Comments on: Beating the pirates by being cheap http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/11/25/beating-the-pirates-by-being-cheap/ A veteran's view on marketing games Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:32:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robin http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/11/25/beating-the-pirates-by-being-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-3771 Robin Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:53:35 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=1130#comment-3771 "How about Microsoft?" Microsoft have only published ten PC games in the past two years (including expansion packs and rereleases), most of which have been late and poorly converted Xbox ports. They have never had a significant PC presence beyond franchises like Age of Empires and Flight Sim. All of MGS's resources have been focused on Xbox. Their PC version of Halo 2 was two years late and required Windows Vista. Do you think piracy is Microsoft's main problem here? “How about Microsoft?”

Microsoft have only published ten PC games in the past two years (including expansion packs and rereleases), most of which have been late and poorly converted Xbox ports. They have never had a significant PC presence beyond franchises like Age of Empires and Flight Sim. All of MGS’s resources have been focused on Xbox.

Their PC version of Halo 2 was two years late and required Windows Vista. Do you think piracy is Microsoft’s main problem here?

]]> By: BC http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/11/25/beating-the-pirates-by-being-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-3770 BC Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:49:52 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=1130#comment-3770 "These games are sold for lower prices than their console equivalents. Partly because there is no license fee to pay to a platform holder and partly to give better value to discourage piracy" No ...that's PURELY because there is a licence fee to pay to a platform holder. How about the budget charts do well because they are the only games that can work on the majority of PCs that people own? How about budget niche games are only possible on PC? How about games in general are too expensive so things like second-hand sales are a necessary evil to get people to keep buying a variety of games? “These games are sold for lower prices than their console equivalents. Partly because there is no license fee to pay to a platform holder and partly to give better value to discourage piracy”

No …that’s PURELY because there is a licence fee to pay to a platform holder.

How about the budget charts do well because they are the only games that can work on the majority of PCs that people own?

How about budget niche games are only possible on PC?

How about games in general are too expensive so things like second-hand sales are a necessary evil to get people to keep buying a variety of games?

]]> By: Bruce http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/11/25/beating-the-pirates-by-being-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-3769 Bruce Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:23:37 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=1130#comment-3769 How about Microsoft? http://thoughtsofarandomgamer.blogspot.com/2008/09/microsoft-to-abandon-pc-gaming.html How about Microsoft?

http://thoughtsofarandomgamer.blogspot.com/2008/09/microsoft-to-abandon-pc-gaming.html

]]> By: Robin http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/11/25/beating-the-pirates-by-being-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-3768 Robin Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:43:13 +0000 http://www.bruceongames.com/?p=1130#comment-3768 "Many publishers have abandoned the market" Can you name any? “Many publishers have abandoned the market”

Can you name any?

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