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dmaul1114 · 02-25-2010, 08:54 PM

Yeah, but low cost games are making a resurgance in the forms of downloadable games--Xbox Live Arcade, Sony's PSN Store, Nintendo's Wii and DS ware stores, iPhone games etc., so small games aren't doomed.

They just have to adapt. Not many people are going to pay $50-60 for some simple 2D game when you can get longer, 3D games with HD graphics, online play etc. for that price.

The simple 2D games can be made much quicker and cheaper so they can be sold for $5-15 on these networks as download games.

Just like fledgling authors can use e-books as a way to get their books out when they're not getting a contract from a publishing house.

But that's getting off topic. It was just the first example that popped to mind of people on forums bitching about prices having no impact as Joe Six Pack has no problem paying the asking price and they're the majority of the market.

02-25-2010, 08:54 PM	#103
dmaul1114 Wizard Posts: 2,300 Karma: 1121709 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle 1	Yeah, but low cost games are making a resurgance in the forms of downloadable games--Xbox Live Arcade, Sony's PSN Store, Nintendo's Wii and DS ware stores, iPhone games etc., so small games aren't doomed. They just have to adapt. Not many people are going to pay $50-60 for some simple 2D game when you can get longer, 3D games with HD graphics, online play etc. for that price. The simple 2D games can be made much quicker and cheaper so they can be sold for $5-15 on these networks as download games. Just like fledgling authors can use e-books as a way to get their books out when they're not getting a contract from a publishing house. But that's getting off topic. It was just the first example that popped to mind of people on forums bitching about prices having no impact as Joe Six Pack has no problem paying the asking price and they're the majority of the market. Last edited by dmaul1114; 02-25-2010 at 09:46 PM.