Analyst sees big upside in next-gen Xbox Marketplace
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Brimstone said:
This is an excellent point. If rosters could update, and tweaks in game engine, completely new maps and mission for say $10-20 a year. im sure many more poeple would be in the sports market (add in a REAL fantasy mode where limited set of players set up a regular fantasy league and you'd make buckets more) that way if you own the game this year, youd benefit from your purchase at marginal cost for two or more years...
rabidrabbit said:Wouldn't it make more sense for the publisher to release a SMB sequel at full price then? That's what is done now anyway, I don't see them going for a less profitable model next gen
What makes online so great is the community itself. When Street Fighter 2 was popular in the arcades, the large fan based was highly skilled making the game a better experience. What Capcom did was slightly update the gameplay and add some new fighters which meant peoples investment of time to get highly skilled wasn't thrown out the window. So to take the SSB example, by adding new fighters and stages, players get to keep their skills, the gameplay eviroment gets refreshened, and the shelf life of the base game in lenghthed because of the large community playing it.
The user base has a symbiotic relationship with a game. Sadly this is something UBI Soft has to learn.
Paying for downloadable content should only happen if the content is going to increase the value of the actual game itself. If the content doesn't add or bring anything new to the table then I see no reason to make such a purchase. I wouldn't mind purchasing an expansion pack that a developer made but I cannot see making a purchase of just a couple levels even if it is two or three dollars.
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Sonic said:
Then dont. People talk as if they are going to be obligated to do so.
Did you bother to read my post? To put it basically, if I have to pay for the content then I would like it to have value and bring something to the game other than just a level or two. If it's multiplayer then that is different. Put it this way. If it was an RPG of epic proportion and the game was great and some type of new quest that had at least 10 hours of gameplay then I wouldn't mind spending an extra $1- - $20 for that.
Regarding the physical package, that's the way things work. Most people like to own what they, physical package and all.
Regarding the physical package, that's the way things work. Most people like to own what they, physical package and all.
Or the consumer will see into this ploy and still wish to go out to a store instead of being completely lazy because they want a PHYISCAL copy of the media. Most people like to own what they play, and this has as much to do with having the actual game in your hands knowing it is yours.
If Microsoft is content in letting me burn all downloaded games and content for the games onto a disc then this type of distribution may work.
If Microsoft is content in letting me burn all downloaded games and content for the games onto a disc then this type of distribution may work.
this can make online multiplayer bad if they are selling new maps you would have to go to a new game everytime a map you dont have comes up
and are they going to have this content in stores for the people that don't have the credit cards, the internet or a broadband connection, I think this type of thing is a little bit ahead of its time.
and paying by the time you play is a bad idea if I buy a game and I don't like it I take it back, I been playing some games for 4 or 5 years 2 or 3 times a week that would be a big waste of money
and are they going to have this content in stores for the people that don't have the credit cards, the internet or a broadband connection, I think this type of thing is a little bit ahead of its time.
and paying by the time you play is a bad idea if I buy a game and I don't like it I take it back, I been playing some games for 4 or 5 years 2 or 3 times a week that would be a big waste of money
I'm one of those that need to have a physical copy in my hands (the collector mentality in me) but for many others it seems, downloadable content is a VERY VERY viable alternate choice. Witness Steam and HL2.
Smaller bits of content playing on the whole idea of micro transactions will make this even easier to digest for consumers, imo, as the content in these small packages would not normally be expected to be available as hardcopies in the first place.
Smaller bits of content playing on the whole idea of micro transactions will make this even easier to digest for consumers, imo, as the content in these small packages would not normally be expected to be available as hardcopies in the first place.
Have I understood correct, but has it been said by MS that these microtransactions would be also between the game players, i.e. if you make a level for a fps game, you'd put it to that "marketplace" and you'd actually get paid for it by other players?
Or is the content by publishers only going to cost, and community created content would be free?
As the "marketplace" is going to be "built in" in every xbox2/369/next, with the rules how the microtransactions work too, I guess it would be more or less "locked", so that if there is no player-player transactions already built in, that would also be impossible for a publisher to add if they'd wish so.
Or is the content by publishers only going to cost, and community created content would be free?
As the "marketplace" is going to be "built in" in every xbox2/369/next, with the rules how the microtransactions work too, I guess it would be more or less "locked", so that if there is no player-player transactions already built in, that would also be impossible for a publisher to add if they'd wish so.
Imagine, if the player to player market gets big enough, then the government would step in - this would be an extremely easy tax source...
People creating things and selling them - looks like a case for VAT on every transaction...
( Be a bit of a nightmare for the company running the service - they'd have to track the tax laws of each country, and any import/legal restrictions - ie removing blood for levels downloaded in germany etc )
People creating things and selling them - looks like a case for VAT on every transaction...
( Be a bit of a nightmare for the company running the service - they'd have to track the tax laws of each country, and any import/legal restrictions - ie removing blood for levels downloaded in germany etc )
