Re: DRM and Bioware - some steps back         


Author: eddysterckx
Date: May 15, 2008 06:58

On 14 mei, 16:31, Big Salad hotmail.com> wrote:
> I would much rather buy my own software than rent it, but would we be
> willing to actually enter into a leasing agreement if that were clearly
> on the table as such?

I would. If the lease price was right.

Here’s another couple of stupid ideas

- download game for free, but every time you start the game you pay a
dollar and your game is activated for 24 hours. I wouldn’t mind paying
more than the normal $50 for a game I played for more than 50 days. In
terms of value for money that’s peanuts – and it would give a
motivational boost to developers to continue to support and update
their game.

- library system : pay a yearly fee to the publisher, you can check-
out up to 3 games at the time, every check-out is $10

Basically what we have in place now is a system where a developer gets
$50 no matter how much joy I get out of a game. What I wouldn’t mind
is a system where a developer gets more, even a lot more money for
games I truly love, but less for a game which is quickly forgotten.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx
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