If a game costs 10 bucks would you buy ... .(everyone must participate)(updated)

(EDIT2): Read the freaking thread before posting a reply, thanks.

(EDIT3): Please, post one answer only, one option from the six options available, do not combine two.

(EDIT4): Please, assume that this was going to happen for real, I know its not, but just try to assume, use imagination.

(EDIT5): I noticed that the options were a bit glitchy and caused a lot of confusions so I reduced them to 3. please re-post.

Say the game comapnies revised their pricing scheme, and reduced the cost of games significantly to only 10 bucks per title.

Would you buy all of these games if they were 10 bucks now ?: (assuming you own the system (just assume you do)) :

1. Assassin's creed (any plat)

2. Super Mario galaxy

3. Crysis

4. Call of duty 4 (any plat)

5. World in conflict

6. Orange box (any plat)

7. Mass effect

Without having to choose between games, this will be just 10$ over the current price of premium priced game, i.e. a total of 70$

So seriously, would you grab all of them if every single one of them was 10 bucks (new release price) ?

POST:

1.(Yes) - if you will get them all @ 10 bucks

2.(Some) - if you were going to get "some" of them @ 10 $ (specify number of titles)

3.(No) - If you were not going to get any even @ 10 bucks

4.(I don't care) - if money is no issue for you, be it 60$ or 10$ i.e. you will get them all either way.

What's the point of all this ?

If all games high profile or not were 10 bucks now, publishers will make more money than charging premium rates for their titles like they're doing now. how do i know this ? well this topic is supposed to clarify this, because if most of you chose (Yes) as an answer, that means that instead of one publisher selling; 100k units @ 50$ which will total to 5 mill $ in revenue, they will sell 1 mill units @ 10 bucks = 10 mill $ in revenue. (I am just throwing some random numbers to clarify the point)

Because most of gamers would rather to get as many games as possible, rather than choosing one or two titles out of 10 great titles that they would love to get but due to budget, they can't

Please keep replies restricted to the guide above, thank you sheep,cows and lemmings :)

I know this is not going to happen, but I thought it would be interesting to just see what people think about this matter. I just think this is the best way to totally annihilate piracy, nothing less, nothing more.

Thanks

Keep it clean ... keep it real ..

PEACE^^

:D

Id buy them all except for World in Conflict And Crysis

I will start off with

(Yes)

so far: 1 (yes)

Id buy them all except for World in Conflict And Crysis

deavincalhoun

Please specify which price scheme ? premium or 10 bucks ?

(Some+3)

Premium:

Super Mario Galaxy

Assassin's Creed

The Orange Box

$10:

Call of Duty 4

Crysis

oh dear ... i think i screwed it up ..

it might've been a bit too complicated .. :D ...

ok I will try to fix it and edit it to make user friendly,

what I am trying to say is:

1. Will you buy all these games if they were 10 bucks, is yes .. then type Yes

otherwise, you will to be one of the other options and stick to the guide,

please don't post multiple answers ...

One answer only ..

thanks !

:| What's the point of this topic again? Hey! I have a good idea! If every console was $5, would you buy all of them?!Erkidu

some+

Galaxy

i only got wii, (and PC)

[QUOTE="Erkidu"]:| What's the point of this topic again? Hey! I have a good idea! If every console was $5, would you buy all of them?!xXHackettXx

lol .. I was just trying to prove a point, and that is:

If all games high profile or not were 10 bucks now, publishers will make more money than charging premium rates for their titles like they're doing now.

how do i know this ? well this topic is supposed to clarify this...

because if most of you chose (Yes) as an answer, that means that instead of one publisher selling; 100k units @ 50$ which will total to 5 mill $

they will;

sell 1 mill units @ 10 bucks = 10 mill $ (I am just throwing some random numbers to clarify the point)

Because most of gamers would rather to get as many games as possible, rather than choosing one or two titles out of 10 great titles that they would love to get but due to budget, they can't

got it ?

PEACE^^

I have revised the options, please read it again and post the appropraite option again, thanks.

For what it's worth:

(Yes)

For what it's worth:

(Yes)

RazorGR

thanks for understanding how this works, lol,

I further revised the topic, even if posted and read this topic, please read it again, i made some "enhancements"

1. Assassin's creed (any plat) - YES

2. Super Mario galaxy - NO

3. Crysis - YES

4. Call of duty 4 (any plat) - YES

5. World in conflict - NO

6. Orange box (any plat) - YES

7. Mass effect - YES


I would buy some.

1. Assassin's creed (any plat) - YES

2. Super Mario galaxy - NO

3. Crysis - YES

4. Call of duty 4 (any plat) - YES

5. World in conflict - NO

6. Orange box (any plat) - YES

7. Mass effect - YES


I would buy some.

SergeantSnitch

even at a low price of 10$ ?

[QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]

1. Assassin's creed (any plat) - YES

2. Super Mario galaxy - NO

3. Crysis - YES

4. Call of duty 4 (any plat) - YES

5. World in conflict - NO

6. Orange box (any plat) - YES

7. Mass effect - YES


I would buy some.

wiidominance

even at a low price of 10$ ?

full price- ob,wic,crysis,ac

$10-cod4

Some

But I get where you're going at. And I also believe the price of games are holding them back...and killing my wallet.

2) Game #1, #2, #4, #6, and #7.

Bolded signifies I'd buy them at a premium price.

[QUOTE="wiidominance"][QUOTE="SergeantSnitch"]

1. Assassin's creed (any plat) - YES

2. Super Mario galaxy - NO

3. Crysis - YES

4. Call of duty 4 (any plat) - YES

5. World in conflict - NO

6. Orange box (any plat) - YES

7. Mass effect - YES


I would buy some.

SergeantSnitch

even at a low price of 10$ ?

? Mario controles just like your normal game, save the occasional use of pointing the remote at the screen. You don't need to wave your arms at all.

And FYI, BioShockOwnz was being sarcastic in the post you quoted for your signature. It might come off as desperate to some, to, you know, quote a non-serious post.

(Yes) I'd buy them all (assuming that I have a 360 to play Mass Effect on - but I would buy a 360 if the games were $10 each).

Then again, this will never happen - developers, publishers and licensers need to make a profit on the games.

It would work if they took a share of the profits out of the total sales, instead of taking a bit from each sale (I guess that's how it works) - but then they'd be relying on the game selling well in order to make money, meaning that we'd end up with a lot of casual-pleasing, crappy games.

(Yes) I'd buy them all (assuming that I have a 360 to play Mass Effect on - but I would buy a 360 if the games were $10 each).

Then again, this will never happen - developers, publishers and licensers need to make a profit on the games.

It would work if they took a share of the profits out of the total sales, instead of taking a bit from each sale (I guess that's how it works) - but then they'd be relying on the game selling well in order to make money, meaning that we'd end up with a lot of casual-pleasing, crappy games.

Planeforger

Did u notice that casual games make a lot of money ? and did you also notice that most of the times they are budget priced ? (correct me if am wrong)

So, see the connection, as mentioned, if games were cheaper, MORE people will buy them.

Whereas now how it works, is that a game publisher would price the game high 50-60, and wish for the best that he breaks even, and if he was totally lucky, makes some profit.

remember, nowadays, 90% of the money in industry is made by 10% only of the games, (heard it on a podcast),

places like China, you can see people give away games for free, CEO of EA is already noticing this, and is willing to act accordingly,

he mentioned something about experimenting with different pricing schemes in the future. My guess you gona see some experiments sooner than later.

[QUOTE="Planeforger"]

It would work if they took a share of the profits out of the total sales, instead of taking a bit from each sale (I guess that's how it works) - but then they'd be relying on the game selling well in order to make money, meaning that we'd end up with a lot of casual-pleasing, crappy games.

wiidominance

Did u notice that casual games make a lot of money ? and did you also notice that most of the times they are budget priced ? (correct me if am wrong)

So, see the connection, as mentioned, if games were cheaper, MORE people will buy them.

True, but casual games work because they don't have huge budgets - there's a much smaller risk.
If you've made a game that cost over a million to make, and you sold it at $10, and only a handful of people bought it, then you'd be totally screwed.
Sure, I guess the same works if you're selling it at a higher price and less people buy it...hmm...no, I don't really have an argument. :P

This is ridiculous! You are speculating to the extreme something that will NEVER happen. LMFAO look at the self ownage, look at it!!!

If all games high profile or not were 10 bucks now, publishers will make more money than charging premium rates for their titles like they're doing now. how do i know this ? well this topic is supposed to clarify this, because if most of you chose (Yes) as an answer, that means thatinstead of one publisher selling; 100k units @ 50$ which will total to 5 mill $ in revenue, they will sell 1 mill units @ 10 bucks = 10 mill $ in revenue.(I am just throwing some random numbers to clarify the point)

Since when can you PROVE a point by pulling facts out of your ass? And if you read the TOS, you would know that is trolling.

Gamespot: "Trolling (Inciting flames) - Messages intended solely to annoy and/or offend other users by going against the clear nature of a board, topic or chat room are not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: provoking other users to respond with flames; provoking fans of a particular system or game, especially on boards or topics dedicated to that system or game; making misleading topic titles; asking obviously useless questions;and posting false information as fact."

Also, if you KNOW this is not going to happen, what is the point of this thread? REALLY? HAHHAAHAH LOL @ "I just think this is the best way to totally annihilate piracy, nothing less, nothing more." There is NO WAY IN HELL you will ever stop piracy, it is easy, and free.

