Comments on: Kotick: I would raise game prices even further http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:45:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: bytemap http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-2/#comment-93010 bytemap Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:47:27 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-93010 @Lutz: Wow, I don't know if you joking or if you are serious, but I'll address the questions you mentioned. Oh, and so that everyone knows, I'm just trying to inform as many people as to how some businesses do their thing, because they don't care about us (at least most of them, not all). They just want our money. ;) Now onto the questions. 1) Yes, game prices from before weren't substantially cheaper. If you want proof, see if you could ask a video game collector about the old game prices were when they were sold as new. 2) Game prices shouldn't stay the same as they are now, but should be cheaper. I say it should be 50-65% off what it is now, but that's me. 3) Companies are all about the numbers. The more they sell, the quickest, the happier they are with their IP. So if they have to discount the game, to make a not so stellar selling period, they will. That high price gives them enough room to still make a NICE profit. 4) I'm glad you brought up the Apple Store. You just prove the point further. I mean I thought we were only talking about PS3/360, but this is great as well. If you produced a game or app for a small mobile, then Yes the production cost of it will not equal the price it's being sold. But are we just counting ONE unit? I don't believe most developers/publishers just think ONE unit is being sold. No, they know thousands upon thousands, if not MILLIONS are being sold. So for little development costs on the iPhone, they make more in the SHEER quantity of purchases. It would be absurd to ask for a HIGH price for that medium, just because Apple wants your business as quickly as they can with no hesitations. If you still believe that the prices should stay the same, that everything is fine with any more price increases to "cover development costs" ***COUGHbsCOUGH***( it will happen LOL), and that the way business is done is for OUR benefit, then my hats off to you, my friend. More power to you. :D @Lutz: Wow, I don’t know if you joking or if you are serious, but I’ll address the questions you mentioned. Oh, and so that everyone knows, I’m just trying to inform as many people as to how some businesses do their thing, because they don’t care about us (at least most of them, not all). They just want our money. ;)

Now onto the questions.

1) Yes, game prices from before weren’t substantially cheaper. If you want proof, see if you could ask a video game collector about the old game prices were when they were sold as new.

2) Game prices shouldn’t stay the same as they are now, but should be cheaper. I say it should be 50-65% off what it is now, but that’s me.

3) Companies are all about the numbers. The more they sell, the quickest, the happier they are with their IP. So if they have to discount the game, to make a not so stellar selling period, they will. That high price gives them enough room to still make a NICE profit.

4) I’m glad you brought up the Apple Store. You just prove the point further. I mean I thought we were only talking about PS3/360, but this is great as well. If you produced a game or app for a small mobile, then Yes the production cost of it will not equal the price it’s being sold. But are we just counting ONE unit? I don’t believe most developers/publishers just think ONE unit is being sold.

No, they know thousands upon thousands, if not MILLIONS are being sold. So for little development costs on the iPhone, they make more in the SHEER quantity of purchases. It would be absurd to ask for a HIGH price for that medium, just because Apple wants your business as quickly as they can with no hesitations.

If you still believe that the prices should stay the same, that everything is fine with any more price increases to “cover development costs” ***COUGHbsCOUGH***( it will happen LOL), and that the way business is done is for OUR benefit, then my hats off to you, my friend. More power to you.

:D

]]> By: Lutz http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-2/#comment-92855 Lutz Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:36:22 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92855 Bytemap, so are you saying that costs haven't increased substantially? That games prices should stay the same? And games selling at $20 will, probably, be making a loss. But it's better to make a loss at $20 than a loss at $0. Quantity sold cheaper doesn't quite qork either. Games sold on Apple Store for 1/40th of the price of an RRP highstreet game (£1 comparred to £40) do not cost 1/40th the price to make, nor do they sell 40 times as many. Bytemap, so are you saying that costs haven’t increased substantially? That games prices should stay the same?
And games selling at $20 will, probably, be making a loss. But it’s better to make a loss at $20 than a loss at $0.

Quantity sold cheaper doesn’t quite qork either.

Games sold on Apple Store for 1/40th of the price of an RRP highstreet game (£1 comparred to £40) do not cost 1/40th the price to make, nor do they sell 40 times as many.

