This isn't a flame post; it's intended as a legitimate point. We all know publishers would love a digital market; it would end pre owned sales and it would allow them greater control over pricing. I for one think PSN and Xbox Live are way over-priced for the most part. New games are generally priced fairly but older ones fail to drop to a low enough price in comparison to their boxed cousins.....except PC is different.
Steam in particular is a fantastic platform. It offers great prices at times (total steal at other times) and easily outdoes the boxed market (as it should given the lower manufacturing costs). Get Games and D2D have their moments too and yes, I'm aware how some companies feel about Steam monopolising the market. When the market (and it will) goes digital, it might be time to give up on Xbox and PS3 and go back to PC so I (and others) can avoid being completely ripped off.
I'm not forgetting the publishers / developers in this but realise that MS and Sony's inflated prices don't equal more profit for them - they'd be happy just to see the end of the used sales market. Now, I'm off to buy Kane and Lynch 2 for £3.75 off Steam (not the best game ever but it's worth it for less than the price of renting a boxed copy).
Peace out. Try not to kill me, if you disagree - just state you points.
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