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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic pc games <pcgame...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> My point is.
> If you have the money and can afford PC Games full price please buy
> them at release at full price and don't wait for Software Pyramide or
> any other budget publisher to release them.
> If you can't afford full price PC Games and I believe many can't then
> wait for the budget edition instead of pirating the game.
> In a way budget editions can be great to fight against piracy cause
> although I don't believe that most piracy is due to high pricing there
> is obviously some that probably do it for lack of means to pay for the
> game so budget editions can be the alternative for those.

How can you say this, but also say you have no problems with budget 
software releases?

I'll come right out and say it - 99% Of All Games Are Too Expensive.

You pay what, $40, $50 for an unfinished buggy game, then have to wait 
weeks/months for the developer to patch it.  True, sometimes the game is 
still playable without the patch.  Other times, however, the game won't 
even load without a patch.  Sometimes, it takes multiple patches, and by 
that time, the first expansion pack is out.

> I'm a fan of budget editions
> Even after having the original first edition bought full price I buy
> the budget edition when its available in my favorite games.

You can do what you like, but you're crazy if you expect people to only 
buy games at their full price, much less buy MULTIPLE versions.  Budget 
titles are great and all, but they usually don't come with any printed 
documentation or other little extras the original package contained. 

> I did that with Condemned
> If there is something I will always defend is budget publishers and
> budget editions and we should not give them for granted and there is a
> real risk piracy can make them disappear
> But there is another very important thing to say, PC Games can't
> survive only with budget editions and Full price editions must have
> strong sales cause otherwise profits will not be enough to make this
> market sustainable

> Bottom line everything suffers from piracy, either full price editions
> or budget editions, so with all losing with piracy its in everyone's
> best interest to fight against it
> Fighting piracy will help us all

But, wouldn't buying budget titles damage the market since now I'm only 
paying $10-20 for something that originally sold for $40-50 - and you 
can't tell me that the developer is still getting the same amount of money 
from both sales.  And as for your idea of buying multiple versions or 
copies of a game - forget it.

Look, I hate pirates as much as you do, but deep down, I know those folks 
are going to pirate games NO MATTER WHAT.  You could publish the world's 
greatest game and sell it for $5/copy and I guarantee you'll find pirated 
disks over in China, or find it splattered on the internet for download.

Piracy is a valid business concern, but lately I think companies are more 
concered with protecting their games FROM LEGITIMATE USERS instead of 
actually working to make a good product.  What's worse is that the people 
who are determined to pirate, aren't even affected.  They'll simply 
download the cracked ISO, or buy the game on a CDR for $3.

Can you imagine how many bugs or design issues could have been addressed 
if, say, Ubisoft spent the money they used on Starforce licenses had been 
spent on internal development?

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