ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square219fedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down133cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1694arrow-down1external-linkSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square219fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down11·4 hours agoOkay steam, if its just a digital license and not ownership… Then surely you’ll be significantly lowering prices, Since you charge full ownership prices for games, not license prices… Right?
minus-squareCapricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·3 hours agoI don’t think it’s Steam setting the prices.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·1 hour agoThey indirectly are inflating it with their 30% cut
minus-squareSpacetimeMachine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 hour agoThey are also deflating it by providing services that developers would otherwise have to spend time and money on to develop themselves.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down11·3 hours agoG*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 hours agoThe $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
minus-squareDontfearthereaper123@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 hours agoFr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days
minus-squareCorgana@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·48 minutes agoThis is a really interesting chart. A lot of N64 games were $70 and even $80 at launch which is upwards of $150 today. Just crazy.
Okay steam, if its just a digital license and not ownership… Then surely you’ll be significantly lowering prices, Since you charge full ownership prices for games, not license prices… Right?
I don’t think it’s Steam setting the prices.
They indirectly are inflating it with their 30% cut
They are also deflating it by providing services that developers would otherwise have to spend time and money on to develop themselves.
G*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
The $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
Fr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days
This is a really interesting chart. A lot of N64 games were $70 and even $80 at launch which is upwards of $150 today. Just crazy.