Cheap games Piracy and Amiga App store

[Fransexy_]

I do my best development in the bathroom.

By all your comments in Amiga.org I believe it :rollingeyes:

[Karlos]

By all your comments in Amiga.org I believe it :rollingeyes:

Seriously, as a developer, I've had some of my best moments if inspiration whilst on the throne or in the bath, shower or whatever.

[redrumloa]

Actually I agree with the original poster. While initial release prices are often much as theyve always been prices seem to drop very quickly. A game like Alan Wake for example can now be picked up new for under $35 AUD. It seems brand new releases are lucky to hold thier price for any more than a month these days. Not just this, but games that have only been around for 6 months or so are already sub $25 aud games almost without fail. In addition to this there's always various deals around, on both new and older games.
Slightly off topic, but I found a nice resource for ps2 and xb1 games for $2 or less recently,.... going to have to splurge on payday

 
Where are you? PC games sure seem high to me, normally $59.95 on release and for 6-9  months or so after release. Certain stores like Best Buy might have a sale on newly released games for $39.95 if you pick them up the week they come out, but that is not with every title. New games still seem very high.

[Ilwrath]

Yeah.... The US is really different in its gaming prices from elsewhere.  PC games are a little cheaper than console equivalents, and come down in price a little sooner.  But not much.  Typical AAA console (PS3/X360) title is now 59.99 or 69.99, and pretty much stays there for the better part of a year.  Typical PC (and Wii for some reason) AAA title is going to be 49.99 or 59.99 and stays there for about 6-8 months.  The Platinum Hits X360 lineup is usually a good deal, but you wait *AT LEAST* a year for a game to make that.  Usually more like 1.5-2 years.

So, US prices start high, and stay there.  Probably so the distributors can post such insane "loss" numbers due to piracy.  They still call downloads after 6 months or more as full price losses.

And I still can't say it enough...  1 download does not equal 1 lost sale.  It just doesn't.  There's lots of kids who just download to say they've got it, but never even unpack it.  There's lots of people who download on a whim something they might never get around to playing, or play for 15 minutes or less.  There's TONS of people who download out-of-region unavailable titles.  It's certainly not a lost sale if you couldn't buy it legally in the first place!  And the list goes on...  Anyhow, enough of that rant.

As for an Amiga App store...  Interesting concept, but what would the apps be, and what would they be for?  Are we talking ADFs for emulators, new apps for OS4/MOS/AROS, or what?  Those two things would seem to be very different markets and approaches.

[commodorejohn]

Seriously, as a developer, I've had some of my best moments if inspiration whilst on the throne or in the bath, shower or whatever.

Thirded. Laugh if you want, but it's a great place to collect and distill your thoughts on something.

Also, the "piracy is killing the gaming industry due to lost sales" thing is an enduring myth, just like the "piracy is killing the music industry" canard, just like the "broadcast taping is killing the film industry" whopper. It seems to make sense on the surface but doesn't hold up under closer examination, and it's gleefully perpetuated by folks like the RIAA who want to use it as leverage to legislate themselves into even more control of the media market. That's my two cents, anyway.

[fishy_fiz]

Where are you? PC games sure seem high to me, normally $59.95 on release and for 6-9  months or so after release. Certain stores like Best Buy might have a sale on newly released games for $39.95 if you pick them up the week they come out, but that is not with every title. New games still seem very high.

Actually, I was quoting console title prices. Pc games are cheaper on release and drop even more quickly. As for where I am,... seriously ?     My post has clues