Should there be an EA/Ubisoft/Activision Tax on the industry?

[Geralt]

vivster said:

Geralt said:

vivster said:

Geralt said:

vivster said:
With such a tax those companies would make even more money by increasing the price on DLC and blaming it on the tax. As if the average gamer could calculate what 45% of something is.

nope because if DLC was more expensive consumers would not buy it then companies like EA will change their tune!

Yeah right. Do you even know who buys DLC? It's people who are especially invested in a certain game. Do you think those people care if the $10 DLC now costs $15? Nope.

 

All im saying is if there was a 45% tax on the season pass for a game like destiny for instance, no one would pay 160+ dollars at launch (200+ dollars for our neighbors in the north). Companies would be forced to lower the price and omit dlc gamers win!

You're overestimatimng the ability of the average consumer to count. Also I'd buy certain games for $200 at launch even without DLC. Complaining about the prices of games or DLC is ultimately pointless. If I want to play something I buy it.

And again, DLC is bought only by the most dedicated players. Of course people would be outraged by the price, but those are the people who wouldn't have bought it anyway.

Youre a rare exception. Video games are an price elastic good. When the price of the base game goes up, sales and overal profits go down. For this reason devs dont raise the price of the base game they would rather omit part of the game and sell it as dlc. Its an anti-consumer practice and people need to stop sticking up for them! Its disgusting what they are doing!