| JRPGfan said: Im being realistic. Im saying if they sold it for 1-2$ on VC, people wouldnt pirate it nearly as much. Instead of a small hardcore fanbase buying it at 45$, if they sold each title for 2$, they would sell like 100 times more of these games.
"How can you promote piracy so casually?" I didnt, I said it was going to happy with this price. So "how can you blatantly ignore, price's effect on piracy?" I ask you instead. |
Secret of Mana is one of the most beloved games of all time. If Square sold it for $2 on the VC then they'd be tacitly admitting that they're selling junk.
And the VC store would get the reputation as a place that sells junk.
Cultivating a fanbase that will pay $45 for a physical release of a collection of old games is more valuable than selling stuff on the cheap to hundreds of people who will play it for five minutes and then forget about you IMO.
Devaluaing your own properties in an attempt to attract consumers who don't like paying for stuff is probably a bad idea.
