empire total war was the last game i bought off of steam at full price. after that crapfest, now i'll spend about $15 a game, tops.
win/win ? what about the used game market you point out - that is how many people buy games, i see this as a lose since probably 75%+ of the games are still shit
Steam by itself seems to be equal to be a solid 4th place after the consoles.
Pc gaming is a lot more spread out in what's sold than consoles though. Big budget titles can't make it on the PC alone, but smaller titles seem to have a much better chance.
Then only buy the games when they are discounted, that's what I do. You make out just as good if not better then you would if you bought the game brand new and then sold it a year or two later.
The 360 and PS3 have lost money. That would place Steam in 2nd place.
I think what he means is the units are sold for less than it costs to make them. They are sold at a loss with the understanding they will make it all back once the games start selling. So far as I know this has been working out OK for Sony and Microsoft. Not too hard considering the games generally cost 20 bucks more than they are actually worth, and they come down in price slowly compared to computer games.What do you mean they lost money?
empire total war was the last game i bought off of steam at full price. after that crapfest, now i'll spend about $15 a game, tops.
Anyone saying PC gaming is dying is crazy
LOL so you buy one game you don't like and therefore refuse to buy new games again? Ever heard the expression "cutting off your nose to spite your face"?
I think what he means is the units are sold for less than it costs to make them. They are sold at a loss with the understanding they will make it all back once the games start selling. So far as I know this has been working out OK for Sony and Microsoft. Not too hard considering the games generally cost 20 bucks more than they are actually worth, and they come down in price slowly compared to computer games.
By contrast the Wii is sold at a small profit and the game prices tend to come down a little faster. But I dont know what Nintendo's overall profits are.
Last I heard the PSP and DSi have relatively massive sales compared to the home consoles.
empire total war was the last game i bought off of steam at full price. after that crapfest, now i'll spend about $15 a game, tops.
i have personally had nothing but problems every time i have tried to use steam in the past, w/ the last attempt being coh:valor or whatever it was called. should have just bought the dvd, which is what i will continue to do.
besides, i normally miss the sales anyway.
I think what he means is the units are sold for less than it costs to make them. They are sold at a loss with the understanding they will make it all back once the games start selling. So far as I know this has been working out OK for Sony and Microsoft. Not too hard considering the games generally cost 20 bucks more than they are actually worth, and they come down in price slowly compared to computer games.
By contrast the Wii is sold at a small profit and the game prices tend to come down a little faster. But I dont know what Nintendo's overall profits are.
Last I heard the PSP and DSi have relatively massive sales compared to the home consoles.
When most of these games will be heavily discounted on Steam at some point (most within a year), why buy used?