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Originally Posted by LuftWolf
I don't understand why it is common to think that digitally distributed gamed should necessarily be cheaper than their boxed counterparts... distributing over STEAM costs money too, nearly as much as retail, and it's the same product more or less (with some security functions).
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I don't believe that...and you'll never convince me otherwise. Let's see...they don't have to pay manufacturing costs for the box/printed paper/cds, they don't pay shipping costs, they don't pay distribution costs and on top of that, there is no "in the bargain bin it goes" loss for non-sold products.
And you really expect us to believe hosting this game on an on-demand server has the same costs? Please...
Now, if the producer of said games up the price when they give steam the rights to sell the game...is another matter. I doubt it though. Notice how many games are sold on Steam...a handful. Makes you wonder why...
...oh and...if what you say is true, how come I can buy Half Life 2 BOXED for half the price on Steam?
