EA: Origin won't copy Steam 75% off sales. "Cheapens IP."

[Scoobes]

trasharmdsister12 said:

Scoobes said:
Just a thought. The publishers have to agree to these 75% sales on Steam, and most of the time, they see benefit in doing so. EA have titles that are included in the 75% sales.

So EA have the problem of left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing because on the one hand, EA are agreeing to put their titles on sale at 75% off and on the other hand they're saying "we won't have 75% sales on our service as it damages our IP".

So which is it?

It's the hand that they think will make them the most money given the circumstances.

"Cheapening" an IP through the mass reduction of a price is better for the industry (different gamers possibly trying new franchises and products spurring genre > industry growth and supporting reason to develop fresh ideas and worlds) than cheapening an IP to potentially reach mass market appeal (derivative gameplay and checklist feature set where fans of a style of game are set aside for those loose with money and shorter attention spans).

Soooo.... Mass Effect?