Re: Xbox 720
And just who do you think is to blame for Season Pass since you bring it up? For over 10 years the forums were in a frenzy trying to get games early. Look back through some of the posts here and you will see people were willing to spend $100s of dollars and travel across state lines in some cases to get the game 1-5 days early. Now people can pay an additional fee up front and get access to all titles without having to go through all of that and the money goes back to the people that made the game, not a 3rd party trying to capitalize on a limited market.
YOU may not want to buy it, and YOU may not want to support it, but theres plenty of people that do. This is what people are in business for, its to make a profit. Nothing more, nothing less.
Why do you think people dont take as many risks anymore? The average cost of making a title has risen drastically, and if you dont have all the bells and whistles that the AAA titles have, your way to the bargain bin pretty much has been paved for you. Average budget titles cost anywhere from $28m+ to go from concept to the store. If you dont have a tried and true concept with a name behind it, just how many people do you think are going to line up and throw money in your direction to fund the project?
It would be akin to me asking you for $50k cash to help fund my development to get me ready for the NBA and then I would pay you 40% of my first contract. You dont know the first thing about me, so there is no way you would give me cash up front because you dont know the risks of your investment. I could be a 5'2 computer geek and have zero chance to return your investment, or I could be a Lebron type player and you could make millions.
Gaming production costs so much now that unless you can approach someone with a business plan showing they will make a great return on their investment, they just wont fund you. Right now its the independent games that have the huge RoIs on them and the larger companies are taking notice and are going to find a way to incorporate those same business ideas and concepts to their own titles.
And just who do you think is to blame for Season Pass since you bring it up? For over 10 years the forums were in a frenzy trying to get games early. Look back through some of the posts here and you will see people were willing to spend $100s of dollars and travel across state lines in some cases to get the game 1-5 days early. Now people can pay an additional fee up front and get access to all titles without having to go through all of that and the money goes back to the people that made the game, not a 3rd party trying to capitalize on a limited market.
YOU may not want to buy it, and YOU may not want to support it, but theres plenty of people that do. This is what people are in business for, its to make a profit. Nothing more, nothing less.
Why do you think people dont take as many risks anymore? The average cost of making a title has risen drastically, and if you dont have all the bells and whistles that the AAA titles have, your way to the bargain bin pretty much has been paved for you. Average budget titles cost anywhere from $28m+ to go from concept to the store. If you dont have a tried and true concept with a name behind it, just how many people do you think are going to line up and throw money in your direction to fund the project?
It would be akin to me asking you for $50k cash to help fund my development to get me ready for the NBA and then I would pay you 40% of my first contract. You dont know the first thing about me, so there is no way you would give me cash up front because you dont know the risks of your investment. I could be a 5'2 computer geek and have zero chance to return your investment, or I could be a Lebron type player and you could make millions.
Gaming production costs so much now that unless you can approach someone with a business plan showing they will make a great return on their investment, they just wont fund you. Right now its the independent games that have the huge RoIs on them and the larger companies are taking notice and are going to find a way to incorporate those same business ideas and concepts to their own titles.
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