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Sane: Release a good, complete game at a reasonable price.
What Farrell is really noticing is shitty games sell better when they're not $60.
What Farrell is really noticing is shitty games sell better when they're not $60.
I'm not really in tune with what goes on with Stephen Colbert, but I find him funny. Throwing enjoyable themes into articles like this now and again is a fun thing!
Hmm, put more effort into the fear version next time. It felt too much like you were trying to obviously dismiss the fear version, when you could embrace it and make a hilarious article.
"They're going to stop selling you complete games!"
They stopped that when they figured out how to charge dumbasses for downloadable content.
Also, how long can people laugh at the same joke. I got tired of Stewart five years ago.
They stopped that when they figured out how to charge dumbasses for downloadable content.
Also, how long can people laugh at the same joke. I got tired of Stewart five years ago.
I just straight up don't buy games for full price any more, as I don't believe that any disc is worth £40 of my money. With the way online retailers go nowadays though, I don't even need to as I can purchase most of my games brand-new with often over 50% slashed off the price, given that I'm willing to wait a few months.
I'd like to experience games on launch day with everyone else, but today's RRP is just too unreasonable a price to pay. I guess it'll just have to be another year before I enjoy Halo Reach like the rest of the world, but saving £30 on the purchase is the deal i'd rather take.
I'd like to experience games on launch day with everyone else, but today's RRP is just too unreasonable a price to pay. I guess it'll just have to be another year before I enjoy Halo Reach like the rest of the world, but saving £30 on the purchase is the deal i'd rather take.
I love the header image. however I dislike Mx vs ATV, would much rather ride REAL ones, and THQ lost me as a customer after that STUPID, STRANGE PS2 Game known as Alter Echo. *shudders*
I'm baffeled as to how devs can still not see the simple truth.
We buy games when they're affordable. We rebel when an incomplete game is sold. We're perfectly fine with skipping some DLC and sometimes all DLC.
If they wanna sell more, lower the price or add
more content. Personally, I don't wanna pay $60 for $60 worth of content, I wanna pay $30 for $60 worth of content.
We buy games when they're affordable. We rebel when an incomplete game is sold. We're perfectly fine with skipping some DLC and sometimes all DLC.
If they wanna sell more, lower the price or add
more content. Personally, I don't wanna pay $60 for $60 worth of content, I wanna pay $30 for $60 worth of content.
@nero
yeah i could second that,i agree, example getting twice as much DLC content (maps or w/e) in modern warefare 2 far half the price!
haha then again thats activision and they can suck my balls, mr. garrison.
yeah i could second that,i agree, example getting twice as much DLC content (maps or w/e) in modern warefare 2 far half the price!
haha then again thats activision and they can suck my balls, mr. garrison.
"Whats the header image about? Whats happening on 10.30.10?"
Just a couple of crying liberals trying to mock the success of Glenn Beck's recent DC rally. Nothing all that surprising, really. Typical liberal behavior.
Just a couple of crying liberals trying to mock the success of Glenn Beck's recent DC rally. Nothing all that surprising, really. Typical liberal behavior.
As soon as I stop being able to buy a complete game from the start. I stop buying. This will only cost us more in the end.
Read the article bout colbert atth farm hearing pretty funny, like watching them but like watching bill maher show more
Ideas like this, when handled exactly like THQ will handle it, poorly, will start a slow bleed on the company.
@mumblyjoe-
Daily Show and Colbert Report are doing a week of shows in DC at the end of October. The last day of it is going to be a faux rally spoofing the Glen Beck thing from last month.
Daily Show and Colbert Report are doing a week of shows in DC at the end of October. The last day of it is going to be a faux rally spoofing the Glen Beck thing from last month.
John Stewart and Steven Colbert can sometimes be funny, I have a feeling this "rally" isn't going to be one of those times. Also THQ sucks.
@ What Up Xbros
Quit while you're ahead. This isn't going to end well.
I'm just surprised Captain Obvious wasn't busted out. Wow, he noticed that gamers wait until something is affordable until they buy it? Why even bother going to college, I could have called that one.
Also, if something like this is handled correctly, I could see it working. Something like $20 for a 10-15 hour campaign, then $30 for multiplayer.
Quit while you're ahead. This isn't going to end well.
I'm just surprised Captain Obvious wasn't busted out. Wow, he noticed that gamers wait until something is affordable until they buy it? Why even bother going to college, I could have called that one.
Also, if something like this is handled correctly, I could see it working. Something like $20 for a 10-15 hour campaign, then $30 for multiplayer.
Wow, now Xbros knows politics? Color me impressed. And skeptical.
As for this news, I hate DLC of almost any form, and avoid it at all costs.
As for this news, I hate DLC of almost any form, and avoid it at all costs.
