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 Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 04:22 Post subject: EA vs Steam, oh and welcome to the era of 60$ PC games |
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=418547
| Quote: | EA has recently changed strategies in the PC digital distro space. NFS: Hot Pursuit came to Steam one month after launch. Dead Space 2 currently remains nowhere to be found except at the EA Store and retail (both at a $60 base price).
Now, Dragon Age 2 appears on Steam one day after the Signature Edition cutoff date, also at a $60 price point (shared with the EA Store, D2D, and retail, but the Impulse version remains $50 for whatever reason). The Signature Edition included an additional party member and his associated content (like the Stone Prisoner with DA:O) as well as the game soundtrack, for preorders placed up until January 11th. |
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NFS: Hot Pursuit - one month late on Steam, insistance that no Steam version was even planned
EA Create - not coming to Steam
Dragon Age 2 - this kerfuffle
Dead Space 2 - not coming to Steam
Darkspore - apparently not coming to Steam |
Perhaps since they see DD distribution as the future: http://www.nfohump.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66189 they want to expand their own store by boycotting (although they claim that's not the case) the #1 DD service on PC: Steam..?
And apparently EA decided that all their new games are going to cost 60$ on the PC 
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 04:29 Post subject: |
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That is very good strategy to battle piracy, yes, I definitely thought that PC games were $50 because we always get shitty versions of those games on pc, but making all their games $60 is just ensuring the customer that PC versions are up to snuff with the amazing console versions.
Unless the game has amazing mp experience, not many people will shell out the full price for a mainly sp game, especially when you are not sure how the game will turn out (DA2).
All their games can be pirated without missing anything or wait until they are on sale.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 04:37 Post subject: |
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Bad idea if you ask me, i know a lot of new gamers that won't buy it unless its on steam.
Really.
But in reality, I don't imagine DA2 will be selling as well as the first one did on PC, as it looks like even the console gamers are upset about DLC being announced before game release.
EA Create - LBP wanna be.
Dead Space 2 - I did not like the first, not scary, to easy, even on hard.
Darkspore - meh.
I think their ruining potential customers IMO.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 05:03 Post subject: |
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I'll pirate every game I get my hands on before I pay €60 for them. Screw any greedy bastard publisher who thinks they're going to rape MY wallet.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 05:07 Post subject: |
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only game ill ever have in ea atore is burnout ultimate :coolface
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 05:09 Post subject: |
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...this bodes ill for ME3  and i was actually planning on buying that... oh well, stick to pirating i guess.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 06:34 Post subject: |
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i just thank fuck for some of the game stores we do have here in nz... prices are always better than shit like steam...
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 06:53 Post subject: |
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Better make a thread on increasing bread and milk prices too. Everything in the world has its price increased at some point.
See you guys in the milk and bread increased price thread!
EDIT: Oh yah, a bridge I drive on into New York just went up from $5.50 to $6.50, someone make a thread please.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 06:56 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 06:59 Post subject: |
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Inflation.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 09:05 Post subject: |
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but this is good i guess... i mean for a moment there i was wondering if activision was more evil than EA, and now i know that theyre dead even... phew.. thank fuck all this happened, otherwise id be in an awkward position of thinking EA wasnt all that bad.. 
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 09:29 Post subject: |
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$60 is still less than the fucking prices we pay here in Europe, let alone the €60 it'll be for us. Better be games as good as they were a decade ago, and not the craptastic shit we had last year.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 10:05 Post subject: |
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Listed prices in Finland are between 33€ (ordering from Åland -> no vat) - 52€
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 10:50 Post subject: |
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Fortunately for me, the word pay isn't in my dictionary.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 12:36 Post subject: |
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i have no problem paying 60 for a good game as long as it doesn't have a draconian drm.
but... if ds2 doesn't come to steam on release day ill just torrent the game.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 12:46 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 13:29 Post subject: |
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$60? Due to bailouts and 'stimulus' the dollar has been devalued. Get used to higher prices in dollars for everything. Blame Keynesian economics, not EA.
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 14:30 Post subject: Re: EA vs Steam, oh and welcome to the era of 60$ PC games |
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| Quote: | | EA decided that all their new games are going to cost 60$ on the PC |
I'll be extremely glad to consolidate my status of Pirate  |
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 14:32 Post subject: |
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That's the crux of the matter. $60 isn't all that bad, thanks to America's laughably shit economy, but publishers KNOW this so they price it per-currency. $60 to Yanks? €60 to Eurofags. Pretty soon they'll be doing £60 to Britfags too. You can't win. The only choice is to force these greedy fucks out of business. Let greater, kinder, overlords rise from the ashes!!111
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 14:53 Post subject: |
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if its a physical medium with a 100 page manual and a figurine or a USb stick with some shit on it and free DLC with a good cover art then 60$ is a fair price
but
we are talking here about a digital download that should be dirty cheap for not having Logistics costs , Ecology taxes and other costs counted IN the price of the game... as of now those DD games have Server costs , Marketing costs , Provider costs and EA profit and those create the price ... so one of those factors made those games SO expensive
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| Posted: Thu, 13th Jan 2011 14:56 Post subject: |
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| inz wrote: | Well Sabin's married now, so his wife has exclusive rights to rape his wallet.  |
what do you mean 'his' wallet? |
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