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English_C6H6

Hey Microsoft and Game Developers, here' s how you should be pricing games:


Great Single Player Experience = Up to $20. Example: Oblivion.  In this generation Single player is still important, but it's not everything. No significant single player?  Make the game less expensive (I'm looking at you , Shadowrun).


Great Multiplayer Experience = Up to $20. Example: Rainbow 6: Vegas.  Should have a ton of replayability, balance and continued support (patches to fix issues). There is no excuse for multiplayer to suck now a days, it should be as well thought out as the single player.


Great Gameplay Mechanics, interface, etc. = Up to $15.  This should be a given in every game.  If you choose to ignore this, your game won't sell anyway. If you game suffers gameplay or interface problems, it should immediately get a discount of $10-15. Examples of bad gameplay: Bulletwitch and the "Loading Area" screens on Oblivion


Great graphics/sound = Up to $15. I'm talking immersion here.  Gears of War type graphics or F.E.A.R. type sound (disclosure: I played FEAR on the PC with headphones, your milage may vary).  I am willing to pay more for great graphics and sound, but don't neglect one or both of these and expect me to pay "next-gen" prices.


Under this pricing scheme, I'd be willing to pay $70 for "The PERFECT game," but I've never seen the perfect game.  I have seen a bunch of games priced at $60 just because they are "next-gen."  Developers need to realize that they will make more in the long run if they are realistic about their games and what they are worth.


 

Comments (7)

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Falelorn·
lame...\r \r let me poke some holes in there goof\r \r Oblivion would never have been made if it sold at 20 bucks.. 200 hours for 60 bucks is a great deal.. suck it up princess\r \r Rainbow 6 Vegas is completely balanced.. in one teams favor on each map pretty much... whats wrong with that *snicker*\r \r loading area screens in Oblivion? Ok.. you sit down and write a new streaming engine that can pump out those graphics, fit on a DVD9 and never load in game... im waiting... \r \r yes we need better sounds and music.. FEAR rocked.. Condemned Rocked\r \r can I say english.. Im gonna TK you
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YEM·
i think he means add all those up to make 1 price. so if all of those sections were spot on, by his standards, the game would cost $70
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English_C6H6·
Apparently you misunderstood the *adding* concept. Under my scheme I would have priced Oblivion at $20 for SP + $0 for MP + $10 for Mechanics (loading screens I didn't like, inventory was good overall, fighting was fun, etc.) + $15 for graphics and sound. So that comes to $45. \r \r Yes, Oblivion is worth $60 since the SP clocks in at 100-200 hours, but how many games offer that much content (uh, 1 on the 360)? That's kind of like saying Halo 2 MP is ONLY worth $20 and I'd get skinned for saying that. Oblivion was an example of a game that had great SP so got the max score. As far as R6, yes it is unbalanced, but it has a ton of replayability and has been well supported by the devs.\r \r It's a guide, not a rulebook and there will always be those games that break all the guidelines.
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English_C6H6·
THANK YOU Yem!
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Falelorn·
English do you speak it?
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MikeTheKnife·
I hear they speak english in 'what'
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Caesar·
i completly agree with u, i typically wont buy new games, ill rent them, or buy them when they are platinum hits lol for 20 bucks lol\r i only have 2 games for my 360 i bought new\r graw and forza 2