Sony Download Pricing

[mike_intellivision]

JaggedSac said:

mike_intellivision said:
The game price structure could spell doom for a product that is already thought by some to be over-priced.

By not having to produce or ship the item, there is a tangible savings to Sony. After all, the marginal cost of each new download is virtually zero while the marginal cost of each new physical copy includes the medium, the packaging, the instructions, and the transportation to get it to market.

Most consumers will look and think "hard copy vs. non copy" for same price -- I will go with the hard copy.

All Sony would have to do is discount the new games minimally so that the consumer has a perception of paying for what they receive.

Finally, as to the Microsoft claim of constant access, remember that most Wal-Marts and mail order sites are open 24/7. Not quite as convenient, but certainly not worth a premium.

Basically, both Sony and Microsoft should look at how Steam operates.

Mike from Morgantown

There is no repercussions on Valve for pissing off retail.  There is for MS and Sony.  It really has nothing to do with costs to produce.  It has everything to do with the retail channel being essential to their business models.

True.  But having DL games in-and-of themselves already upsets retail.  The PSP-Go by definition upsets retail.

And if publishers are truly upset with the used market, convincing people to buy non-physical copies eliminates that situation.

 

Mike from Morgantown