To the many fans of the band Metallica, tomorrow marks a day that the band releases their
latest album entitled "Death Magnetic". Many people have been claiming that this is one of
Metallica's best albums to date. After what many fans have considered to be a fairly
mediocre album that was "Saint Anger", Death seems to be a more than welcome addition
to any metal head's library. But lets say that when you're done listening to the album, you
want to be able to play the music on a video game.
You're in luck because come tomorrow, as the album hits stores, you will also be able to
purchase the album in its entirety as music playable on Guitar Hero 3 and is forward
compatible for the soon to be released Guitar Hero: World Tour for the Xbox360 and
Playstation 3. This is the first time in history for an album to be released simultaneously on
both CD and downloadable content for a console game. For the many Guitar Hero players
out there, this is sure to sound like an early Christmas present from the people at Activision
but are sure to be turned off by the $18 price point. $18 to only play the music!
This is where I see a problem rising. Usually when a new CD comes out, the price is about
9.99 most of the time. So why charge double that price if you are not allowed to even
transfer the music onto your MP3 player? That seems to be an outrageous price for a CD
that is only allowed to be played on a video game.
I can probably tell you what is going on in the minds of the people who made Guitar Hero 3.
They are most likely saying to themselves, "We could probably charge them triple the
amount of a CD and they would still buy it". Greedy people. Why can't they just charge us
the normal amount!?
I should stop before I rant myself into the ground. There could be any number of reasons
to overcharge the consumer when it comes to music and games. I believe that if we are
paying double the price for music, we should have the ability to do with it as we please.
Hopefully, somewhere down the line, someone will come to their senses and place
customer satisfaction as a top priority when it comes to their products and services.
So, with your pricing scheme, how do you expect the people who work on the charting and the audio syncing for the album to get paid for their hard work? They are not over charging for the content that you are getting.
The only problem with this release is the fact that you can't download each track individually.
$10 for a CD, you only get to listen to it. $18 and you get to play it, more functionality than just listening. Many people need to get paid for doing the work and locking up the rights, and even considering that, Maxvest is right, it's right in line with all previous prices for DLC.
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So, with your pricing scheme, how do you expect the people who work on the charting and the audio syncing for the album to get paid for their hard work? They are not over charging for the content that you are getting.
The only problem with this release is the fact that you can't download each track individually.
Does it fit into their normal pricing scheme? They've been charging $2.08 per song for three-packs. This comes out to $1.80 per song.
Why pick this album to complain when the criticism of high pricing applies even more to all single and pack releases?
To the many fans of the band Metallica
People like Metallica?
Then don't buy it.
$10 for a CD, you only get to listen to it. $18 and you get to play it, more functionality than just listening. Many people need to get paid for doing the work and locking up the rights, and even considering that, Maxvest is right, it's right in line with all previous prices for DLC.