Xbox One - Reselling Used Games and More

**The Future of GameStop and Other Retailers: A Shift towards Digital Distribution**

In an interview with Kotaku, Phil Harrison, Microsoft's corporate vice president, discussed the company's approach to game distribution on the Xbox One. Initially, it was stated that there would be a fee for buying used games or borrowing one from a friend, which would add the full cost of the game to the purchase price. This policy aimed to encourage customers to buy new games rather than purchasing used copies. However, Microsoft has since backtracked on this statement, confirming only that they have designed the Xbox One to enable customers to trade in and resell games at retail.

Despite this change in policy, it appears that some form of fee may still be implemented for trading games or playing them at a friend's house. This news has left fans and retailers concerned about the impact on GameStop and other companies that specialize in used game sales. The shift towards digital distribution could potentially lead to a decline in the number of people visiting these stores, as more and more games are made available online.

**Is it Worth Buying an Xbox 360?**

For those who have been holding onto their Xbox 360 consoles, waiting for Microsoft to announce new games or hardware. The answer is that it may not be worth purchasing a new console just yet. While there may still be some new titles released for the Xbox 360 in the coming months, it's unlikely that the console will receive significant updates or new features.

Microsoft has announced plans to support the Xbox 360 through at least 2023, but it's unclear whether this means that more games will be developed specifically for the console. For now, it seems that fans of the Xbox 360 should wait and see what Microsoft has in store for the future of the franchise before making a purchase.

**Personal Life: A Look into My Weekends**

As a tech enthusiast and YouTube personality, my personal life is often subject to scrutiny. While I may not be as exciting as some of the characters you see on TV or social media, I do have a certain routine that works for me.

My weekends typically begin with a late morning sleep-in, followed by a cup of coffee and some quality time with my wife. We'll often watch TV together, catch up on our favorite shows, or go out to run errands. If the weather permits, we may take Lucy, our dog, for a walk or spend some time in the park.

In the evenings, I might play a game on my computer, check my email, or respond to any urgent messages. While my life may not be exciting by day-to-day standards, it's comfortable and familiar. And as someone who has struggled with insomnia in the past, I'm grateful for the ability to sleep soundly through the night without worrying about waking up prematurely.

**New Phones on My Radar**

When it comes to new technology, I have a tendency to get excited quickly. There's something thrilling about discovering a new gadget or device that can improve my daily life. Lately, this has led me to explore different smartphones and their features.

My wife currently uses a White iPhone 4S with a pink bumper, but she's been pushing me to upgrade to the latest model – the iPhone 5. While I'm not sure if it's time for an upgrade just yet, I do appreciate her enthusiasm for new technology.

For now, I'll continue to keep an eye on upcoming smartphones and their features, seeing which ones might be worth considering for my own needs.

**Ask the Buffalo: A Q&A Session**

Each week, I host a live Q&A session on Twitter, where fans can ask me anything they want about technology, gaming, or my personal life. The hashtag #askthebuffalo is used to track the questions and responses, and I encourage everyone to participate.

