Former Square Enix Exec Says Disc-Free Games Will Lower Prices
kotaku.com
Jacob Navok says that a world without physical media will put major publishers in constant competition with each other, though how that would drive costs down is just a theory

Former CEO of Square Enix thinks Sony will be a benevolent Monopoly, not like the other monopolies.

Navok’s interpretation rests on a lot of maybes and charity.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    20·
    3 days ago

    While it certainly would lower the cost of producing and distributing the games, anyone with half a brain will realize those savings will absolutely not be passed down to the consumer. PC games have been purely digital since the late 2000’s and they have actually gone UP in price.

    • thallamabond@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      7·
      3 days ago

      For the low price of 59.99 you can have the 11 year old Black Ops 3, or maybe you want to save some money and buy the 15 year old MW3 For 39.99