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Onyxmeth on 15 October 2009
zexen_lowe said:
Onyxmeth said:

Why is this shafting the PC gamer? In actuality wouldn't it be every cross platform game other than Modern Warfare 2 is shafting the console gamer?

Actually no. It's to my understanding (correct me if I'm wrong) that PC games are usually cheaper because there are no console royalties to pay. So, in essence, the $10 a consumer saves by buying the game on PC are the $10 (give or take a few dollars, dunno the exact number) that the console maker, be it Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo would get from a game on their console. So, in essence, Activision and every PC game developer sees the same return by charging less.

With this, Activision are earning more on the game on PC per copy than they're earning on the consoles

So essentially the PC gamer is getting shafted because the publisher is profiting more off of them than console gamers? Then aren't all digitally distributed and retail shared titles also shafting PC gamers since the savings on packaging and shipping aren't being passed along to the consumer?

Regarding the royalty fees paid to hardware owners, I don't think that information is publically available, so any guesstimations are merely that...guesstimations.



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Gnizmo on 15 October 2009
tedsteriscool said:
This is so stupid. Why suddenly raise the price from $50 when it's been that for years? Activision are a bunch of greedy bastards. I'll just torrent all of their games, the pricks.

Things getting more expensive as time goes on? Never happened before! I'll just be off the the corner store to go pick-up a coke for 25 cents. Come on Lori, you know what this is. Torrenting their games isn't going to hurt them at all. Just buy it on a console instead and make your point that way.



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Onyxmeth on 15 October 2009
jefforange89 said:
Onyxmeth said:

Why is this shafting the PC gamer? In actuality wouldn't it be every cross platform game other than Modern Warfare 2 is shafting the console gamer?

Nope, there are licensing fees to pay on consoles, where as there aren't any for PC.

Have the royalty fees gone up this generation? Last generation games cost $50. Games still cost $50 on the Wii, so is Nintendo's royalty cut $10 less than Sony and Microsoft? Seems unlikely.



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Pineapple on 15 October 2009
tedsteriscool said:
This is so stupid. Why suddenly raise the price from $50 when it's been that for years? Activision are a bunch of greedy bastards. I'll just torrent all of their games, the pricks.

Well, to be fair, the price of games should go up. Inflation does exist, after all. If something cost 50 dollars in 2000, that equals 62 dollars today. These price increases should happen occasionally; there's really no crime in it.



vlad321 on 15 October 2009

I know what game I will be pirating 1 week early in protest!

 

P.S. I was never even planning on buying this game to begin with. CoD4 sucked.



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Onyxmeth on 15 October 2009
vlad321 said:

I know what game I will be pirating 1 week early in protest!

 

P.S. I was never even planning on buying this game to begin with. CoD4 sucked.

You mean as opposed to pirating it on release day like you typically do? That'll sure show 'em.



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Khuutra on 15 October 2009
vlad321 said:

I know what game I will be pirating 1 week early in protest!

 

P.S. I was never even planning on buying this game to begin with. CoD4 sucked.

Isn't declaring intent to pirate sort of a bannable offense?



zexen_lowe on 15 October 2009
Khuutra said:
vlad321 said:

I know what game I will be pirating 1 week early in protest!

 

P.S. I was never even planning on buying this game to begin with. CoD4 sucked.

Isn't declaring intent to pirate sort of a bannable offense?

No, as long as you don't provide a link




Khuutra on 15 October 2009
zexen_lowe said:
Khuutra said:
vlad321 said:

I know what game I will be pirating 1 week early in protest!

 

P.S. I was never even planning on buying this game to begin with. CoD4 sucked.

Isn't declaring intent to pirate sort of a bannable offense?

No, as long as you don't provide a link

Benga used to do it.

It was hilarious.



Gnizmo on 15 October 2009
Khuutra said:

Benga used to do it.

It was hilarious.

I miss Benga more now. Too bad he died =( Or maybe he just got to busy with RL and a new job or something. I was never too clear on that honestly. A mod could use it as precedent to ban though. There are a surprising number of unspoken rules here.



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