]]> By: bytemap http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-2/#comment-92852 bytemap Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:31:37 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92852 What's interesting is that not many realized that Genesis, NES, SNES games were at $40-$50 already for new copies and this is about 10-20 years ago. So, all that BS talk about development costs is just trying to sway the consumer mind thinking they deserve it. If that's the case, they should keep Mirror's Edge at $60, but after time, it dictated it wasn't selling, so it's reached a price point of $20 now. They will make enough money from quantity sold cheaper, but what to skin us alive in prices. To be fair though, a HUGE majority doesn't care because they WANT their game NOW. If not, they'll die or something. I don't doubt they'll raise the price, probably stick the term, "Limited Collector's Prestrige Ultimate Finally Edition" and everyone will flock to it. Some to resell at a higher point and some to just purchase. What’s interesting is that not many realized that Genesis, NES, SNES games were at $40-$50 already for new copies and this is about 10-20 years ago.

So, all that BS talk about development costs is just trying to sway the consumer mind thinking they deserve it. If that’s the case, they should keep Mirror’s Edge at $60, but after time, it dictated it wasn’t selling, so it’s reached a price point of $20 now.

They will make enough money from quantity sold cheaper, but what to skin us alive in prices. To be fair though, a HUGE majority doesn’t care because they WANT their game NOW. If not, they’ll die or something.

I don’t doubt they’ll raise the price, probably stick the term, “Limited Collector’s Prestrige Ultimate Finally Edition” and everyone will flock to it. Some to resell at a higher point and some to just purchase.

]]> By: Phoenixblight http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-2/#comment-92788 Phoenixblight Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:09:08 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92788 I Agree with Fearmonkey. They want to raise the prices as they do that my Gamefly list gets bigger I Agree with Fearmonkey. They want to raise the prices as they do that my Gamefly list gets bigger

]]> By: fearmonkey http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-2/#comment-92782 fearmonkey Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:20:41 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92782 @bugmenot yeah, thats complete baloney. Glad you buy into it, you can pay the higher prices, while the rest of us wait for used copies. If they kill the used market with digital distro and use higher prices, watch the industry take a nose dive. Look at the apple store, 99 c titles sell like crazy while the more expensive titles do ok. I truly believe that for publishers to kill the used market, the need to offer titles at lower prices. In my little gamer survey i have found that gamers will buy on impulse a title up to $24.99, anything from $29.99 and up seems like a major purchase. If publishers want to charge higher prices fine, but they better drop them later to much lower prices for them to sell at all. All higher prices will do is make our purchases more selective, so games like singularity and Borderlands will die as everyone will only buy COD and Halo, and thats happening right now at the current price, but it will be much worse if they raise them. @bugmenot yeah, thats complete baloney.
Glad you buy into it, you can pay the higher prices, while the rest of us wait for used copies.
If they kill the used market with digital distro and use higher prices, watch the industry take a nose dive.
Look at the apple store, 99 c titles sell like crazy while the more expensive titles do ok. I truly believe that for publishers to kill the used market, the need to offer titles at lower prices. In my little gamer survey i have found that gamers will buy on impulse a title up to $24.99, anything from $29.99 and up seems like a major purchase.
If publishers want to charge higher prices fine, but they better drop them later to much lower prices for them to sell at all. All higher prices will do is make our purchases more selective, so games like singularity and Borderlands will die as everyone will only buy COD and Halo, and thats happening right now at the current price, but it will be much worse if they raise them.

]]> By: bugmenot http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-2/#comment-92775 bugmenot Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:15:19 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92775 in all seriousness game prices are due a rise, since sony set the standard for disc based releases in 1994(about £40-£45) we've had 15 years of inflation, 10-20 fold rise in development cost, the rise in crippling high street used game trading, online rentals/swapping. If we dont want to quality taking a nosedive prices must rise a little, theres too much pressure on developers at the moment to produce multi million sellers or face doom in all seriousness game prices are due a rise, since sony set the standard for disc based releases in 1994(about £40-£45) we’ve had 15 years of inflation, 10-20 fold rise in development cost, the rise in crippling high street used game trading, online rentals/swapping. If we dont want to quality taking a nosedive prices must rise a little, theres too much pressure on developers at the moment to produce multi million sellers or face doom

]]> By: BraveArse http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-2/#comment-92760 BraveArse Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:00:28 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92760 I just twatted the following tweet: "#buymw2used #activision Very unimpressed with recent pricing strategies. So I'm going to wait for MW2 second hand thankyou Mr Kotick." If we can get some retweets or just disgruntled posts using the same hashtags then who knows? Maybe it'll take off. maybe it'll be a damp squib though. my Twitter = @BeardyBrave I just twatted the following tweet:

“#buymw2used #activision Very unimpressed with recent pricing strategies. So I’m going to wait for MW2 second hand thankyou Mr Kotick.”

