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I still dont get what drives people to pay more for a digital download than an actual boxed version of the game. I also dont get why publishers dont try to reac

by kayoone 16y ago

I still dont get what drives people to pay more for a digital download than an actual boxed version of the game. I also dont get why publishers dont try to reach a bigger audience with lower prices instead, which should roughly equal to the same amount of revenue.

cryptoz 16y ago
> I still dont get what drives people to pay more for a digital download than an actual boxed version of the game. Convenience. People pay for convenience all the time. That's why Starbucks can charge $2.50 for a medium coffee that you could make at home for $0.10. Or why the corner store milk is $2 more than the grocery store milk. Driving to a store takes up to an hour out of your day. You buy the game, accumulating more garbage and shit that you don't need. Then you have to keep it safe and not scratch the disc. Care must be taken. A digital download is incredibly more convenient. You don't have to leave your home, it's faster, safer, easier, and even better, you don't have to take care of more garbage or carefully handle optical discs.
- kayoone 16y ago
  You still pay more for less. Id argue that for a game you would want a good buying experience, and original box and stuff like that. That why people pay more fore Gold Editions etc. But paying more for just a download, i dont know... Its not that its something you badly need like something to drink, its on the market for 3 years after all.
  - ugh 16y ago
    I get access to the game immediately, that’s pretty sweet. I can absolutely see paying more for a digital download than some box with a load of crap in it. Who wants to still use CDs or DVDs? From my perspective, I’m paying more for more. This doesn’t really apply to this particular game which is shamelessly overpriced and old but it applies to other games.
  - apress 16y ago
    It's also convenient not to need to have the disk in your computer.
lsd5you 16y ago
It is probably just price differentiation. Probably app store customers are less frugal, and others will appreciate the illusion of a good deal and go and by the boxed copy.
joshklein 16y ago
Determine price by value, not cost. No one cares how hard a business has to work, only what it can do for them.

by kayoone 16y ago

cryptoz 16y ago

> I still dont get what drives people to pay more for a digital download than an actual boxed version of the game. Convenience. People pay for convenience all the time. That's why Starbucks can charge $2.50 for a medium coffee that you could make at home for $0.10. Or why the corner store milk is $2 more than the grocery store milk. Driving to a store takes up to an hour out of your day. You buy the game, accumulating more garbage and shit that you don't need. Then you have to keep it safe and not scratch the disc. Care must be taken. A digital download is incredibly more convenient. You don't have to leave your home, it's faster, safer, easier, and even better, you don't have to take care of more garbage or carefully handle optical discs.

kayoone 16y ago
You still pay more for less. Id argue that for a game you would want a good buying experience, and original box and stuff like that. That why people pay more fore Gold Editions etc. But paying more for just a download, i dont know... Its not that its something you badly need like something to drink, its on the market for 3 years after all.
- ugh 16y ago
  I get access to the game immediately, that’s pretty sweet. I can absolutely see paying more for a digital download than some box with a load of crap in it. Who wants to still use CDs or DVDs? From my perspective, I’m paying more for more. This doesn’t really apply to this particular game which is shamelessly overpriced and old but it applies to other games.
- apress 16y ago
  It's also convenient not to need to have the disk in your computer.

lsd5you 16y ago

It is probably just price differentiation. Probably app store customers are less frugal, and others will appreciate the illusion of a good deal and go and by the boxed copy.

joshklein 16y ago

Determine price by value, not cost. No one cares how hard a business has to work, only what it can do for them.