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 9, 2011, 06:27

Luther

Oh also, one quote from the linked article that reveals his motivations more clearly: Plus, my next game is unsustainable at £10. I can’t make my money back at that price. It has to be more expensive. Um, so wanting to make a profit is a crime? Will you be happy only if game developers slavishly work to create your entertainment whilst not being able to afford to live themselves? Should it be a hobby and they make up the shortfall with, I don't know, accountancy or prostitution?

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	1.	May 8, 17:31	Re: Op Ed	Jerykk
	2.	May 8, 17:41	Re: Op Ed	Cutter
	3.	May 8, 17:45	Re: Op Ed	yuastnav
	4.	May 8, 18:21	Re: Op Ed	talmand
	5.	May 8, 19:05	Re: Op Ed	Flatline
	6.	May 8, 19:40	Re: Op Ed	VultureMAN
	7.	May 8, 19:56	Re: Op Ed	Fion
	8.	May 8, 20:01	Re: Op Ed	Golwar
	9.	May 8, 20:40	Re: Op Ed	Slashman
	10.	May 8, 23:22	Re: Op Ed	spindoctor
	11.	May 8, 23:56	Re: Op Ed	[VG]Reagle
	20.	May 9, 09:21	Re: Op Ed	nin
	21.	May 9, 13:14	Re: Op Ed	Slashman
	12.	May 9, 00:01	Re: Op Ed	Bhruic
	13.	May 9, 00:01	Re: Op Ed	Dev
	14.	May 9, 00:23	Re: Op Ed	Wolfen
>>	16.	May 9, 06:27	Re: Op Ed	Luther
	15.	May 9, 03:54	Re: Op Ed	Luther
	22.	May 9, 13:14	Re: Op Ed	Wolfen
	23.	May 9, 13:20	Re: Op Ed	Slashman
	24.	May 9, 13:26	Re: Op Ed	Blue
	17.	May 9, 07:10	Re: Op Ed	space captain
	18.	May 9, 08:42	Re: Op Ed	CommunistHamster
	19.	May 9, 09:20	Re: Op Ed	Rilcon