I don't really understand the whole "archival state" suggestion. It seems to me that products are either tradeable or not. If something is not tradeable, it can't be re-opened for trading just because something is happening.
At the end of the day, this IS a game. I think if a rubric is established for games to be delisted, and we can all agree by a process for delisting, there shouldn't be any problems. Maybe have one of the qualities for delisting be a sales report from a reputable source, be it the publisher or NPD. That way the price can be adjusted accordingly, and the stock can be allowed to fade away with dignity. The stock exchanges have conditions that stocks must meet to be listed, why shouldn't we? In ten years, should the exchange still exist, why should Call of Duty 3 still exist as a tradeable stock (cue: wonders of technology/different delivery systems argument)? As games lose relevance, so should their listings drop off the exchange. If something happens, a la Lumines, there's still money to be made elsewhere.
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I don't really understand the whole "archival state" suggestion. It seems to me that products are either tradeable or not. If something is not tradeable, it can't be re-opened for trading just because something is happening.
At the end of the day, this IS a game. I think if a rubric is established for games to be delisted, and we can all agree by a process for delisting, there shouldn't be any problems. Maybe have one of the qualities for delisting be a sales report from a reputable source, be it the publisher or NPD. That way the price can be adjusted accordingly, and the stock can be allowed to fade away with dignity. The stock exchanges have conditions that stocks must meet to be listed, why shouldn't we? In ten years, should the exchange still exist, why should Call of Duty 3 still exist as a tradeable stock (cue: wonders of technology/different delivery systems argument)? As games lose relevance, so should their listings drop off the exchange. If something happens, a la Lumines, there's still money to be made elsewhere.
Those are my two cents.