makingmusic476 said:
Paying for LIve is entirely unrelated to the fact that Microsoft mandates that all XBLA games have a demo. Providing a demo is only an added burden for the developer, who then has to prepare multiple builds of their products for release. Sony could easily mandate demos for all PSN releases as well, but they simply choose not to, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that they aren't charging for online play. Though I agree that such a practice is disappointing. If only this thread were about ps3 or Wii, maybe we could talk about this more in-depth. And I'll go make a thread on helping people find work right now, if that's what constitutes "getting organized" in your book. =/ |
This would end up going off on a tangent if it were discussed fully. I would add here, that maybe it exists because Microsoft mandates demos for everything. However, with the PS3, Sony charges fees to developers for each time demos or content is downloaded. It is a fee for each Gig of bandwidth used for downloading. Sony and Nintendo follow different business models, which result in different services being provided to people who use their services. Instead of pay to play online, Sony decides to do Playstation Plus at $50/year, which is to access discounts and some free content. The pay to play online enables Microsoft to do things differently.
Hey on the thread to help people get work, it would likely require a lot more, but I am up for something in this area.