If we can get some retweets or just disgruntled posts using the same hashtags then who knows? Maybe it’ll take off. maybe it’ll be a damp squib though.

my Twitter = @BeardyBrave

]]> By: BraveArse http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92759 BraveArse Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:51:35 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92759 So how do we start a little experimental "Fuck You Kotick" movement then? via twitter maybe? Could use a hashtag for posts regarding it if i knew how to do that... So how do we start a little experimental “Fuck You Kotick” movement then? via twitter maybe? Could use a hashtag for posts regarding it if i knew how to do that…

]]> By: frostquake http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92746 frostquake Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:04:51 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92746 Oh and here is how it goes... 1. Games for the Rich 2. Games for Everyone 3. Games for the Rich...I think we are getting to this part quickly! Oh and here is how it goes…
1. Games for the Rich
2. Games for Everyone
3. Games for the Rich…I think we are getting to this part quickly!

]]> By: frostquake http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92745 frostquake Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:02:39 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92745 Remember my young ones, not long ago a company called NEO GEO released a revolutionary console! To play such a wizard system, one must shell out $199.99 to $249.99 pure gaming cartridge for the premium of playing actual arcade titles at home! You could even take your memory card from the Neo Geo and place it in the memory unit at the arcade, plunk in a quarter and pick up where you left off! They believed their was a Niche for those who wanted true arcade games, a small niche that bathed in pregnant mothers milk and fetal leavings, and they were right! But sadly they only could find a 1000 who would buy and as the SUPER WEALTHY typically do, they became bored and invented a drink called Patron and now they sit by a pool full of jelly and gold caps on their teeth and drink the elixir of the devil and the memory of those ghostly $199.99 cartridges are left like skeletons picked clean by the buzzards of life...AWWWW HELL NO I AM NOT PAYING $70.00 for a freaking game!!! Remember my young ones, not long ago a company called NEO GEO released a revolutionary console! To play such a wizard system, one must shell out $199.99 to $249.99 pure gaming cartridge for the premium of playing actual arcade titles at home! You could even take your memory card from the Neo Geo and place it in the memory unit at the arcade, plunk in a quarter and pick up where you left off! They believed their was a Niche for those who wanted true arcade games, a small niche that bathed in pregnant mothers milk and fetal leavings, and they were right! But sadly they only could find a 1000 who would buy and as the SUPER WEALTHY typically do, they became bored and invented a drink called Patron and now they sit by a pool full of jelly and gold caps on their teeth and drink the elixir of the devil and the memory of those ghostly $199.99 cartridges are left like skeletons picked clean by the buzzards of life…AWWWW HELL NO I AM NOT PAYING $70.00 for a freaking game!!!

]]> By: Galactic_Barret http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92743 Galactic_Barret Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:50:27 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92743 I like the sound of that. Boycotting a game sounds so stupid; If you were ever that much of a fan in the first place to be angry over a business decision (L4D2), chances are, you're going to break down and get it anyway. However, if you were to petition something like purchasing their games used, you would get more traction; You're still getting the game, cheaper even, albeit later than some other early adopters. The positives greatly outway the negatives for the consumer, and the publisher gets the worst of it. I would never outright boycott any game from a publisher, but I could definitely get behind buying all of their games used. If anyone deserves that right now, its the voice of Activision. I like the sound of that. Boycotting a game sounds so stupid; If you were ever that much of a fan in the first place to be angry over a business decision (L4D2), chances are, you’re going to break down and get it anyway.
However, if you were to petition something like purchasing their games used, you would get more traction; You’re still getting the game, cheaper even, albeit later than some other early adopters. The positives greatly outway the negatives for the consumer, and the publisher gets the worst of it. I would never outright boycott any game from a publisher, but I could definitely get behind buying all of their games used. If anyone deserves that right now, its the voice of Activision.

