I'm worried games might be getting too inexpensive

[Vigormortis]

Awesome! I can probably burn a back up of each game to DVD (or blank bluray) if necessary, per game! Worth it!

Just bare in mind, like I'd said before, that you will likely need to create your own backup of your saves, settings, custom content, etc. Essentially, anything that wouldn't normally be a part of the game install and possibly anything that wouldn't be stored "in the cloud[footnote]Steam does have the capability to store saves, settings, etc to their servers. Not all games use this feature but those that do will often automatically download and restore your saves/settings once you reinstall the game.[/footnote]".

 

[Flutterguy]

So much virtual entertainment exists, way too much. Any successful game spits out a sequel and 30 developers try to make their own version. Like the movie and TV industry it has become bloated and filled with fluff and alot of unnecessary things are done trying to fool us out of money. Whenever a company fails their schemes they go bankrupt and 70-90% sale the good titles they released.

Seeing as I research general opinion, reviews and gameplay videos before investing time and money on a game the current downfall is nothing but good news, man i used to get one new game a month with no online gameplay. This is AWESOME.

 

[Do4600]

I just don't see most modern games as being worth their $60 price tags. I remember a day when I never paid more than $40 for a brand new PC game, and typically got 20+ hours out of nearly all of them on the first playthrough. These days I find paying $60 for a 6-hour game to be insulting to me as a consumer.

There's something you must remember, a game that cost $40 in 1994 would cost $63 dollars now. I bought Fallout 2 in 1998 for $50; it would cost $72 now, most often, the publisher is getting paid less now than they were before, but they are relying on a larger number of sales to recoup the cost. This means that the price of gaming has been going down, not up.

 

[Do4600]

I'm mostly worried about Steam going out of business.

I wouldn't worry about that, at least not right now, they are in a huge period of growth, they are like Microsoft in 1995, they practically have a monopoly on digital distribution. Yes, I know other companies have services, like GoG, but they don't do the many billions of dollars worth of business that Steam does. They have grown so big that they feel confidant enough to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft.

 

[gorfias]

I'm mostly worried about Steam going out of business.

I wouldn't worry about that, at least not right now, they are in a huge period of growth, they are like Microsoft in 1995, they practically have a monopoly on digital distribution. Yes, I know other companies have services, like GoG, but they don't do the many billions of dollars worth of business that Steam does. They have grown so big that they feel confidant enough to directly compete with Sony and Microsoft.

I'll have to look up this GoG. Thanks!

 

[Geoffrey Francis]

If you think games are being sold too cheaply move to New Zealand. That'll cure it right fast.

How is your internet there? Do you get the same prices as the US on Downloads? Are you able to download there?

The internet in NZ is pretty bad (there is a single fibre optic cable running from the top of the North Island to Australia to connect to the rest of the world), you can download there but it is going to take a bit longer. The price for a new digital game (ie a $US60 game) in NZ is $NZ120, which at todays exchange rate is $US99.98.

Also you have to hang on to the floor/ground with your toes to keep from falling off the earth, you'll be living in the future and Christmas is a day to go to the beach because it's so hot and sunny.

 

[gorfias]

If you think games are being sold too cheaply move to New Zealand. That'll cure it right fast.

How is your internet there? Do you get the same prices as the US on Downloads? Are you able to download there?

The internet in NZ is pretty bad (there is a single fibre optic cable running from the top of the North Island to Australia to connect to the rest of the world), you can download there but it is going to take a bit longer. The price for a new digital game (ie a $US60 game) in NZ is $NZ120, which at todays exchange rate is $US99.98.

Also you have to hang on to the floor/ground with your toes to keep from falling off the earth, you'll be living in the future and Christmas is a day to go to the beach because it's so hot and sunny.

A hundred US!!?!?!? I couldn't take it!!! I am too cheap by far!!!!