Comments on: RE: My Thoughts on Digital Distribution http://www.michaelhartog.com/blog/2010/01/re-my-thoughts-on-digital-distribution/ Detailing random internet junk since 2008 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kurina (pcgamegirl) http://www.michaelhartog.com/blog/2010/01/re-my-thoughts-on-digital-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Kurina (pcgamegirl) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:06:11 +0000 http://www.michaelhartog.com/blog/?p=452#comment-232 You raise some really good counterpoints, and I agree the pricing can vary quite a bit based on location. As you mentioned, you found some great deals compared to Canadian retailers. In the US though, sales are about on par or slightly higher than than retail (except Best Buy & Gamestop, which still tends to be on the high side). Great response over all though, and thanks for linking me to it. As for the article you listed, that scares me a bit. Retail and digital distribution need to co-exist, because I still do not want to hand over control to publishers and services. Time will tell though, it will definitely be interesting to watch where games are headed over the coming years. You raise some really good counterpoints, and I agree the pricing can vary quite a bit based on location. As you mentioned, you found some great deals compared to Canadian retailers. In the US though, sales are about on par or slightly higher than than retail (except Best Buy & Gamestop, which still tends to be on the high side).

Great response over all though, and thanks for linking me to it. As for the article you listed, that scares me a bit. Retail and digital distribution need to co-exist, because I still do not want to hand over control to publishers and services. Time will tell though, it will definitely be interesting to watch where games are headed over the coming years.

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