Nimits
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I too want Matrix to take in goobs of money . . .
so long as it isn't mind. (that is the other part of free enterprise)
Personally, I am not a big fan of the "buy their game so they stay in business" charity that seems to be the mindset of many gamers. Yes, I support Matrix and want others to do so, and yes, I will probably buy Pacific War. However, any price above $50 is likely to make me step back and think a moment, and I do know that if they charge $70 for this game, there will probably be another one of their games (such as Squad Assault) I will be forced not to by.
For example, two people have $90 to spend. If EYSA is $40 and WitP is $50, they will both spend the full $90, and get two games each. There intake will be $180, and, assuming they made a profit of $20 on each game, will have a total profit of $80. Plus, both games will be selling copies. On the other hand, if they sell EYSA for $50 and WiTP $70, buyer A will spend the $70 for WitP, Buyer B (a tank junky) spends $50 for EYSA, but neither can buy the second game. In this case, despite making more profit per game, Matrix will only have taken in $120 and (assuming the same cost to make both games) $70 profit. Granted this is a overly simplistic scenario with numbers simply drawn from mid air, but I think slightly lower prices (competitive, or nearly so, with mainstream games) will in the long run be better for buyers, for Matrix games, and the genre as a whole.
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