@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-square220fedilinkarrow-up1731arrow-down132cross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1699arrow-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.com@ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 21 hours agomessage-square220fedilinkcross-posted to: anticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comgames@sh.itjust.works
minus-square@A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•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-square@Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish21•3 hours agoI don’t think it’s Steam setting the prices.
minus-square@Kecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish-8•1 hour agoThey indirectly are inflating it with their 30% cut
minus-square@SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•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-square@Telodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-6•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-square@InverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•3 hours agoThe $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
minus-square@Dontfearthereaper123@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish5•3 hours agoFr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days
minus-squareCorganalinkfedilinkEnglish1•43 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.