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I'm discouraged to see that Nintendo is going to continue using physical media as the primary channel for sales. Sony and MS are already experimenting with full
by seanalltogether 15y ago
I'm discouraged to see that Nintendo is going to continue using physical media as the primary channel for sales. Sony and MS are already experimenting with full game downloads on the current generation, and it's not too much of a stretch to think that the sales distribution for their next consoles will heavily favor downloads.
- chollida1 15y agoHow do you sell downloaded titles on the secondary market? It might just be the games I've purchased but on the PS3 I haven't gotten any discount at all by purchasing a new game via download. With physical media I can buy it, play it and sell it back for almost half price when I'm done, I don't keep games for very long. With a download, i'd have to pay half the price to make it worth my while. Though I'll admit i like to browse video game stores so I don't really put in a value for the time it takes to go and purchase the game since i'm going to be at the store anyway. I guess this may be different for others.
- seanalltogether 15y agoI'm ok with sacrificing the second hand market on the alter of digital downloads. Getting away from the constraints of physical distribution has opened up so many options for pricing on services like Steam, and it's allowing startup companies like Runic Games to really thrive. The future of game companies is going to be so much leaner then they are right now.
- chollida1 15y ago> I'm ok with sacrificing the second hand market on the alter of digital downloads. I am as well, as long as it works out monetarily in my favor. Under my current scenario all downloaded games must be about 50% cheaper to make it worth my while. Otherwise there isn't a value proposition there for me.