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Originally posted by Kano View PostBut using drm is definitely not the solution, reaching the mass market with low price (or pay what you want) is certainly better. When the price is so low that it does not justify the afford to get it from a "bad" place you sell much more. Maybe bundle some games, make a LGP bundle or whatever.
"The sale, and the results
Now that some time has gone by, and the numbers have been looked at, we have reached a conclusion about the sale.
The thing is, a one day sale can never give us useful information. The one day sale was a HUGE success. We turned over more stock in one day than we usually do in 6 months. The problem is, we made less than we would usually make in a month.
But that sale was never part of the calculations. The real test came after.
We looked at the sales figures from resellers. These sales figures spanned a number of weeks, and gave us a much better idea of how sales long term would go, when prices were lower.
The first week of sales was, as expected, higher than usual. Week two, sales dropped back to the same sales levels as we were getting before the sale was announced. Week three, sales levels stayed flat, at around the level of before the sale was announced.
This was the important test. What happens over an extended period of time, and the result was, the same number of sales, less profit per sale.
And so, I think we can say that we gave it a shot, we gave a fair ear to the people that demanded lower prices, and the result was, it is not economical for us to do so. Sales spike, obviously, but then go back to normal. A person coming to the site seems no more or less likely to make a purchase based on the lower prices.
On the plus side for those that wanted lower prices, we now have the rental scheme in place and at least one reseller implementing it, and so, some games are now available at the lowest prices ever!"
http://blog.linuxgamepublishing.com/...d-the-results/
Kano I think this is interesting news:
31 January 2012
"Due to the current events surrounding Linux Game Publishing , I have decided to temporarily offer their games massively cheaper (while at camp). For 14 days every LGP games, which I have in stock are 66% cheaper .
First, I want to celebrate it with LGP are finally signs of life. Secondly, I expect and hope that prices will fall and lose my goods anyway so its value is.
Those who advance as Holarse users to contact me gets a little like getting a better deal. A loss of business it is anyway."
http://www.holarse-linuxgaming.de/ne...g%C3%BCnstiger
Fun4tux:
http://fun4tux.ch/Last edited by gbudny; 02-06-2012, 10:47 AM.
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Well it is not enough to make games cheaper, you have to promote your offeres. All about the humblebundle success is widespread promotion. It can be the best offer but nobody notices it. When you look at steam, you get every week another special offers, maybe try that way too. But do not sell Linux only games for more than the "official" price you would pay for crossplattform packages, thats weird (look at Postal 2).
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Originally posted by Qaridarium View Postdo you calculate the people like me: i don't buy LPG games because of the DRM/Copy-Protection.
Currently, LGP has published eight games that contain their DRM technology:
Ballistics (r2)
Jets'n'Guns
Majesty Gold (r2)
Sacred
Shadowgrounds
Shadowgrounds Survivor
X2: The Threat (r2)
X3: Reunion"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Game_PublishingLast edited by gbudny; 02-06-2012, 12:44 PM.
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Originally posted by Kano View PostBut do not sell Linux only games for more than the "official" price you would pay for crossplattform packages, thats weird (look at Postal 2).
http://www.idsoftware.com/store/
Wolfenstein 3D: 15 $ ( Only MS-DOS 5.0 or higher)
Quake: 20 $ ( Only MS-DOS 5.0 or Windows 95/98)
etc.
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Originally posted by Kano View Post
http://www.postalgames.com/servlet/t...n-vince/Detail
I use Linux and Mac OS X, but I play in games only on Linux. Sometimes I buy games for Mac, if I can 't buy version for Linux for example
"You will need the PC version: either the 3 CD set, the single DVD Collector's Edition, or a normal installed copy of the game, such as you'd download via Steam. You will need a valid and unique CD key in any case. The Mac version's install disc has not been tested, and the XBox 360 version will not work. "
http://icculus.org/prey/
However Mac version of Prey works with Linux installer.Last edited by gbudny; 02-06-2012, 03:29 PM.
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