My advice to you is to think out your threads before you write them, provide proof, and provide a reason for the thread. Then people may take you seriously.

This is ridiculous! You are speculating to the extreme something that will NEVER happen. LMFAO look at the self ownage, look at it!!!

If all games high profile or not were 10 bucks now, publishers will make more money than charging premium rates for their titles like they're doing now. how do i know this ? well this topic is supposed to clarify this, because if most of you chose (Yes) as an answer, that means thatinstead of one publisher selling; 100k units @ 50$ which will total to 5 mill $ in revenue, they will sell 1 mill units @ 10 bucks = 10 mill $ in revenue.(I am just throwing some random numbers to clarify the point)

Since when can you PROVE a point by pulling facts out of your ass? And if you read the TOS, you would know that is trolling.

Gamespot: "Trolling (Inciting flames) - Messages intended solely to annoy and/or offend other users by going against the clear nature of a board, topic or chat room are not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: provoking other users to respond with flames; provoking fans of a particular system or game, especially on boards or topics dedicated to that system or game; making misleading topic titles; asking obviously useless questions;and posting false information as fact."

Also, if you KNOW this is not going to happen, what is the point of this thread? REALLY? HAHHAAHAH LOL @ "I just think this is the best way to totally annihilate piracy, nothing less, nothing more." There is NO WAY IN HELL you will ever stop piracy, it is easy, and free.

My advice to you is to think out your threads before you write them, provide proof, and provide a reason for the thread. Then people may take you seriously.

hellfire9988

ammm ... dude .... chill .. alright ?

This is a forum, not the congress, people are allowed to express themselves freely, but what you were saying about violating the rules and all that !@#!, I didn't present that example as a fact,

since when was an example a fact ?

I stated clearly that i was throwing random numbers.

Unless you totally believed me that I was mentioning solid facts there, but then you discovered somehow they were fake, then its your problem, ... Talking about self ownage .. lol

either way,

I was just asking you to simply answer the Q, nothing less nothing more,

you can waste your time in another thread but not here, thanks, :)

PEACE^^

o.O Who wouldn't.. Thats a lil more than the price of one game.

Yes, but I would barely play some games.

Time is my major "resource" strain.

if they where $10 each i'd have a ****load of games.

But thats never going to happen. Theres revenes and there are costs. I won't attempt to gauge what kind of costs are invovled in manufautring but producing 10 times the units will probably raise cost by at most 10 times(could be less) as well. Not to mention the deals they would lose with blockbuster as no one would rent anything anymore.

[QUOTE="hellfire9988"]

This is ridiculous! You are speculating to the extreme something that will NEVER happen. LMFAO look at the self ownage, look at it!!!

If all games high profile or not were 10 bucks now, publishers will make more money than charging premium rates for their titles like they're doing now. how do i know this ? well this topic is supposed to clarify this, because if most of you chose (Yes) as an answer, that means thatinstead of one publisher selling; 100k units @ 50$ which will total to 5 mill $ in revenue, they will sell 1 mill units @ 10 bucks = 10 mill $ in revenue.(I am just throwing some random numbers to clarify the point)

Since when can you PROVE a point by pulling facts out of your ass? And if you read the TOS, you would know that is trolling.

Gamespot: "Trolling (Inciting flames) - Messages intended solely to annoy and/or offend other users by going against the clear nature of a board, topic or chat room are not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: provoking other users to respond with flames; provoking fans of a particular system or game, especially on boards or topics dedicated to that system or game; making misleading topic titles; asking obviously useless questions;and posting false information as fact."

Also, if you KNOW this is not going to happen, what is the point of this thread? REALLY? HAHHAAHAH LOL @ "I just think this is the best way to totally annihilate piracy, nothing less, nothing more." There is NO WAY IN HELL you will ever stop piracy, it is easy, and free.

My advice to you is to think out your threads before you write them, provide proof, and provide a reason for the thread. Then people may take you seriously.

wiidominance

ammm ... dude .... chill .. alright ?

This is a forum, not the congress, people are allowed to express themselves freely, but what you were saying about violating the rules and all that !@#!, I didn't present that example as a fact,

since when was an example a fact ?

I stated clearly that i was throwing random numbers.

Unless you totally believed me that I was mentioning solid facts there, but then you discovered somehow they were fake, then its your problem, ... Talking about self ownage .. lol

either way,

I was just asking you to simply answer the Q, nothing less nothing more,

you can waste your time in another thread but not here, thanks, :)

PEACE^^

Why in the Hell would you ever try to prove a point by "throwing random numbers out there"? Really? All you are doing is making yourself look like a fool.

You can waste your time creating another pointless thread, but please don't do it here, thanks.

I would buy all of them except Mass Effect (Dont like RPGs) and World In Conflict (Dont like RTS as well)