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| [Jul 03, 2006, 2:18 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments |
Triton announces preorders for the
digital distribution of Prey are now being accepted and preloads of Human Head's
first-person shooter will begin shortly so it will be immediately available upon
the game's release date of July 11: Pre-ordering is now available through
the Triton Player for $49.95 by clicking the "Preload Prey" box. By pre-ordering
you will be able to start playing Prey within minutes of the release at 12:01
a.m. on 7/11/2006. In a little over a week you will be able to start pre-loading
Prey so that there will be no wait once the clock strikes midnight.
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Re: Sham |
Jul 4, 2006, 16:48 |
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The comparison is rather between movies on DVD and games in stores like Best Buy, going to the theatre is a social activity and can be done pretty ad-hoc, also it doesn't require dedicating 10 hours or more to get the most of your money.
A game that went to the bargain bin already has some shelf life behind it, plus there's a reason why it's in the bargain bin in the first place - it didn't sell well enough to get rid of the stock. Isn't it said the first month or so is critical for games because only then do the sales really matter, considering it's going to be replaced with newer titles and moves to the bargain bin where it's not gonna make as much money anymore?
If ALL AAA titles were released with prices closer to that of the bargain bin, if there was more room for games in brick and mortar stores, maybe the cheaper games would sell well. "Maybe", because there are other factors which prevent the video games market to grow more - playing games is still not as widespread an activity as watching movies, maybe it'll take another 10-20 years for the medium to mature, and there's just too much diversity in the market. Too many (shitty) games released, too many platforms, all the while it's harder for the mainstream consumer to find out which game does what, compared to movies which get extended (print) media coverage in (p)reviews so you pretty much know what movie you wanna see, or which one you wanna buy on DVD without actively searching for that information. IMOTBH
EDIT: Also, watching a movie is a pretty passive occupation, which also leads to movies being a lot more accurately resembled in trailers. A game trailer can only show you the qualities of a game so much (and is often limited to showing off pretty visuals) while after watching a movie trailer, you already have a pretty good idea what's expecting you
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