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>There is an issue with Bertrand Competition: it excludes the impact of marketing; it assumes that one pair of shoes is as good as another pair of shoes; it doe

by jere 13y ago

>There is an issue with Bertrand Competition: it excludes the impact of marketing; it assumes that one pair of shoes is as good as another pair of shoes; it doesn’t factor in the cost of comparison, or the cost of switching, all of which are real. Well that's an understatement. There's definitely a race to the bottom and it saddens me. At the same time, games aren't commodities. Shoes is a pretty laughable analogy. I've been excited about some devs recently fighting against the race to the bottom: 868-HACK - $6 on the App Store. http://indiestatik.com/2013/09/11/868-hack-sales/ http://indiestatik.com/2013/09/11/868-hack-sales/ The Castle Doctrine - $16. No sales ever. http://thecastledoctrine.net/seedBlogs.php?action=display_post&post_id=jasonrohrer_1389812989_0&show_author=1&show_date=1 http://thecastledoctrine.net/seedBlogs.php?action=display_po... Democracy 3 - $25 for an indie game and I think has only had one 50% sale. http://positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2013/11/19/lessons-from-launching-democracy-3/ http://positech.co.uk/cliffsblog/2013/11/19/lessons-from-lau... Minecraft is a similar example (~$27) but people tend to blow that off as not relevant to the conversation because any other game isn't Minecraft.

jtfrench 13y ago
>> Minecraft is a similar example (~$27) but people tend to blow that off as not relevant to the conversation because any other game isn't Minecraft. so true
- jere 13y ago
  People have no sense of history. When Notch announced he was doing an increasing pricing model, Minecraft wasn't Minecraft. He had only been working on the game for a few weeks, it wasn't popular, and it had almost no features (e.g. no crafting). Now when someone suggests the same kind of model, like Rohrer is doing with The Castle Doctrine, gamers are outraged.
J_Darnley 13y ago
> Democracy 3 - $25 for an indie game and I think has only had one 50% sale GOG.com have that on sale, right now, with a 50% cut. I also seem to recall it being in at least one of their wider sales.

by jere 13y ago

jtfrench 13y ago

>> Minecraft is a similar example (~$27) but people tend to blow that off as not relevant to the conversation because any other game isn't Minecraft. so true

jere 13y ago
People have no sense of history. When Notch announced he was doing an increasing pricing model, Minecraft wasn't Minecraft. He had only been working on the game for a few weeks, it wasn't popular, and it had almost no features (e.g. no crafting). Now when someone suggests the same kind of model, like Rohrer is doing with The Castle Doctrine, gamers are outraged.

J_Darnley 13y ago

> Democracy 3 - $25 for an indie game and I think has only had one 50% sale GOG.com have that on sale, right now, with a 50% cut. I also seem to recall it being in at least one of their wider sales.