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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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[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.