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ggrobot
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 Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 6:09 pm Post subject: Used games worse than piracy says developer [28997] |
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Co-founder of Blitz Game Studios, Andrew Oliver, has stated that the impact of used game sales are worse than piracy on consoles and is pushing developers towards releasing game content as digital downloads.
There\'s no denying that second-hand games dig into the profits of developers, but just how bad is it? Citing
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Csimbi
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| Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| This is a very good way to ensure that piracy levels will be higher in the future. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Fri May 14, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I can agree with the used game scenario cutting into their profits. I think it sucks bad when you go to EBGames and they are selling a used game for a measly $5 less than retail. I've also bought used games where people were still using the account associated to the serial. LOL! I typically buy retail myself unless I want to punish the game maker or developer I will intentionally buy used. EA, couldn't care less for. They are purely out to gouge people as it is. EA is going down, whether anybody knows it or not. They are desperate and desperate times call for desperate measures. I have no future plans to buy anything from EA. EA sucks. |
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Ozieo
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 1:02 am Post subject: |
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| It's crystal clear that these game producers do not consider the consumer as a consumer, but rather as an enemy. I'm no more willing to buy something from my enemies. |
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Csimbi
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| Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| Ozieo wrote: | | It's crystal clear that these game producers do not consider the consumer as a consumer, but rather as an enemy. I'm no more willing to buy something from my enemies. |
On the contrary: they consider the customers to be consumers.
Meaning: buy the crap and when you don't need it anymore, throw it away (instead of re-furbishing/re-selling/etc) so every single human being has to buy their own crap (increasing their profit).
That's very much in line with today's trends, and it works in countries where people need not to worry about money and waste/pollution. But, there are only a very few countries that can afford it, so we all know that it will only pave the road (a much wider road than there is currently) for piracy.
Just watch.
Oh, btw: ever wondered why digital downloads are not cheaper? I mean, propotionally to the amount of the material/printing/shipping and all the work/costs associated with physical media. |
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Ceriden
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Retail would throw a fit and right now the two need each other. Course once it all becomes digital download the publishers can afford to keep prices higher longer if they don't have to worry about shelf space and backstock. Bet you will see something akin to the music industry and radio stations. Where the stations were payed to play certain songs heavily we will see publishers pushing games where they can negotiate a higher cut from fledgling developers or push their franchise games (Madden for example).
Course I would love to see developers push back publishers to what they should be doing, distributing and marketing not being the decision makers. |
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Tom
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:48 am Post subject: |
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| ffs prices rise on everything... digital or not. |
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Csimbi
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Tom wrote: | | ffs prices rise on everything... digital or not. |
That should not be a problem as long as salaries were to follow... |
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Tom
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| Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Hahaha, well salaries are rising, just probably not in our fields of work. Go figure. |
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