I’m no business graduate but you’d think Nintendo and Xbox who have closed their marketplaces on specific consoles I.e. 3DS market and 360 market.
There are some absolute bangers on there and old games in their possession as well. Since some of those games are still cherished, you’d think they would be helluva easy to profit by re selling or making a super duper old game free!
That would up both their PR and Profit.
I mean sure, there IS emulation, but we’ve all seen Nintendos stance on that clearly and their own product is a bit shoddy at best, subscription seems half baked and the mini consoles were overpriced pi zeros. Looking at you PlayStation Classic.
So how the hell are these giant firms not realising this despite the retro aesthetic of games going up these days?
They want you to buy their new games. They also want you to be more likely to buy the old games again when they eventually do a sloppy re-release of the old games or tie it to increase the value of their subscription offerings. Basically to make more money.
This is the biggest one. Why buy a new game if you are continually playing old ones?
When dealing with for profit comapnies, the answer ALWAYS comes down to money. Money for who might change, but it will never not be about money in some way.