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i dont think game publishers are gonna make games any cheaper.
they will just try to control more where and how their games get distributed.
in essence, i suppose they will focus more and more on consoles that are a pain in the neck to bypass.
for instance, the PS3 is setting a precedent with its resilence to the hacking/pirating community.
the way things are going, pc games which are the most easily cracked might notice a bigger decline in AAA titles worse than what we are experiencing now.
only RTS games are safe for the pc platform, for now.
but who knows, only time will tell what happens.
but i seriously doubt ever seeing any new original game being sold at 5$ 10$ 15$..
but for now, the online gaming pirates are still busy. and third world countries that can barely afford a loaf of decent bread are not the main concern of game publishers, it's the 'rich' white kids and geeks of the west that are not paying for their games that are costing the publishers the bulk of their money.
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I see a decline in pc game prices when online game distribution will outweigh retail. When that happens, the subsequent lowering of prices of the digitally distributed games is direct result of the tipping of the scales, because digital distribution will matter most in sales and not retail, thus creating competition leading to a price drop. Well, you can say that we have competition now and that there have never been price drops. Well, you must take into consideration, that base expenditure in distributing games online is far lower than retail, thus giving it justification by exerting higher profits by lowering prices that will yielding to more sales, than by retail which will lead lower profits and a higher profits/expenditure margin than online distribution.
10th January 2009
