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Article #720455Re: Kingdom of Amalur - sale steam $5.99 - Should I buy it?
From: Julian
Date: Sun, 04 May 2014 01:26
Date: Sun, 04 May 2014 01:26
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On 5/3/2014 6:02 AM, Chuck wrote: >> "Trimble Bracegirdle" wrote in message >> news:ljush2$r5n$1@speranza.aioe.org... >> IMO so far Xocyll has the only realistic answer: >> >>>>>> "While you wasted less money on it, you still wasted it and it >>>>>> still got >> counted as a copy sold. >> This makes it more likely that more of the same low quality games will >> be coded in the future...... >> ....Even if they don't make much profit, being able to say "we sold >> 100,000 >> copies" spins it as somewhat of a success...."<<<< >> >> Agreed. >> Buying cheap what one wouldn't buy full price is feeding the Monster >> "My God..they won't even buy it dirt super-cheap !!!..mustn't do that >> again.." >> @@Mouse@@ > > It will be hard for folks to believe this, but I think he is partially > correct, "He Who Should Not Be Named". Just the wrong customer. They > would be counting the sales to the stores. Not the store's sale to the > consumer. After they sell their product, they don't care what the store > sells it for and if they loose money (the selling store). When BestBuy, > Wal-Mart, whatever-the-current-names-are, sells a product at a loss, the > gaming company takes no losses. When the retail outlets stop buying > into the hype and order fewer units and wait to reorder when necessary, > then they will pay attention to their audience. > > Chuck > Who cares what they count as a sale? I'm more concerned about what I count as a buy. -- Anyhow Anywhere Anyplace Anytime -- Front Line Assembly, "Sado-Masochist"
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