]]> By: freedoms_stain http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92730 freedoms_stain Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:33:27 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92730 Raising the price to £70 won't increase their profits, because only a small percentage of gamers are willing and/or able to cough up that much cash with any degree of regularity, thus all they'll achieve is excluding the majority of their audience from launch day titles with little/no financial benefit to themselves. Raising the price to £70 won’t increase their profits, because only a small percentage of gamers are willing and/or able to cough up that much cash with any degree of regularity, thus all they’ll achieve is excluding the majority of their audience from launch day titles with little/no financial benefit to themselves.

]]> By: SticKboy http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92723 SticKboy Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:58:50 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92723 I too will be breaking the habit of a lifetime and opicking up CoD:MW2 second hand, only so as to deprive Activision of sales. Maybe British gamers should start a campaign to get more people involved. I too will be breaking the habit of a lifetime and opicking up CoD:MW2 second hand, only so as to deprive Activision of sales.

Maybe British gamers should start a campaign to get more people involved.

]]> By: Morrius http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92717 Morrius Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:22:33 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92717 Dear Bobby Kotick. You're a cunt. Sincerely, Everyone else. Dear Bobby Kotick.

You’re a cunt.

Sincerely,

Everyone else.

]]> By: fearmonkey http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92716 fearmonkey Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:11:16 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92716 I'm glad that while i enjoy Infinity ward's games (Dont care for the COD's they havent developed), im not so addicted i cant wait to get the title at a used cost. I think that i'll plan on getting this one used just to spite Activision. If this was Bethesda and Zenimax saying this crap, then i would be upset. I’m glad that while i enjoy Infinity ward’s games (Dont care for the COD’s they havent developed), im not so addicted i cant wait to get the title at a used cost. I think that i’ll plan on getting this one used just to spite Activision.
If this was Bethesda and Zenimax saying this crap, then i would be upset.

]]> By: G1GAHURTZ http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92714 G1GAHURTZ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:35:24 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92714 Yeah. Tbh, if Acti didn't have the CoD games, I probably wouldn't buy a single product of theirs just because of their ever growing arrogance... Yeah. Tbh, if Acti didn’t have the CoD games, I probably wouldn’t buy a single product of theirs just because of their ever growing arrogance…

]]> By: BraveArse http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92713 BraveArse Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:27:10 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92713 @G1GA - Astonishingly so. Tbh it's pushed me from wavering over the buy btn to pretty much only buying Acti games from the secondhand section. I can wait quite happily. @G1GA – Astonishingly so. Tbh it’s pushed me from wavering over the buy btn to pretty much only buying Acti games from the secondhand section. I can wait quite happily.

]]> By: G1GAHURTZ http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92710 G1GAHURTZ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:15:29 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92710 Bad PR Bad PR

]]> By: Syrok http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92706 Syrok Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:58:10 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92706 No one forces you to buy games as soon as they come out. For all I care they can demand €140 for it. :) No one forces you to buy games as soon as they come out. For all I care they can demand €140 for it. :)

]]> By: Peffy http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92703 Peffy Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:46:37 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92703 Ohhh...my god! My godness! £70?!It's too much... :'( In Hungary: £70 = ~20.000 HUF, and the minimal wage is 71.500 HUF (avarage wage 80-90k HUF)... £70? It'll be rubbish... I do not work for a game(s)... *(Sorry for my bad English)* Ohhh…my god! My godness! £70?!It’s too much… :’(

In Hungary: £70 = ~20.000 HUF, and the minimal wage is 71.500 HUF (avarage wage 80-90k HUF)…

£70? It’ll be rubbish… I do not work for a game(s)…

*(Sorry for my bad English)*

]]> By: theevilaires http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92698 theevilaires Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:35:48 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92698 Tony Hawk+Ride=Epic Fail Tony Hawk+Ride=Epic Fail

]]> By: Robo_1 http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92696 Robo_1 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:33:29 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92696 Bobby endearing himself further to the people who keep him in a job I see. Will you look at that shit eating grin though... Just for once I'd love to see him post disastrous results. Bobby endearing himself further to the people who keep him in a job I see.

Will you look at that shit eating grin though… Just for once I’d love to see him post disastrous results.

