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Here’s The Argument For Why A Disc-Free PlayStation Could Actually Drive Game Prices Down (kotaku.com)
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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.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

This theory posits that it will force full-priced games to trend downwards, and points to the trajectory of Final Fantasy XVI’s costs on Steam to illustrate that when it budges, it budges further down.

Bro really said that because the cost goes down on Steam (due to not being a monopoly) that means that making PlayStation a monopoly (be getting rid of second hand games) would also make the prices go down?

Steam being digital isn't the relevant part, there'd be nothing wrong with PlayStation being all digital...

If that didn't make it a monopoly

He's logic is predicated on publishers being able to sell Steam keys on their own without paying Steam because it didn't "sell" thru Steam's storefront.

And I'm pretty sure even a "steam box" doesn't lock it to Steam store only.

This article isnt for people buying games, it's rationale for Sony investors to ignore how bad this will be. It's PR