Former Square Enix Exec Says Disc-Free Games Will Lower Prices
kotaku.com
Jacob Navok says that a world without physical media will put major publishers in constant competition with each other, though how that would drive costs down is just a theory

Former CEO of Square Enix thinks Sony will be a benevolent Monopoly, not like the other monopolies.

Navok’s interpretation rests on a lot of maybes and charity.

  • kboos1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    6 hours ago

    It won’t.

    Driving costs down doesn’t drive prices down. You may see prices stabilize and see more sales, but as you see today the digital and physical prices are the same for the first few months/years. With digital you are at the mercy of Sony, with physical you’re at the mercy of the retailer.

    The only time Sony offered anything to the user as a charity was free online play and PS+ was $40 a year, but that’s because they were losing the console war with poor PS3 sales. There’s no incentive for Sony to do anything for the consumer.