Retailers will be free to charge whatever they wish for pre-owned Xbox One games, but both Microsoft and publishers will take a percentage cut of every sale.
Retail sources have told MCV that Microsoft has this week briefed key retail partners on how it intends to take ownership of the pre-owned market.
This is how we’ve been told it will all work:
A gamer walks into a retailer and hands over the game they wish to sell. This will only be possible at retailers who have agreed to Microsoft’s T&Cs and more importantly integrated Microsoft’s cloud-based Azure pre-owned system into its own.
The game is then registered as having been traded-in on Microsoft’s system. The consumer who handed it over will subsequently see the game wiped from their account – hence the until now ambiguous claim from Phil Harrison that the Xbox One would have to ‘check in’ to Microsoft’s servers every 24 hours.
The retailer can then sell the pre-owned game at whatever price they like, although as part of the system the publisher of the title in question will automatically receive a percentage cut of the sale. As will Microsoft. The retailer will pocket the rest.
Unconfirmed reports on ConsoleDeals.co.uk suggest that retail’s slice will be as little as ten per cent. That’s a significant cut from what it has become accustomed to from pre-owned sales and more in line with what they would receive from the sale of a new game – hence, the value of the pre-owned market to the retailer is effectively destroyed.
Microsoft is SO arrogant it seems kinda nice that stores like Gamestop won't be able to rip you off by giving you little and profiting big off your games, but only TEN PERCENT going to the retailer? Just
While it's an interesting approach, I think their plans to penalize/limit used games sales is misguided at best. This clears up some confusion, but I'm certain the reaction to this won't be good.
you left this out
These same unconfirmed reports also suggest that the activation cost for consumers buying or borrowing pre-owned software will be £35
it seems kinda nice that stores like Gamestop won't be able to rip you off by giving you little and profiting big off your games, but only TEN PERCENT going to the retailer? Just 
