Re:Microsoft Is Removing Xbox One DRM
by nrivadeneira on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @07:05PM
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It would have been unlikely they would have adopted Steam's pricing structure with a mix of physical and digital distribution, but it would have been far more feasible if it was full digital.
Your comparison to similar markets may be valid, however if you're familiar with Steam (a far more direct comparison) and their sales, you'd know that radical pricing changes are possible. It's fairly common for major titles to go on sale for $2.50 - $5.00. I just got an email last week that said The Witcher 2 was on sale for $6.79.
I don't know for sure that Microsoft would have gone down this route, but deprecating physical media would have been a step in the right direction.
> but it would have been far more feasible if it was full digital.
How so? I don't see the difference. Most of the games in my Steam library I could also have purchased on Amazon and received a disc within 2 days.
Looking at similar markets, movies cost about the same for a physical copy as they do on Google Play, books tend to cost the same digitally as they do physically, CDs cost about $11, which is what albums tend to cost on Play.
Basically I don't buy that argument. I wish I could, it's a great idea - and only fair considering the lack of transferability and the fact that there is no truck driving goods cross country to get them to me.