Katilian on 08 June 2009
| johnsobas said: Why you guys have such a problem with digital distribution, it is a good thing for gaming if they make it like they do steam. Developers can get a bigger piece of the pie because you're cutting out much of the middleman, not only that but used games are eliminated which means even more money for developers. More money for developers means more games and bigger games. Also you get much better choice from an online marketplace then you do from going to wal-mart, you can actually buy old games and niche games. With digital distribution the money doesn't stop for developers when stores stop stocking the games, games can stay on digital distribution forever even if they sell a dozen a year. |
I really depends on what you mean by this. Offer a server with features that add to the gamers experience, I'll agree. Adopt a sales model in which all customers "subscribe" to the games (lose your account and all your games are gone) and a model where they decide if you still have access or not tomorrow (ever read the EULA?), then I'm going to disagree.
I have no problems with DD as a concept, but there are very few implementations so far in the gaming world which I'm will to purchase from. When I purchase a game, I except to be able to play it whether it be tomorrow, next year or 10 years down the line. I don't like the fact that I need to "ask for permission" to play a game I've supposedly already paid to have access to.
