| badgenome said: But they're largely the same publishers. As for your previous example about the price of Mass Effect 3 on PSN vs. Steam, I'm reasonably sure those are both EA's calls. So it isn't just about good publishers and bad publishers. Either they (or perhaps the platform holders) really are as averse to undercutting retailers too much with their digital prices, or the competition with the myriad of different digital distributors on PC forces prices down below where they'd otherwise go. Or a combination of the two. |
I dont even think Mass Effect 3 is on Steam in all honesty. I know ME and ME2 are though.
I could understand them not wanting to undercut the retailers by too much. I mean, in cases the cost of the game on PSN is more than the cost of the game at a game store. Thats just taking it too far. How can they expect it to work if theyre charging those prices? How can they expect the consumer to choose that version en masse? The only incentive there is, is that you dont have to leave your house.
With how prices fluctuate at retail, if they want DD to succeed on consoles they need to offer better prices. Its one of the things PS Plus gets so right. Good deals.
