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Re: Diablo III Launch Events

Apr 26, 2012, 12:32

Verno

So you think when a publisher decides retailer X is bad for some reason that is somehow more evil than a publisher/developer deciding that the only place their games should be bought is via their (over-priced) store? Battle net is an entire exclusive digital distribution system. For Blizzard games. Origin is EA's store, they could also just do an exclusive stunt and call it a day. They do not. Hence, EA better than Blizzard.

I wouldn't use the word "evil" to describe either of them so I think we have a fundamental disconnect here. You seem to be arguing degrees of "bad" and I'd say Blizzard provides a lot more for your dollar than EA does. Blizzard also tends to run its platforms forever unlike EA with its forced sunsetting that is quite common and their nickel and diming revenue schemes.

There's nothing wrong with exclusivity in my mind either, whether its from EA or Blizzard. I just don't like publishers playing favorites and pissing consumers off with "ok we'll put this on Steam or Amazon but not this".




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