Tue, Jan 05, 2010 | 20:04 GMT
EA: Games may become (sort of) cheaper in the future
EA Canada senior producer, Jason DeLong, has told Game Informer that initial game purchases could become less expensive in the future, with value being added later on in the product’s life.
“I think that we’re going to start to see — maybe not in the next year, but in the near future — games go down the route of smaller up-front experiences and lower prices at the beginning, and then the ability to extend the game through episodic material or future feature material,” he said. “I think that’s a direction we’re probably heading in.
“Games are getting more expensive, and times are tough, and it’s getting harder to purchase every game you want. So, how can we keep people playing and offer them more but not have to make them break the bank to do it?
“It’s going to be an interesting creative problem for us to solve.”
This means that the games may only be cheaper initially, with overall prices potentially actually rising when DLC and other goodies are factored in – but this way, gamers will have the option to either expand the experience, or let it remain “as is” out of the box.
More through the link, via Joystiq.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Retail, Trade
Tags: dlc, ea canada, game prices, jason delong
7 comments
#1
DarkElfa
05/01/10, 9:43 pm
Sounds like ala cart garbage to me. What you’ll end up doing is paying 100 bucks for everything you used to get for 50 bucks. It’s all hyperbole and marchitecture. They want to paint it like it’s something they’re doing for our benefit but it’s all about giving us less for more money. I’m sick to death of companies trying to pull fast ones and then say they did it for the consumer. Where’s the value anymore? Where’s the fucking quality?
#2
Gekidami
05/01/10, 9:52 pm
Sounds like selling the first piece of a game then nickel and diming from middle to end is how EA’s gonna roll in the future, already Riccitiello was on about this last month.
#3
DarkElfa
05/01/10, 9:59 pm
In-fucking-deed, my friend.
#4
polygem
05/01/10, 10:45 pm
we all have to go offline for a year or so to boycott this.
#5
Phoenixblight
05/01/10, 10:51 pm
THis is a scary future we are in. Breaking games apart to make it “cheaper” Bullshit.
#6
Quiiick
05/01/10, 11:30 pm
Don’t buy DLC! Never! EVER!
Even if it’s exceptionally well done like in GTA 4 or FALLOUT 3.
Let’s force them to do proper sequels instead.
#7
Blerk
06/01/10, 8:57 am
Hmm. This doesn’t sound good.