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Piracy + microtransactions could be a win for both game publishers and game players. That industry is wrestling with finding new revenue models because retail b
by LogicHoleFlaw 17y ago
Piracy + microtransactions could be a win for both game publishers and game players. That industry is wrestling with finding new revenue models because retail box sales become less viable by the day.
A service offering microtransaction billing and payment services which can be easily integrated as middleware into new games could make a killing.
- nkassis 17y agoI agree, in the end, I wish more games were offered free with extensions to it available for a fee. In the end those that really like it will more then outweigh the casual gamers who would pirate the game anyway. Similar to how the majority of Americans read less than a book a year while avid readers will read more than 5.
- PebblesRox 17y agoI think most avid readers read well over 5 books in a year. When I've been to the library, I sometimes read two books in one day.
- lallysingh 17y agocough DOOM cough shareware cough Funny how we're coming back around to a pretty old model, only this time playing both fields between retail & piracy.