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Modus_Operandi
07/17/09

In reply to Sony Tries Pay-To-Play Arcade Pricing On PSN
When I was a kid there were these machines they would have that would let you play a game but you couldnt take it home. They charged you a quarter or 50 cents or sometimes even MORE for 1 credit. It was nuts. But people loved it...
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JudgeNutmeg is running from his own grenades
07/17/09

@Modus_Operandi:

They have this game at my local supermarket where you put a quid in a slot and you get a free Go-Kart, and you can get in it and have your friends push you around the car park and the staff will chase after you. It's great fun. There's actually nothing to to stop you taking the kart home, but the honour system seems to work.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
07/16/09

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Finally, the true use of Micro-transactions. I can't say I'm to excited about the idea but it may be an excellent case-study. It's horribly genius as many have touted the addictive nature of this game.

It would be nice if they did a play to own where if you pay more then twice the game's worth then you actively own it after that.
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fuchikoma
07/16/09

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Isn't that how the arcades in Mainichi Issyo work already?
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InconspicuouslyConspicuous
07/16/09

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The game is incredibly hard btw.... I haven't gotten one trophy :(

EDIT: A game like this probably deserves this treatment anyway...
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Edited by InconspicuouslyConspicuous at 07/16/09 8:48 PM

TuxBobble
07/16/09

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Honestly, I think they're onto SOMETHING. I'm not saying they should do things the way they are, but they definitely have SOMETHING right on this idea. Now, what would be a GREAT idea, really, would be to track how much money a user has spent. So, say the full version costs $10. If you spend maybe $15 in credits on "single-play" sessions, grant full access to the game. Automatically.

Additionally, if you were to spend $8 on the game via single sessions, why not discount the purchase of a full game? Don't make it $2 (the remainder) but make it more like $5 or $7.

This way, a user can have FULL access to the game, rather than a simple demo, before deciding to definitely buy the full game. Sony could actually earn MORE money this way, and consumers would not feel slighted by the lack of a full representation of a demo on PSN.
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spannu
07/16/09

@TuxBobble: This is the whole point to free demos. If they're going to charge for demo play, they should credit my purchases towards the full game. Playing 15 times should just unlock the full game, instead of making me pay more than it's worth.

Nobody plays on a console for the fun of simulating ripoff arcade prices, despite what the announcement says.
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Mit
07/16/09

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As unique as that sounds, I think it's a horrible idea. The whole thing about arcade games was usually that you got something out of it you couldn't get from your home gaming consoles. Even when the same games were available in console form, you didn't get the local competition, or the ability to show your moves to other people (DDR or something), stuff like that. Or the arcade game offered an experience you couldn't find anywhere else, and you sure as hell weren't going to pay thousands of dollars to get a cabinet of your own.

But pay to play a downloadable title in the privacy of your home, with what, maybe an online leaderboard ranking to show for it? No, thank you.

REVISION: I still stand by this post as far as the pricing scheme goes, but these people are offering a full-priced normal version, and try to put in some incentives for the pay to play version. But I sure hope no one else gets any bright ideas about using this model to a further degree.
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svenhoek
07/16/09

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EA is scrambling for a way to implement this.
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Ashurahori
07/16/09

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As much as we all have the will to say "ZOMG HEAVY PRICING", I'll just say this is the very same thing arcades did back in the day. And if this is what it takes to bring arcades back, then meh, at least some kind of arcade spirit lives on.

And there is the alternative of buying the game, plus the prizes. So 's cool.
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RobotGhoul
07/16/09

@Ashurahori:the spirit of arcade thats still dying though is getting together with other gamers in real life. online interaction just can't replace face to face interaction. as a former hikikomori i should know.
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SixDemonBag
04/21/09

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Missed opportunity to extend the same promotion to downloads of Flower.
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Fallible.
04/21/09

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As an aside: Earth Day is based on a good ideology, but it's become a farce. It's less about emphasising the importance of changing the way in which we live and is now no more than a day where SUV driving mothers can save the planet by donating money for a symbolic tree and a quick sense of self-importance.

In my day, I didn't need four-wheel-drive to get to and from the shops.
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Sloopydrew
04/21/09

@Fallible.:

Amen! That sounds a lot like what I would have typed if I wasn't so tired I'm having trouble stringing together a proper sentence.
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HJSoulma
04/21/09

@Fallible.: I hate women in SUVs so much. I mean, I hate everyone in SUVs because they're self-entitled and like to pollute and try to crush my tiny car all the time, but on top of that women who drive SUVs are AWFUL drivers. (and before we go calling me sexist, I'm a girl. And I didn't say all women are terrible drivers, just those in SUVs. Seriously though, I wonder what percentage of accidents are caused by soccer moms in tanks?)
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Hey_Blinkon
04/21/09

@HJSoulma: You can be a girl and still be sexist, just so you know.
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
04/21/09

@Hey_Blinkon: Hey Blinkin, it's not like you can see her being a sexist anyway.
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Matt0505
04/21/09

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You know, as all well and good as it is for companies likle this to make donations to a cause because someone buys a video on the internet, you know what would REALLY help the planet?

If these same people who bought a video actually did things that were Earth-conscious to begin with in their everyday lives. I have a feeling that ceasing to use plastic bags would help things a hell of a lot more than buying a video on the Playstation Network.

Effort. Make it.
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
04/21/09

@Matt0505: Wouldn't it be simpler to make stores stop selling plastic bags?

Because then there's no choice.

I recycle all my old bags. I use them over and over again, bitch.
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Grumpz®, knifin' around... cut cut cut cut cut
04/21/09

In reply to Purchase Videos From PSN On Earth Day, Save The Planet
If you see a piece of litter pick it up!

pick it up!

how expensive are movies on psn?
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RyuuzakiBjorn
04/21/09

@Grumpz®: Internet Guardian Angel®: Cheap enough to call a bargain yet expensive enough to call a rip-off.
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DeadDuck
04/21/09

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Why don't they just donate $10,000 dollars? That's nothing for Sony.
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Sloopydrew
04/21/09

@DeadDuck:

The amount of extra purchases people make will pay back the $10,000 and then some. I really, really hate the cynical way many corporations choose to "contribute." The first 100,000 would be something. Or how about the entire day -- every transaction? Charity and the environment should be more than a PR stunt. But I'm of the mind that every day should be "Earth Day" as well.
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