Next-Gen Pricing Still A Hot Issue

GamesIndustry.biz has two articles taking a look at next-gen pricing, both from Microsoft's point of view. Xbox VP Peter Moore says that next-generation pricing is actually going to be an excellent value for the money. From the article: "...he predicted that many games may be offered in limited edition bundles, similar to the already announced Perfect Dark Zero bundle, which costs an additional $10 but adds a significant amount of bonus content to the title, and that premium downloads costing 'maybe another $5' will also be a key strategy for publishers." Additionally, the Xbox marketing folks are already planning price reductions for the 360. From that article: "'We will wind up cost-reducing the product every year,' Todd Holmdahl, corporate vice president of the Xbox product group, told Reuters. It's estimated that the 360 costs approximately $100 less per unit to manufacture than Sony's PS3, giving Microsoft more scope for price cuts."

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[bigman2003]

Okay, I don't mean to be a jerk. (Which everyone knows means, "I am going to be a jerk..")

Looking at your username, I am guessing you are a proponent of FOSS.

I've been saying for years here on Slashdot, that FOSS is like shooting yourself in the foot. How a group of professionals ever got it in their head that it would be a good idea to give away the results of their labor for free...I don't know.

Personally, I subscribe to the, "Pay for software because it puts bread in my Viking oven and nice cars on my driveway" theory.

But if people really do believe in the idea that their labor isn't worth charging for (or they are morally against it..) that's fine.

Just don't complain to me when you can't afford to buy the product of someone else's labor who doesn't subscribe to the "I'll work for free" ideal.