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Op Ed

[May 08, 2011, 4:28 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Cliffski's Blog - Indie Game pricing pressures.
There seems to be an unwritten rule developing that indie games must be under £10, preferably under $10. This is MAD. Harry Potter was written by ONE person. just ONE. It’s production costs were tiny. Does that mean you saw the harry potter books on sale for a third the price of other books? Of course not. Nobody slots books or plays into an ‘indie’ category and tries to get them cheap, ditto music. Do you pay less for an Adele album than a Queen album, because Queen had more members? That would be silly.

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Re: Op Ed

May 8, 2011, 20:01

Golwar

As the indies for games, there also appeared a new generation of writers selling their novels as e-books ... for less than $1. Indies are simply new in business, trying to create fan base and make enough money for larger projects. Or people who stick to a smaller scale in general. The usual price range suits both of them. If the number of people involved is all that matters, the relevant comparison for AAA titles would be the price of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Expensive, trying too feed all needs, rarely entertaining.

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Comment [quote="Golwar"May 8, 2011, 20:01]As the indies for games, there also appeared a new generation of writers selling their novels as e-books ... for less than $1. Indies are simply new in business, trying to create fan base and make enough money for larger projects. Or people who stick to a smaller scale in general. The usual price range suits both of them. If the number of people involved is all that matters, the relevant comparison for AAA titles would be the price of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Expensive, trying too feed all needs, rarely entertaining. ;) [/quote]

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