http://technologizer.com/2009/09/08/reimagining-the-future-of-digital-games-distribution/ Reviews, News, and Opinion About Personal Technology by Harry McCracken & Friends Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:01:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://technologizer.com/2009/09/08/reimagining-the-future-of-digital-games-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-25229 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:01:12 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16708#comment-25229 The author seems to imply that there’s something the consumer can do to stop a firm from taking away the hard-copy option. Publishers are entirely within their prerogative to not offer a hardcopy which would instantly remove room for comparison. A player cannot exercise a choice that is not given and I won’t be surprised if a triple-A title is released as digital-only soon to nudge consumers into accepting this.

]]> http://technologizer.com/2009/09/08/reimagining-the-future-of-digital-games-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-25215 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:01:38 +0000 http://technologizer.com/?p=16708#comment-25215 The day that downloads are cheaper is the day I’ll switch; as I have faith in Microsoft and Sony keeping a purchase record (they’ve been pretty good about it so far with me, I can go back and download a few things that I bought and downloaded already for free). If they lose my record, I can always bust out the credit card bill.

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