In this session, we discussed various topics, including the future of GameStop and other retailers that sell used games. We also touched on the Xbox 360's potential for new titles and updates, as well as my personal life and weekend routine. If you have any questions or topics you'd like me to discuss in a future Q&A session, be sure to reach out to me on Twitter using the hashtag #askthebuffalo.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up everyone welcome back to the episode of ask the buffalos the show where you could ask this guy john renton or any question you might have from the y world technology we had a very busy week microsoft took the raps off the next generation xbox the xbox one where you talk a lot about that we're gonna talk about some phone news maybe thrown in there some personal stuff and wrap it all up with a nice tech bow this is ask the buffalo let's get asked the buffaloing all right so the first question comes from our friend josh it's asked hey john what is the future of gamestop and other retailers that sell used games but microsoft has said about the price to buy a used game on top of the game price will gamestop and others start to fade away after the last generation games fade away to give a little bit of reference so what was initially said when the xbox one was announced was done an interview between kotaku which is a gaming site and microsoft corporate vice president phil harrison essentially what they said was the fee for buying used games or borrowing one from a friend is going to be the full cost of the game so if it's 60 bucks for retail you'll have to pay 60 bucks or activate it it's on top of whatever you paid the seller of the game initially so a lot of money microsoft though appears to be issuing a flipping statement so they've backtracked on that a little bit the new word though is that what they explained was just a potential scenario here's a quote directly from microsoft so while phil discussed many potential scenarios around games on xbox one today we've only confirmed that we designed the xbox one to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail so it looks like they did a oh crap are bad people are pissed let's backtrack a little bit which is great so what's gonna happen though we really don't know it looks like though there's going to be some sort of fee to trading games or to play a game at a friend's house hopefully that's not going to be the case but it looks like we are heading that direction so thumbs down microsoft this question comes from ratule29 who asks hey john it's still worth buying xbox 360. what's the future for this console and will games still be developed for it anymore so microsoft said they'll be xbox 360 announcements at e3 but i wouldn't run out to buy an xbox 360 right now even if they dropped the dirt cheap there probably will be new games that come out for it over the next six months maybe even a year we're not going to see the xbox one presumably until the holidays but if you waited this long to buy a next-gen console wait until the xbox one or wait a little bit after the xbox one and maybe be able to buy a used xbox one but definitely i would not recommend buying an xbox 360 right now it just doesn't make sense hopefully i hope to answer your question next one comes from twitter user at one more tech asks at john4lakers what phone does your wife use well that's an easy one the answer she uses a white iphone 4s with a pink bumper although she's pushing me for an upgrade to the five so probably get that one soon next question comes from harshit arghwal who asks john what are your weekends like sometimes we get personal questions on here so i'll share it they're very very boring uh usually i will try and sleep as late as possible which recently is like 10 10 30. i'll make some coffee i'll sit with my wife on the couch and we'll watch some tv for probably more than we should we'll go out and run some errands maybe go catch a movie see some friends and come home and maybe take lucy for a walk and go to bed it's a pretty boring life uh and in there i'll probably play some new phones i'll play a game on the computer or do something on a tablet and that's really it i'm kind of boring i wish i did more exciting stuff i should make up stories like i go rock climbing and then i go parasailing and then i go base jumping off bridges because that's just how i roll but honestly the reality is i just like to sleep as much as humanly possible i like to try and sleep i've talked a lot about actually trying to deal with insomnia uh over the years and i think that i might actually have my insomnia kicked um i've been able to sleep through the night for the past like two months which for me is absolutely unheard of and it's like every night that i wake up and i've slept is a freaking blessing so hopefully that continues hope you guys enjoyed another episode of ask the buffalo we're back every week with new asset buffalo questions every tuesday i'll put up an article on technobuffalo.com asking you to ask your questions you can do so in the comments otherwise send it to me on twitter at john4lakers and use hashtag ask the bee see you guys next video youwhat's up everyone welcome back to the episode of ask the buffalos the show where you could ask this guy john renton or any question you might have from the y world technology we had a very busy week microsoft took the raps off the next generation xbox the xbox one where you talk a lot about that we're gonna talk about some phone news maybe thrown in there some personal stuff and wrap it all up with a nice tech bow this is ask the buffalo let's get asked the buffaloing all right so the first question comes from our friend josh it's asked hey john what is the future of gamestop and other retailers that sell used games but microsoft has said about the price to buy a used game on top of the game price will gamestop and others start to fade away after the last generation games fade away to give a little bit of reference so what was initially said when the xbox one was announced was done an interview between kotaku which is a gaming site and microsoft corporate vice president phil harrison essentially what they said was the fee for buying used games or borrowing one from a friend is going to be the full cost of the game so if it's 60 bucks for retail you'll have to pay 60 bucks or activate it it's on top of whatever you paid the seller of the game initially so a lot of money microsoft though appears to be issuing a flipping statement so they've backtracked on that a little bit the new word though is that what they explained was just a potential scenario here's a quote directly from microsoft so while phil discussed many potential scenarios around games on xbox one today we've only confirmed that we designed the xbox one to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail so it looks like they did a oh crap are bad people are pissed let's backtrack a little bit which is great so what's gonna happen though we really don't know it looks like though there's going to be some sort of fee to trading games or to play a game at a friend's house hopefully that's not going to be the case but it looks like we are heading that direction so thumbs down microsoft this question comes from ratule29 who asks hey john it's still worth buying xbox 360. what's the future for this console and will games still be developed for it anymore so microsoft said they'll be xbox 360 announcements at e3 but i wouldn't run out to buy an xbox 360 right now even if they dropped the dirt cheap there probably will be new games that come out for it over the next six months maybe even a year we're not going to see the xbox one presumably until the holidays but if you waited this long to buy a next-gen console wait until the xbox one or wait a little bit after the xbox one and maybe be able to buy a used xbox one but definitely i would not recommend buying an xbox 360 right now it just doesn't make sense hopefully i hope to answer your question next one comes from twitter user at one more tech asks at john4lakers what phone does your wife use well that's an easy one the answer she uses a white iphone 4s with a pink bumper although she's pushing me for an upgrade to the five so probably get that one soon next question comes from harshit arghwal who asks john what are your weekends like sometimes we get personal questions on here so i'll share it they're very very boring uh usually i will try and sleep as late as possible which recently is like 10 10 30. i'll make some coffee i'll sit with my wife on the couch and we'll watch some tv for probably more than we should we'll go out and run some errands maybe go catch a movie see some friends and come home and maybe take lucy for a walk and go to bed it's a pretty boring life uh and in there i'll probably play some new phones i'll play a game on the computer or do something on a tablet and that's really it i'm kind of boring i wish i did more exciting stuff i should make up stories like i go rock climbing and then i go parasailing and then i go base jumping off bridges because that's just how i roll but honestly the reality is i just like to sleep as much as humanly possible i like to try and sleep i've talked a lot about actually trying to deal with insomnia uh over the years and i think that i might actually have my insomnia kicked um i've been able to sleep through the night for the past like two months which for me is absolutely unheard of and it's like every night that i wake up and i've slept is a freaking blessing so hopefully that continues hope you guys enjoyed another episode of ask the buffalo we're back every week with new asset buffalo questions every tuesday i'll put up an article on technobuffalo.com asking you to ask your questions you can do so in the comments otherwise send it to me on twitter at john4lakers and use hashtag ask the bee see you guys next video you\n"