consumers want to convince these companies that there is still a market for physical games, we have to put our money where our mouth is and buy the things we claim to want. The only language corporations speak is money.