Maybe this scheme could work out rather well for the customers and the developers, but I also fear how the games might not come complete. Also, DLC prices are rarely reasonable.
@idrawrobots - a Senate committee wanted to send Colbert packing yesterday because he chose to speak in-character, which I actually found to be a fair reason to want him to leave.
It worked with Sesame Street's Elmo because it was an actual puppet and that was cute, Its not so funny when a walking, talking caricature does it.
Plus, Elmo knows where you live. That's scary.
It worked with Sesame Street's Elmo because it was an actual puppet and that was cute, Its not so funny when a walking, talking caricature does it.
Plus, Elmo knows where you live. That's scary.
@What Up Xbros,
"Just a couple of crying liberals trying to mock the success of Glenn Beck's recent DC rally. "
What makes you think it was successful? There's no way you can know how many people were actually at his rally (Every source has a wildly different number, depending on their agenda). But to me the more people that show up to his snakeoil convention the more I'd consider that to be a failure.
Why am I writing this on a video game website? I have no idea.
"Just a couple of crying liberals trying to mock the success of Glenn Beck's recent DC rally. "
What makes you think it was successful? There's no way you can know how many people were actually at his rally (Every source has a wildly different number, depending on their agenda). But to me the more people that show up to his snakeoil convention the more I'd consider that to be a failure.
Why am I writing this on a video game website? I have no idea.
Xbros most people around these parts hate anything Fox News, so I don't know what you're expecting to gain here. You won't find many Beck lovers to support you. I know I sure as shit think the man is laughable at best. I can't take a living cartoon seriously.
@What Up Xbros
It's funny because already more people have pledged to go to their rally than Beck's, so I'd say they achieved more. And they did it without acting like a melodramatic 5 year old too, wow.
It's funny because already more people have pledged to go to their rally than Beck's, so I'd say they achieved more. And they did it without acting like a melodramatic 5 year old too, wow.
I suspect Xbros is actually a liberal trying to make conservatives look stupid by associating himself with them.
Xbros is a pro troll, ya'll are just feeding into his trolling. Click his name and look at his posts if you want a reason to ignore him.
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Fear: They're going to stop selling you complete games! , in 5 years when the next gen rolls out and you pop your disc in, it's gonna try to connect to a server that no longer exists and therefore give you the finger and leave you stuck with a boot game disc that dies after the title screen at worst or a disc with the initial 3 levels at best.
Also what Discarded Couch Sandwich and Termadoyle said.
Fear: They're going to stop selling you complete games! , in 5 years when the next gen rolls out and you pop your disc in, it's gonna try to connect to a server that no longer exists and therefore give you the finger and leave you stuck with a boot game disc that dies after the title screen at worst or a disc with the initial 3 levels at best.
Also what Discarded Couch Sandwich and Termadoyle said.
The fact that a game company has noticed cheaper games sell could've been the story by itself.
I just don't buy $60 games. It's easy enough to get them for $50, and with a little patience, you can get them between $30 and $40 no problem. Then the money you save can go toward buying even more games!
@silentprotagonist
"a Senate committee wanted to send Colbert packing yesterday because he chose to speak in-character, which I actually found to be a fair reason to want him to leave."
They had him testify for the same reason they had Elmo testify: to draw attention to their pointless, do-nothing committee. That they would get mad at him for doing the very character that got them so much attention is a little hypocritical.
I just don't buy $60 games. It's easy enough to get them for $50, and with a little patience, you can get them between $30 and $40 no problem. Then the money you save can go toward buying even more games!
@silentprotagonist
"a Senate committee wanted to send Colbert packing yesterday because he chose to speak in-character, which I actually found to be a fair reason to want him to leave."
They had him testify for the same reason they had Elmo testify: to draw attention to their pointless, do-nothing committee. That they would get mad at him for doing the very character that got them so much attention is a little hypocritical.
@ kefkaesque: Uhh, they haven't accomplished anything until more people actually show up that day.
@ dtoid: Really dislike seeing politics of any sort on Dtoid's front page unless it involves videogames, which this does not. All it does is cause arguments about stupid shit. So please, just write the damn articles the regular old way. This is just kind of childish and silly, really.
@ dtoid: Really dislike seeing politics of any sort on Dtoid's front page unless it involves videogames, which this does not. All it does is cause arguments about stupid shit. So please, just write the damn articles the regular old way. This is just kind of childish and silly, really.
politics invading my vidja games news? I stopped reading Digg because I couldn't stand all the self righteous bastards braying their view was best. Dtoid is my refuge from depressing reality so please no non vg politics.
Jon Stewart's version of "sane" would be to have the government step in and force everyone to pay for DLC whether they wanted it or not, or whether or not they even owned the game that it went to, so that way it could be sold at a price that everyone could afford. Anyone who would dare point out that this was a blatant violation of the rights of people who didn't want or need the DLC would simply be dismissed as fear mongering racists. Of course, Jon Stewart is the same guy who said that it takes as much faith to believe in science as it does to believe in religion. So, in fairness, it's insane of me to expect his definition of "sane" to match up with those of us who are actually sane.
