Your thoughts? Locked RAGE SP content if purchased used...

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Galaki said:

Heavenly_King said:

yo_john117 said:

Well I won't be buying it until I can get it very cheap then!

For the company that makes the game is better for them that, because by buying a new copy of the game for 20 bucks (or even 1 dollar) you are giving money to the developer, instead of giving it to GAMESTOP by buying a used copy for 30.

You seriously think it's a good thing to buy the game NEW at $20 or even at $1?

Let's say the game retail for $60. After factored in all the expenses to get that game to retail for you to buy, let's assume the break even price of the game is $25... Someone has to foot that loses and whoever that is, isn't going to be happy with you buying it for $20 or less.

You're wrong.

Most of those costs are percentage not fixed cost so everyone is still making money.

A game isn't a finished product made in China that has a high fixed cost to produce.

At most you're talking like 2-3$ of fixed cost in a game you purchase at a retailer, the rest is all individuals entities taking a percentage along the way ( developers get a percentage, publisher if different, gets a cut, distribution companies gets a cut ( the one between the publisher and the retailers), retailers gets a cut and so on...

Why do you think most companies are actually happy when their games sell over a million and make it to the greatest hits ?

Sure everyone makes more money if the game is sold 60$ than 20$ but once a game has reached its potential sales at a given price, it's better to lower the price and still make some money than not do it and kill all sales...