Posts Tagged ‘Pricing’

Sorry, I have been really busy writing for a number of sites recently so I do not have any new posts this week. DoFuss is still my baby though and I am writing an article to go up in the next few days. Until then my article on game pricing just went up on Videogame-Reviews. This post officially makes me (very) semi-professional so leave some comments on their site to show them that I am worth the money.

Here is a short excerpt…

“Unfortunately for publishers who would like to try [... a varied pricing structure for games...] during the first generation of Playstation and the inception of optical media storage, game prices have become more or less standardized. Gone are the days of magic SFX chips hidden in cartridges that enabled developers to charge for the physical edition to the games storage medium. Consumers seemingly only acknowledge the delivery method of their entertainment and not the development cost or quality. With the standardization of price companies could no longer form a business model that could accommodate niche games for a smaller audience by altering the price accordingly.”

Read more here…

Okay, I have finally taken over the reigns of editing, which is why the latest podcast is a tad late. Think I have it all down though, so here’s hoping you won’t notice much of a difference.

During the course of this show we manage to talk about institutionalization… and drugs… and sandwiches, all without diverging from the usual format of news and features. Frakesy, Darren’s old games and the song challenge are back as always and are joined this week by discussion of game prices.

A few extra notes. Every time I say Acclaim I mean Activision. It is a mistake I used to make when I was thirteen, I do not know why its rematerializing now. Also there is no such thing as morphium, thing my brain created a lovely mix of morphine and opium.

I really want a sandwich.

Enjoy the show.

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