Quoted from iloveplywood:I don't buy this analogy and I'm surprised that somebody that has bought and sold so many games does. Pinball sales would tank if the resale of pinball machines were to drop significantly. Most of us justify the crazy price we pay for NIB machines with the understanding that we will take a 1K loss or so on average when we sell it (how many machines would you have owned if pins lost more than half their value like your xbox example). Anything that shakes the confidence in the resale value of a pinball machine is going to lead to more people not taking the risk.
Now maybe this is such an exception to the rule it would have no effect (how much lower can they drop these pins in the future anyway) -- but I know I wouldn't buy CGC game for a premium price ever if I feared they would offer a better version for a significantly cheaper price in the future -- pinball entertainment becomes too costly at this point.
I say this as someone that would love to purchase a MMR for the current lower CGC prices.
IMHO, you have it wrong.
What would possibly hurt CGC? BY lowering the price they could attract new buyers, possibly increase sales enough to have an overall increase in profits.
MMr original buyers being a bit mad means nothing. Those same people will still buy the next remake that interests them.
There is inherent risk in buying ANY higher dollar game, esp the first run from any company. Likely to decrease in price upon resale and more likely to decrease more when you paid more to start.
So long at CGC is not dropping the price beyond what AFM/ MB sells for then they will erode zero confidence and the # of happy potential new buyers far outweighs those of current MMr owners.
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