[swighton]

I wonder if people who are willing to pay extra for consoles from a scalper are more likely to spend more on games / digital downloads / etc. If that is true it would be an incentive for sony / microsoft to NOT fix the problem...

[havblue]

I suppose you're saying that only the "whales" get the new systems.

I would think it means less disposable income for whoever gets the newer systems. Also, nobody will actively be playing them and spending money on microtransactions when they're in the scalpers' possession.