PC Games Sales Thread - Page 308

On May 31 2013 06:58 Zocat wrote:


I'm probably older than you
And definitely not really part of "this gen".

On May 31 2013 06:54 LaNague wrote:
actually, some publiushers/devs wrote that they saw a big increase in revenue when they published on steam with its sales.

Also, steam and the publishers on steam wouldnt do all the 75% off sales if it would not make more money than selling for 50 euro.


These are digital products, they have no cost to duplicate them. Buyers can now have 3 games for 50 euro easily and the sellers sell 5 times more and make more money. Everyone profits, only EA with its ridiculous european pricing policy is sad.



Everyone is always defending companies that have outragous prices "Hey, its a free market, if it sells...they can do what they want!".
But its the consumers fault when something is cheap and some companies go under? I dont think so.

On May 31 2013 11:01 Jormundr wrote:
Not entirely pertinent to this thread, but does anyone know any good zombie shooters?

On May 31 2013 09:43 CrazyF1r3f0x wrote:
Alan Wake worth a grab at 4 USD?
I've heard it's pretty story focused, is the story good?

On June 01 2013 06:47 Torte de Lini wrote:


I definitely prefer Killing Floor over L4D2

On May 31 2013 09:43 Simberto wrote:


Yeah, sure. I agree with most of your points, however there is a large difference between selling something for a given, low price, and the "pay what you want" that the humble bundle does. I am pretty sure that duplicating digital goods is not completely free, someone has to pay for the servers and the download bandwidth, plus bank fees and stuff like that. Thus, there is a lower end below which selling a game will actually lose the company money. Now, this is not a problem with any discounts, because if a company sells something so low that they lose money it's their own fault, of course.

You just need to realize that the humble bundle works on the goodwill of it's consumers. It is not "we sell all this stuff for 1$", it is pay what you want with a minimum of 1$. This is a major difference. You are not smart if you buy it for 1$. Some people appear to be really proud of themselves for paying the minimum amount possible and "sticking it to the man", or something like that. Apparently, these people are not in the majority, since the humble bundle is still running, which would make you assume that they make enough money for the system to work.

If you are buying the humble bundle at 1$, you might as well pirate the games. In the end it will result in pretty much the same thing, no money or possibly even a loss going to the companies, and the games landing in your hands. If you appreciate the games and the trust they put in their customers with their pay what you want model, you should really pay more. However, you could even buy the bundle for 1$ to test the games, and if you think they are good, increase the amount you paid afterwards, making this the ultimate demo, which is also something a lot of people have been asking for.

On June 01 2013 07:26 DusTerr wrote:

You really think someone NOT buying a game is somehow not worse than someone PAYING for a game? If the costs to do business weren't covered they wouldn't do it. So, if a developer is willing to sell for $1 why pay more? They want sales on a game that's been on the market for a while and this is a pretty good way to do it.

On June 01 2013 08:07 Gorsameth wrote:
The cost of business way payed when the games released and sold for full price. Were talking digital products here. The cost is production, which was covered by now, server space at the cost of a few cents and some bandwidth for downloading.

Ofc they hope that people are willing to pay more then the minimum price but dont fool yourself they make a profit even at $1.

Plus I would imagine for most of these studios brand is a lot more important once initial costs are covered. These sales give exposure which will translate into increased full price sales for there next games.

On June 01 2013 08:31 Simberto wrote:


Would be nice to have some info on this from someone who knows the business, because i really doubt that 1$ (of which some even goes to charity) will, for example in the case of Alan Wake, cover 10gb of download/server space (maybe multiple times) Paypal, bank fees, credit card fees, employees at humble bundle who make the site/organize things/setup stuff, etc...

Of course the humble bundles are where a game goes at the end of its lifecycle. That goes without saying.