Another week, another very good weekly used game sale at Gamestop. Although I scratch my head at the discrepancy between individual store’ policies on handling used games, I’ve found more than a few gems at great prices post-discounts which could be cleaned up rather easily to look good-as-new.

So as the pathetic soul that I am, I spent my thirty minutes of free time this weekend Gamerscore-whoring through Madden 06 on the Xbox 360. And then I put the two separate thoughts together – the creation of the Gamerscore has to invigorate the used game market in some way. Think about it – in years past, no one would have been interested in Madden 06, or King Kong, or Avatar much after their release. But Gamerscore gives players a whole new reason to go back to older Xbox 360 titles – and potentially for those titles to hold their value in the resale market.

One could also say this would bode well for the rental market as well, but I don’t think the same is applicable. The last time I rented a game it was close to $10, and that same game could be found in the resale market for between $5-$10. Don’t forget, with ownership comes the luxury of dipping back into the resale market, something that doesn’t come with rentals, or digital distribution for that matter.

What do you think?