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GameStop Worried Digital Games Are Too Cheap
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zenosparadox
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Budgets will decrease if prices go down, or publishers will seek new avenues of getting your money that are not healthy (isn't it something like 0.5% of mobile users account for 50% of IAP revenue?).
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I laughed
I think that since this is Gamestop we're talking about, and how used games sales factor into the discussion about sustainability of the industry, it should also factor into this discussion since I cannot re-sell the game. So let's say digital games should be priced at what Gamestop sells new vs what they sell used, so 10% of retail.
How's that sound?
How's that sound?
adamantypants
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Gamestop sells used games for $57. Everything else is cheap to them.
Gray Matter
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For a retailer, GameStop sure does have a lot to say.
Not the first time I have seen such concern but I think the debate is immaterial at this point because that genie is out of the bottle and there is nothing to change the overall gestalt of Steam Sales and Humble Bundles. Reminds me of the mobile scene, publishers and Apple never intended to have a race to the bottom and then have the rise of F2P to the point where premium apps are at best a curiosity but that is just the way the market flowed. What does Gamestop intend to do to fight digital sales in the here and now?
NoPiece
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Infernal Monkey
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So basically Gamestop is just annoyed because consumers can't trade those digital freebies back in for seven cents or whatever the trade value is on new releases.
Mobile games, yes, PC Games, no, Digital console games, HELL no.
Unless you want to play the waiting game for about months, digital game price is fine. And good luck try to play waiting game on multiplayer games.
Perfect response.
Unless you want to play the waiting game for about months, digital game price is fine. And good luck try to play waiting game on multiplayer games.
Perfect response.
Laughing so much. I fucking love this image.
"Don't you dare make digital games cheap!"
I think what GameStop is actually worried about is that most people will start buying digital on consoles as right now on PC which means less money for them and no preowned games which means even less money. If preowned games don't exist, GameStop will be close to death.
I think what GameStop is actually worried about is that most people will start buying digital on consoles as right now on PC which means less money for them and no preowned games which means even less money. If preowned games don't exist, GameStop will be close to death.
Hnng
Perfect
Yea, pretty cleat that is the real fear given that they just too an earnings bath.
Mobile market and Steam+Humble Bundle is different. The former have default low price, while the latter requires you to wait before you can save worthwhile pennies.
SteveWinwood
Member
just go away already gamestop no one likes you
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Exactly. They should be cheaper than physical games imo. Not every game should be and is worth $60 and publishers are generally sticking that price on literally all releases regardless of their quality or if they are complete or not.
They are different but for how long can the console market resist the influence?
I think it's closer to 40 dollars for a new release?
Hamster Plugin
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In the EU region, digital games are totally insane, both PC and consoles. The utter insanity that Steam charges in EU seems like a plot to keep retail PC alive.
Consoles are even worse because there are no third party key sellers. Amazon US's PSN key store is completely pointless because it very rarely price matches its retail sales.
Consoles are even worse because there are no third party key sellers. Amazon US's PSN key store is completely pointless because it very rarely price matches its retail sales.
Juke Joint Jezebel
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So this basically boils down to GameStop whining, and saying "Bew Hew Hew! Publishers and developers aren't brown-nosing us as much as they used to, and people are getting actual good deals on digital platforms like steam months later down the line, while we stubbornly freeze our prices and refuse to budge the value of our games outside of second hand games, oh woe is us, waaaah!"
Besides, have they ever actually had a look at the console's digital storefronts? Games are often more expensive digitally than they are in the shops! Most of the games in the UK MS store for example are £5-£10 more expansive than in retail these days
Besides, have they ever actually had a look at the console's digital storefronts? Games are often more expensive digitally than they are in the shops! Most of the games in the UK MS store for example are £5-£10 more expansive than in retail these days
CraigerGamer
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Is colluding on price points to artificially inflate the cost of the good illegal? Isn't that basically what he's saying?
I'm not a lawyer. It could be perfectly legal.
bobbychalkers
Member
oh my god
Actually complain to the right people? Publishers are the ones who set the price.
Hamster Plugin
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Valve recommends prices to publishers, which includes the "you are in EU so you pay more, fuck you" tax. Publishers can choose not to follow Valve's advice, but most indies aren't going to bother to find out the exchange rate for twenty different currencies that Steam operates in, trusting Valve instead.
The slow, agonizing death of GameStop is going to be so fun to watch.
Lashing out, trying to grab onto anything to stay relevant.
This is going to be a great show. Looks like it's finally starting up in earnest.
Please, do go on GameStop... what was it you were saying? Digital games are too cheap?
Remember a few months ago when they were saying that publishers were going to partner with them to re-sell digital games? That was a good one too.
Lashing out, trying to grab onto anything to stay relevant.
This is going to be a great show. Looks like it's finally starting up in earnest.
Please, do go on GameStop... what was it you were saying? Digital games are too cheap?
Remember a few months ago when they were saying that publishers were going to partner with them to re-sell digital games? That was a good one too.
I think that would be price fixing.
speculawyer
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Gamestop worried they will be pushed out of the business.
They have good reason to worry.
They have good reason to worry.
Recommending isn't enforcing.
Exchange rates are a Google search away, so I don't buy your excuse. They want more money, that's what it is.
Once Gamestop's gone, I'll literally have no dedicated gaming shops near me.
Sad to think about
Hamster Plugin
Member
http://i.imgur.com/aaIpz0a.png
Imagine this, but with 10 more boxes. Either trust Valve who conveniently fills in all the boxes for you, or manually enter every single price just to be fair.
In regards to Gamestop you just answered your own question.
Yeah like I said, the developer wants more money. There's no point in blaming Valve when their only hand in the pricing is the suggestion. If the developer wanted to be fair they've got a powerful search engine that brings up currency exchange rates in less than 2 seconds.
Blaming Valve for greedy developer seems odd.