Sony CEO 'totally opposed to blocking used games'

[Runa216]

Joelcool7 said:
Sorry Runa, I'm still stuck using my phone. So my response showed up in your comment. Fact is Dev costs are higher then they ever have been. Next generation they will double to triple, a big budget 360/PS3 title can cost up to 50-80 million just to develop throw in an ad campaign and distribution network, online services and software maintenance and a current game like HomeFront can now exceed 100 million dollars. Fact is HomeFront cost 50-mill to develop it was an amazing game and did perform decent. But it did not generate a sufficient profit to keep the studio open. THQ had to can the staff.

Read my blog sometime. Simply put we are paying less for games then almost any point in gaming history. NES games cost 49.99$-59.99$ and if you convert that to modern currency value we were paying nearly 100$ for an NES game made by as few as 5-10 people for as little as a couple thousand dollars.

That may all be well and true (I know it is), but who's fault is that?  certainly not mine.  I'd rather pay loads of money for something unique and quirky like minecraft than something overblown and underwhelming like Call of Duty (keep in mind I actually LIKE call of duty's gameplay, it's one of my favorite shooters).  games don't HAVE to be super expensive or super crisp and clear, the indie scene shows that games can be cheap and fun and still make money.  you just have to be smart with your spending and not blow it all on custom game soundtracks, voice actors, and all that useless nonsense.  

and games DID go up in price this generation. Xbox 360 and PS3 games are 60 bucks a piece rather than 50 like last gen.  Wii games are still 50 for the most part. 

The point is, nobody ASKED these developers to spend 50-100 million dollars on a game.  yes, flashiness sells, it's shiny and dumb people like shiny things, but gamers who actually care about the industry (like you or I....I hope) prefer good gameplay and originality to repetition and safe rehashes.