Section 8 was recently released for the PC and Xbox 360, and I have to admit the premise of the game sounds interesting. I picture Frontlines: Fuel of War mixed with some big honking sci fi guns :P haha. Unfortunetly, I won't be playing this game. Why? It's simple: the developers are not releasing a PC Demo.
What I think is funny is that PC gamers (in general mind you) tend to be more frugal and demanding with games, while the console gamers are (let's face it) easily impressed. That's not to say there are not great console games; however, console gamers are more likely to go out and purchase a game on a whim than PC gamers are.
Yet, the developers release demos to the consoles. To me, this basically invalidates any argument by the developers that it is not cost effective to produce demos for the PC platform. If they can throw money at console gamers who are more likely to see play and/or borrow the game from a friend and then decide whether or not to buy it than to play the demo, then the PC gamers who would actually use the demo to decide if they want to purchase the game, then the developers should have no issues releasing a PC demo.
Really it makes no sense. It's like the developers are just asking PC gamers to pirate their games lol. I swear the RIAA, MPAA, and now all the PC game producers are comprised of people who have logic that is the polar opposite of every other human on this planet!
Ah well, I'll stop myself before I get into some kind of unstoppable hulk-like rage. Still, I think I have a point.
An Open (and casually written) Letter To Game Developers:
People who pirate games are going to continue doing so whether you invest money in producing a PC game demo or not. By not releasing a demo you are only (pissing off) losing out on sales from honest customers.
Listen to me, if you want increased sales, invest a little less money in "combating piracy" and a bit more money into producing demos and convincing honest consumers that your game is worth buying! It truly is that simple. Step out of your "alternate dimension backwards logic bubble" (lol), and you'll see that it really is that simple.
Not that you will really care about losing my $50 (or whatever your cut is after the retailer takes theirs); however, you should care about all the honest gamers like myself. That is a lot of money you are losing out on. And not only are you losing our money, but our confidence in your company, and that is something worth more than gold.
No comments:
Post a Comment