| makingmusic476 said: Since when? And why would maufacturing costs be an inhibiting factor for the number of discs used? DVDs cost less than 10 cents a piece when mass produced. The guys at id are probably spending more on the BD-Rom for the ps3 version of Rage than they would on 3 DVDs. |
Since shortly after the news broke. It wasn't as widely reported since it wasn't sensationalistic. Also, it was combined with a different news story to make it easier to miss. I had a hard time finding the updated article, and I knew what I was looking for!
Relevant quotes and links:
"Microsoft is not being dickheads," he said. "It was a simple kind of miscommunication. Microsoft does not charge a royalty per disc, but there is a cost of goods that goes along with manufacturing. "
http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=1001
