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Originally Posted by Gambino P
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If you go to the store right now, you can get Morrowind or Far Cry for the PC for $20. To charge $20 for Bejeweled is a joke, regardless of piracy concerns and how much "effort" programmers put into these games. Since most ppc games look like they were made for an Amiga or Commodore, I believe all this "effort" isn't going into the programs themselves but is instead being squandered overhyping these games with misleading advertisements about "stunning" graphics and "addictive" gameplay. I have a vga machine with a processor that can reach speeds of 700mhz plus, so there's absolutely no excuse to be putting out games like Galaga and Pacman and charging $15 a pop. The current state of ppc games is pathetic to say the least.
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Great point. But, more people buy computer games then ppc games. I would find it much easier to download a 5mb file (illegally) rather than a multiple gb ISO image from the Internet. Plus, big PC game companies are always coming out with new games that sell originally at $50. After a few months (usually after very successful sales)prices drop.
I also agree with the fact that ppc games aren't that good. Part of the problem is having enough space to store large file games. Also RAM is a big issue. Hopefully it wont be that bad after the release of WM5.0. Also overall sales for PPC applications as opposed to PC games is much much less.
I think we will start seeing better games once WM5.0 comes out. The x50v's hardware overall is much better then the PSP. The problem is having developers that are willing to spend lots of time to make a great game, that just wont sell as good as it would for PSP.