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Dead Space, DiRT on GoD today News
Xbox 360 News by Oli Welsh
Microsoft has confirmed that Dead Space and Colin McRae: DiRT will both be made available on Xbox 360's Games on Demand service today.
Visceral Games' well-respected sci-fi horror and the first entry in Codemasters' reboot of its long-running rally series will cost £19.99 each to download.
Read our DiRT review and Dead Space review to find out if they're worth it.
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Comments: 1-18 of 18 in total
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I agree that GoD is overpriced, but as fas as MS are concerned, since the elecronic infrastructure was already set up (more or less), even relatively few games sales (compared to other retailers) is still going to be straightforward profit that they otherwise would not have made. Ditto Premium themes, Avatar clothes etc.
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kangarootoo
27/10/09 @ 09:47
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GoD makes sense for two reasons.
1. The costs are lower as kipper points out. They don't need to shift as many copies as HMV or GAME to make money. 2. It is part of a longer term plan, building a system that can deliver full price content across the board without the need for discs. Yes you can currently buy a disc cheaper second hand, but one day there simply won't be any discs... |
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youhavenomail
27/10/09 @ 09:52
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And it's not like these games are even in 'demand'. That demand dried up last year. Certainly at these prices. Digital distribution has a long way to go. Apple gets it with its new games for 59p and latest singles for 79p. Sony and Microsoft are living in a dreamworld.
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kangarootoo
27/10/09 @ 10:10
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@youhavenomail
What we are seeing here is older games being listed at a discount price. The only problem is the wider market (and second hand market) has already discounted these games. If these games were newer, or there was no second hand market (or both), the setup would work just fine. |
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@Kipper: Well some chains are not stocking the PSP Go because they don't want to help make themselves redundant. If Microsoft actually made the downloadable games price competitive then at the minimum all retailers would instruct their staff to favouritize the PS3 and Wii. And I think trying to minimize discord with retailers with is a big part of why the PSP Go costs what it does. If Sony had priced the PSP Go cheaply then game retailers would likely toss out the PSP all together from their stores.
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@ NorUraeus
The PSPGo is a closed monopoly for Sony exclusively supplying software. The Xbox360 has an open, competitive software market with variation in pricing. There is no way that MS will stop selling games on DVD for the Xbox 360. I can see where you are coming from, but I don't think you can directly compare PSPGo with Xbox GoD. I am very curious to see sales figures next month comparing the PSP3000 to the PSPGo though.
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@Kipper:
PSP Go. If there was a system of having a game on GoD and in a box, the retailer might not stock the boxed version or do a low stock of that whole system. Plus favourable deals and advertising for competition. I would love for digital distribution to take off more and bigger. It would stop retailers doing as many pre-owned games which is purely profit for the retailer but cuts the publisher and developer out of money. If people couldn't trade in their copy more original first hand copies would be sold, but that is not going to happen any time soon. For this reason many games now have "exclusive" DLC codes in the box for additional content, not likely to get that in a pre-owned copy. |
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@ TeaFiend
I'm not sure what you mean. All the GoD games have already been/are available in a retail boxed version. As for your love for digital distribution, it may be nice for niche games that may otherwise struggle for a profitable audience, but for mainstream games, I feel (exclusive) digital distribution will inevitably lead to higher prices, less competion, and reduced purchasing power for most consumers. After all, if they banned second-hand cars, do you think everyone would then buy a brand new car? |
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