Thanks. I have a business degree and I'm in business. You're wrong. Also if used games are marginalized...new games WILL increase. Also new games tend to cost more when they are used than when they are older. Because older products tend to have less demand vs new. BluRay was expensive as a console/device. The game disc......not expensive. Don't confuse the new tech with the disc. I found this quote researching production costs....The per-disc production cost of Blu-ray Discs will be comparable to current per-disc costs for DVD discs, or about 70 cents each. They won't increase lol. The worst that will happen (and it might happen) is receiving even less for games traded in. You don't need a degree to analyze this scenario. On top of this, all of this BS is over two unconfirmed situations. 1. The xbox will need to be connected every 24 hours as a DRM 2. Customers are being charged a fee for used games. Has anything been comfirmed or do members on this forum just enjoy freaking out over random things?Â
[QUOTE="CRUSHER88"]Thanks, I'm in business. That doesn't apply in a scenario like this. As someone stated above, used games are at a point where they are 5 dollars cheaper then new games (at least in gamestops situation). New games would have to INCREASE in price for used games to go any higher. The only way new games are going to go higher is if they are on a new format or if development costs go too high. Last generation had a new format (Bluray) and higher development costs. Did new game prices go up? Nope. Stayed $59.99 in Canada. This generation is using the same format with another assumed jump in dev costs. Will the price go up? Maybe. That depends on the publisher. However, they are clearly attempting to avoid a price hike by taking a peice out of the used game pie. LJS9502_basic
Why Are People Justifying M$ Charging For Used Games?
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Thanks. I have a business degree and I'm in business. You're wrong. Also if used games are marginalized...new games WILL increase. Also new games tend to cost more when they are used than when they are older. Because older products tend to have less demand vs new. BluRay was expensive as a console/device. The game disc......not expensive. Don't confuse the new tech with the disc. I found this quote researching production costs....The per-disc production cost of Blu-ray Discs will be comparable to current per-disc costs for DVD discs, or about 70 cents each. They won't increase lol. The worst that will happen (and it might happen) is receiving even less for games traded in. You don't need a degree to analyze this scenario. On top of this, all of this BS is over two unconfirmed situations. 1. The xbox will need to be connected every 24 hours as a DRM 2. Customers are being charged a fee for used games. Has anything been comfirmed or do members on this forum just enjoy freaking out over random things?Sorry....but your fantasy that increased cost isn't passed on to consumers in some way is just that. Fantasy.Â
[QUOTE="CRUSHER88"]Thanks, I'm in business. That doesn't apply in a scenario like this. As someone stated above, used games are at a point where they are 5 dollars cheaper then new games (at least in gamestops situation). New games would have to INCREASE in price for used games to go any higher. The only way new games are going to go higher is if they are on a new format or if development costs go too high. Last generation had a new format (Bluray) and higher development costs. Did new game prices go up? Nope. Stayed $59.99 in Canada. This generation is using the same format with another assumed jump in dev costs. Will the price go up? Maybe. That depends on the publisher. However, they are clearly attempting to avoid a price hike by taking a peice out of the used game pie. CRUSHER88
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