So, games are costing more these days...

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:22 pm

Ok, games are taking many more staff to make, and so the cost of the game has gone up 15 or so quid. A game for the 360 these days costs about £50 average, some are £45. Thats fine and dandy, I'm willing to pay £50 for a good game.

However...

Why is it that CoD2 is only £20 on the PC ATM, yet still £50 on the 360? It cant be because it took more effort, its a straight port with no difference at all...?

Anybody care to fill me in?

Post by **zewulf** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:26 pm

It's called royalty paid to you know who.

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:27 pm

zewulf wrote:It's called royalty paid to you know who.

Serious? Fuck.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:47 pm

i wouldn't know...i don't pay for games...

I HAVE A GAY SIG

Post by **o'dium** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:51 pm

Freakaloin wrote:i wouldn't know...i don't pay for games...

All that washing up liquid must not leave you with much change.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:52 pm

its not about the money...its the principle...

Post by **zewulf** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:57 pm

o'dium wrote:
zewulf wrote:It's called royalty paid to you know who.
Serious? Fuck.

The console makers sell their hardware at a loss, so how do you think they make money in this business?

Post by **Eraser** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 3:59 pm

That whole games being more expensive to produce is a big box of bullshit as well.

Post by **plained** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:15 pm

q4 cost me 80$

i was dissapointed

its my own fault tho

Post by **R00k** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:18 pm

Eraser wrote:That whole games being more expensive to produce is a big box of bullshit as well.

It's not bullshit, they really do cost more to make, when you're talking about extra staff, larger building, more computers, more software to license, etc. But that is a choice the company makes.

See, the video game customer base is also massively larger than it was before, so I have to wonder how much the increased sales offsets the increased cost. You may be spending 500,000 more to make the game, but you're also selling that game to millions of people if it's a decent game.

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 4:24 pm

o'dium wrote:
zewulf wrote:It's called royalty paid to you know who.
Serious? Fuck.

yup
serious sam has always been a budget title for pc, yet the console versions cost full price. gg

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:10 pm

Yeah how about that americas army? It's been free forever on the pc now with regular updates. But to play on console you need to pay for some wank half-assed version.

Post by **inolen** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:13 pm

zewulf wrote:It's called royalty paid to you know who.

Pretty much.

Post by **DRuM** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:36 pm

Freakaloin wrote:its not about the money...its the principle...

You play games for free yet say you have principles? Selfish alert??

Post by **Chupacabra** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 5:45 pm

he can do that and still be principled.

its just that his principles arent the same as your principles.

Post by **DRuM** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:23 pm

It's one thing to torrent games just because it's easy to do. A lot of people do that, me included. But I don't do it because I refuse to pay over some principle.
There isn't a principle that would justify someone playing games for free that should be paid for. If I say a ferrari is too expensive, does that justify me stealing one? Steal it by all means, but don't try justifying it because that's bullshit. Then again, everything geoff comes out with is bullshit.

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:25 pm

It's not stealing if you download the game off the net and never had any previous intentions of buying it in the first place.

Post by **DRuM** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:29 pm

dzjepp wrote:It's not stealing if you never had the intentions of buying the game in the first place.

?

Er, stealing is taking goods that you have no intention of paying for.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:39 pm

dzjepp wrote:It's not stealing if you never had the intentions of buying the game in the first place.

?

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:48 pm

Sorry I had to rephrase that

Post by **dzjepp** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:51 pm

LOL COMMIE

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:52 pm

dzjepp wrote:It's not stealing if you download the game off the net and never had any previous intentions of buying it in the first place.

Post by **DRuM** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:52 pm

dzjepp wrote:Sorry I had to rephrase that

If you download something off the net, it's still stealing unless it's freeware. Cmon dzjepp, what are you on about

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:53 pm

he's not thinking clearly with with Duhard's nuts against his chin.

Post by **Jackal** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:54 pm

dzjepp wrote:It's not stealing if you download the game off the net and never had any previous intentions of buying it in the first place.

?