Amazon does video game trade-ins
Amazon.com has wandered into the long-standing cold war between video game publishers and retailers dealing in used video-game trade-ins.
The online vendor on Thursday launched a new pilot program where customers can receive store credit in exchange for wide selection of popular hand-me-down games.
It's presently accepting over 1,500 titles for varying amounts of Amazon credit. Once users select a game they own and want to exchange, the site provides a pre-paid label to cover the cost of shipping. After Amazon verifies it's the right game and in "good condition" (not damaged, includes original packaging), the customer receives a shiny new gift card deposited into their account.
The beta program currently accepts games from most of this generation's current game consoles, yet oddly neglects the PC as a medium for exchange.
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