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<blockquote data-quote="shutyertrap" data-source="post: 200611" data-attributes="member: 134"><p>So when Zen let you transfer all your tables into Zen2 and PinballFX 2, that was unrealistic? Or what about when they let you bring all your PS3 tables into PS4? How 'bout Rock Band 4 letting you bring all your DLC into the new game for free?</p><p></p><p>See, what these and TPA have in common is they look at themselves as a platform. When Sony just upgraded the firmware of their platform, did they ask to be paid more for it? What an Xbox 360's interface and functions looked like when it first came out were wildly different than what it became.</p><p></p><p>We live in a new reality with digital content. The music industry tried to deny it, and suffered. The movie industry tried to curb things like Netflix...how is that going? The games industry thought of mobile as a joke, a simple diversion. Then companies like Rovio and King and Zynga made enormous piles of cash. You simply have to adjust to the times and adjust to what the paying customer expects. Harmonix took a big survey of what was expected out of them for Rock Band 4, and the number one thing that came across was, we'll buy your new game, but you better damn well not make us pay for DLC all over again.</p><p></p><p>Now, as somebody pointed out to me a while back, the difference with Rock Band is that there is an actual core game to purchase first. This is different from TPA and Zen. Which is why I look back to Zen, and every step they take in the direction of advancing their game, they make sure the community can come with for free. So no, I am not advocating something that is coming from complete left field. It is being done now, by other games that do not have the same business model as TPA, and by some that do.</p><p></p><p>We the customers are in a negotiation with the game studios. You do not enter a negotiation by stating what you'd be willing to do, you start by demanding what the other person needs to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shutyertrap, post: 200611, member: 134"] So when Zen let you transfer all your tables into Zen2 and PinballFX 2, that was unrealistic? Or what about when they let you bring all your PS3 tables into PS4? How 'bout Rock Band 4 letting you bring all your DLC into the new game for free? See, what these and TPA have in common is they look at themselves as a platform. When Sony just upgraded the firmware of their platform, did they ask to be paid more for it? What an Xbox 360's interface and functions looked like when it first came out were wildly different than what it became. We live in a new reality with digital content. The music industry tried to deny it, and suffered. The movie industry tried to curb things like Netflix...how is that going? The games industry thought of mobile as a joke, a simple diversion. Then companies like Rovio and King and Zynga made enormous piles of cash. You simply have to adjust to the times and adjust to what the paying customer expects. Harmonix took a big survey of what was expected out of them for Rock Band 4, and the number one thing that came across was, we'll buy your new game, but you better damn well not make us pay for DLC all over again. Now, as somebody pointed out to me a while back, the difference with Rock Band is that there is an actual core game to purchase first. This is different from TPA and Zen. Which is why I look back to Zen, and every step they take in the direction of advancing their game, they make sure the community can come with for free. So no, I am not advocating something that is coming from complete left field. It is being done now, by other games that do not have the same business model as TPA, and by some that do. We the customers are in a negotiation with the game studios. You do not enter a negotiation by stating what you'd be willing to do, you start by demanding what the other person needs to do. [/QUOTE]
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