@ EternalDeathSlayer:
Just a shameful plug to advertise.
We already get the joy of having to skip ads to get to the front page, then we'll have an "insider" offer for useless articles and pictures and be told it's to make you feel more like a community!!!
back on topic, please let's leave politics to other sites guys.
Just a shameful plug to advertise.
We already get the joy of having to skip ads to get to the front page, then we'll have an "insider" offer for useless articles and pictures and be told it's to make you feel more like a community!!!
back on topic, please let's leave politics to other sites guys.
I think you guys are being a little harsh. It's not the end of the world because Matthew mentioned politics in a post that was otherwise about video games.
@mrplow8,
"Jon Stewart's version of "sane" would be to have the government step in and force everyone to pay for DLC whether they wanted it or not, or whether or not they even owned the game that it went to, so that way it could be sold at a price that everyone could afford."
You're being pretty ridiculous right now. Seriously, what are you even talking about? Are you suggesting he's a socialist? I'd love to know what evidence you have to back that up. Oh let me guess, any Democrat is automatically a socialist just because they believe everyone should be entitled to health care just like they're already entitled to education.
People like you are the reason nobody can have a decent conversation in America anymore. You go straight for the hyperbole.
"Jon Stewart's version of "sane" would be to have the government step in and force everyone to pay for DLC whether they wanted it or not, or whether or not they even owned the game that it went to, so that way it could be sold at a price that everyone could afford."
You're being pretty ridiculous right now. Seriously, what are you even talking about? Are you suggesting he's a socialist? I'd love to know what evidence you have to back that up. Oh let me guess, any Democrat is automatically a socialist just because they believe everyone should be entitled to health care just like they're already entitled to education.
People like you are the reason nobody can have a decent conversation in America anymore. You go straight for the hyperbole.
@runtheplacered
I didn't use the word socialism at all. I described exactly how Obama's health care plan works(which Jon Stewart supports). You read my description of Obama's health care plan and concluded yourself that I was describing socialism; so what does that tell you?
Also, to my knowledge, Stewart has never publicly called himself a Democrat. He's a liberal guy, but there are plenty of liberal people who don't consider themselves to be Democrats. I'm willing to bet that I'm more liberal than Jon Stewart on just about any social issue, but I don't consider myself to be a Democrat. I think having allegiance to one party or another is pointless. So it's impossible for me to judge Stewart a certain way for being a Democrat, since I've never even heard him say that he is one.
I didn't use the word socialism at all. I described exactly how Obama's health care plan works(which Jon Stewart supports). You read my description of Obama's health care plan and concluded yourself that I was describing socialism; so what does that tell you?
Also, to my knowledge, Stewart has never publicly called himself a Democrat. He's a liberal guy, but there are plenty of liberal people who don't consider themselves to be Democrats. I'm willing to bet that I'm more liberal than Jon Stewart on just about any social issue, but I don't consider myself to be a Democrat. I think having allegiance to one party or another is pointless. So it's impossible for me to judge Stewart a certain way for being a Democrat, since I've never even heard him say that he is one.
Okay, I don't actually see any politics being flung around in that article, only the ones certain comments are introducing. Yes, Razak is sort of advertising for an event that many people seem to attribute as political. That's not really the case though. Yeah, politics will get involved, and I'm not going to try to claim that there isn't a certain political slant to the Daily Show, but, unlike the pundits the show (and this rally) mocks, there is a big difference in that Jon Stewart doesn't expect you to swallow everything he's feeding you, nor is his main goal to spread his views. He's an entertainer. The show's on fucking Comedy Central for crying out loud. This rally is, more than anything, about mocking the stupid political stunts that are so popular on both sides, and I think it's really stupid to try to project political views on people like that.
In summary: no politics in this article, just mention of an upcoming event that a number of community members will probably be interested in attending, and a posting gimmick. People who insist on bringing their politics into the comments are just trolling and should really stop. This isn't the time or the place.
In summary: no politics in this article, just mention of an upcoming event that a number of community members will probably be interested in attending, and a posting gimmick. People who insist on bringing their politics into the comments are just trolling and should really stop. This isn't the time or the place.
If you notice the fine print at the bottom of Razak's post it mentions that DC area D-toiders are making plans to attend the event depicted in the cap image. Since it involves some of the D-toid community I'd say it's warranted. He didn't mention anything about politics in his article just a hey some of us are going so be at this fun comedy rally hang out if you're there.
-also not surprised by the leanings of some of the d-toiders in here based on past posts
-also not surprised by the leanings of some of the d-toiders in here based on past posts
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