]]> By: deftangel http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92695 deftangel Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:33:17 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92695 The boy's been on a real charm offensive this year hasn't he? Raising prices, threatening to pull PS3 support, attempted block of Brutal Legend and general dropping of anything they can't "annualise". More to the point, Modern Warfare 2 at £55 is one thing. Music games are in a pretty sharp sales decline and practically none of them got canned to Q1 so the there is plenty of scope for cannibalisation. As for Tony Hawk? How many people are *really* going to buy it? For £99? Both that and DJ Hero may well be pretty good games but have limited appeal in mass market terms, IMO. I'd like to see if he thinks Blur is going to fly out at £55 quid. The boy’s been on a real charm offensive this year hasn’t he? Raising prices, threatening to pull PS3 support, attempted block of Brutal Legend and general dropping of anything they can’t “annualise”.

More to the point, Modern Warfare 2 at £55 is one thing. Music games are in a pretty sharp sales decline and practically none of them got canned to Q1 so the there is plenty of scope for cannibalisation.

As for Tony Hawk? How many people are *really* going to buy it? For £99? Both that and DJ Hero may well be pretty good games but have limited appeal in mass market terms, IMO.

I’d like to see if he thinks Blur is going to fly out at £55 quid.

]]> By: theevilaires http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92693 theevilaires Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:30:20 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92693 greedy american pig+small penis=bad economy greedy american pig+small penis=bad economy

]]> By: Armitage http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92692 Armitage Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:25:55 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92692 <a href='http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/03/sidewaysbobbyexcited.jpg' rel="nofollow">A face</a> only a mother could.. barely resist <a href='http://i31.tinypic.com/2wg80gp.jpg' rel="nofollow">punching</a>. A face only a mother could.. barely resist punching.

]]> By: Lutz http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92691 Lutz Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:25:35 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92691 Well yeah, cos the Menacer was fucking shit. Well yeah, cos the Menacer was fucking shit.

]]> By: SunKing http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92683 SunKing Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:18:30 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92683 The thing is, with a higher price comes a perception and expectation of a higher quality product. In the long run they could be setting themselves up for failure. The thing is, with a higher price comes a perception and expectation of a higher quality product. In the long run they could be setting themselves up for failure.

]]> By: SticKboy http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92680 SticKboy Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:14:26 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92680 Shit tont, I think you might be bang on the money with that. If not MW3, then certainly MW4. Still, if it turns out to be anything like the old SEGA Menacer, would that really be so bad? Shit tont, I think you might be bang on the money with that. If not MW3, then certainly MW4. Still, if it turns out to be anything like the old SEGA Menacer, would that really be so bad?

]]> By: tont http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92675 tont Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:08:24 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92675 Properly offensive pricing - of course retailers love it, as it's more margin for them. The interesting thing about MW2 is it's the only top-tier franchise Activision has that doesn't rely on a fancy peripheral. Even Tony Hawk has gone down that route, presumably in some facile belief that adding pretend toys to games is what constitutes progress, rather than making them look like lazy bodges, leading to the creative bankrupcy (and diminishing returns) that licence-heavy, low-creativity iterative IPs like GH actually represent. Adding approximated real-world peripherals really saved the arcade industry from stagnating into a mire of hideously-overpriced, contiunally recycled 'experiences' rather than actual games, didn't it? The horror for me is that MW3 *WILL* have its own range of plastic guns. You can pretty much bet on it, as well as a £100+ price tag. FUCKERS. Properly offensive pricing – of course retailers love it, as it’s more margin for them.

The interesting thing about MW2 is it’s the only top-tier franchise Activision has that doesn’t rely on a fancy peripheral. Even Tony Hawk has gone down that route, presumably in some facile belief that adding pretend toys to games is what constitutes progress, rather than making them look like lazy bodges, leading to the creative bankrupcy (and diminishing returns) that licence-heavy, low-creativity iterative IPs like GH actually represent.

Adding approximated real-world peripherals really saved the arcade industry from stagnating into a mire of hideously-overpriced, contiunally recycled ‘experiences’ rather than actual games, didn’t it?

The horror for me is that MW3 *WILL* have its own range of plastic guns. You can pretty much bet on it, as well as a £100+ price tag. FUCKERS.

]]> By: No_PUDding http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/06/kotick-i-would-raise-game-prices-even-further/comment-page-1/#comment-92673 No_PUDding Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:04:21 +0000 http://www.vg247.com/?p=49264#comment-92673 I think that sounds fitting xD I think that sounds fitting xD

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