Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!peter_alau@playstation.sony.com From: mperdue@l4software.com (Mario Perdue) Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.freetalk,scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: anti-mod chip / pirating / backups / etc. Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 02:16:05 GMT Organization: L4 Software Lines: 27 Message-ID: <36c8d3e1.49694142@205.149.189.29> References: <7a0a6u$714@scea> <36C40EC4.E4082468@datasys.net> <7a187m$o0v10@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <36C488C0.8DF59CF0@datasys.net> <7a2cd1$2i83@scea> <7a3pvs$7op11@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <36C5AEB2.BE73A768@btinternet.com> <36C6236E.D0B1F5B@manc.u-net.com> <7aaii3$2i88@scea> NNTP-Posting-Host: firewall-ext.hrtc.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.5/32.452 Xref: chuka.playstation.co.uk scea.yaroze.freetalk:1212 scee.yaroze.freetalk.english:3524 On Mon, 15 Feb 1999 17:44:09 -0800, "Ben Siroshton" wrote: >On this note, as to why they sell so many music cd's eventhough they are >easy to copy. Reason #1 on the most important, they are only approx. $15 >each. When they are so cheap, why even go through the hassle of copying >them (assuming that was your attitude). If games were only $15 I would >probably end up spending MORE on them simply because it wouldnt seem like >such a comitment and all the little purchases would end up adding to be >more. When is someone going to start selling EVERY game under $20! THAT is >the way of the future. Heck most Movies are under $20, Music is under $20 >why not games? The production cost is less than movies, and video games are >the most lucrative buisness compared to every other form of entertainment. Most video games come with a printed instruction manual, most music CD's do not. Most video games require extensive debugging and play testing before they are released, most music CD's do not. Most game publishers are required to provide technical support for their games after they are released, most music publishers do not. If you know of a way to pay for all this without raising the price I'm sure a lot of game publishers would be interested. Mario