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Hi there,
What is FairPlay? FairPlay is a campaign that was started by a handful of individuals who think the prices of games are artificially high. They are made up of journalists and former developers who have a deep argument for why they think games are ovally inflated. Their first aim is to get their campaign noticed by staging a one week protest from the 1st December to the 8th and is asking that everyone doesn't buy a game within this week. For more info past this little t**-bit I've given you, please go to www.fairplay-campaign.co.uk .
-FAIR PLAY-
*ACTION FOR CHEAPER GAMES*
What is FairPlay? FairPlay is a campaign that was started by a handful of individuals who think the prices of games are artificially high. They are made up of journalists and former developers who have a deep argument for why they think games are ovally inflated. Their first aim is to get their campaign noticed by staging a one week protest from the 1st December to the 8th and is asking that everyone doesn't buy a game within this week. For more info past this little t**-bit I've given you, please go to www.fairplay-campaign.co.uk .
-FAIR PLAY-
*ACTION FOR CHEAPER GAMES*
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Nå†ßu© wrote:
> If you dont buy the game that week then you will just buy it the week
> after. The only effect if the protest succeeded would be a slight
> delay in sales.
Exactly, you can buy it the week after. It's not as if you're missing out. It just shows how many people are supporting it, there's no rational reason not to.
> If you dont buy the game that week then you will just buy it the week
> after. The only effect if the protest succeeded would be a slight
> delay in sales.
Exactly, you can buy it the week after. It's not as if you're missing out. It just shows how many people are supporting it, there's no rational reason not to.
Insane Bartender wrote:
> nothing like having a dig at someone's language, and making a typo in
> the process.
>
> Ooh, I look stupid.
Yes, yes you do. Learn from this.
> nothing like having a dig at someone's language, and making a typo in
> the process.
>
> Ooh, I look stupid.
Yes, yes you do. Learn from this.
Insane Bartender wrote:
> You "sem to think" quite a lot echelon. For someone who
> claims his mastery of the english language is unsurpassed, your
> vocabulary appears to be a little inflexible.
Hmm, to be honest I was simply writing the post as I remembered things. I was not 100% sure where I read the article in question, I definitely remember reading it, but at the time I wouldn't have sworn to it being in a trade weekly. So I wanted to make this very clear in the post. Furthermore, I can assure you my vocabulary is far from limited, but I am quite sure you are already aware of this. You will also notice that my spelling is accurate. May I suggest that in future you read through your messages before posting them Mr. Bartender.
I expect better from you.
> You "sem to think" quite a lot echelon. For someone who
> claims his mastery of the english language is unsurpassed, your
> vocabulary appears to be a little inflexible.
Hmm, to be honest I was simply writing the post as I remembered things. I was not 100% sure where I read the article in question, I definitely remember reading it, but at the time I wouldn't have sworn to it being in a trade weekly. So I wanted to make this very clear in the post. Furthermore, I can assure you my vocabulary is far from limited, but I am quite sure you are already aware of this. You will also notice that my spelling is accurate. May I suggest that in future you read through your messages before posting them Mr. Bartender.
I expect better from you.
Nå†ßu© wrote:
> If you dont buy the game that week then you will just buy it the week
> after. The only effect if the protest succeeded would be a slight
> delay in sales.
Indeed...yet, i think it's the moral behind the boycott rather than the effects of it that are the point..
> If you dont buy the game that week then you will just buy it the week
> after. The only effect if the protest succeeded would be a slight
> delay in sales.
Indeed...yet, i think it's the moral behind the boycott rather than the effects of it that are the point..
Well, I'm buying Mario Party 4 on the 29th, but after that, I won't for the week. Not because of the campaign, but because I'll be skint and poor and other moneyless-related words.
I agree with Blank on how it can't rise prices, and if there's a miracle, prices couldn't go down.
Though Snuggly's point is a valid one - keep in mind, however, that it was an exception, and most games after were around 60/50/40..still not great, but 70 was just Turok 1 or something.
I agree with Blank on how it can't rise prices, and if there's a miracle, prices couldn't go down.
Though Snuggly's point is a valid one - keep in mind, however, that it was an exception, and most games after were around 60/50/40..still not great, but 70 was just Turok 1 or something.
If you dont buy the game that week then you will just buy it the week after. The only effect if the protest succeeded would be a slight delay in sales.
Yeah.....can you all stop repeating the same thing please? I understand that it has approximately 0% of making a difference, but why the hell not? It's worth a try. It can't possibly do any harm.
Blank wrote:
> It might get us cheaper games, it might not. So why not?
Because as it's already been mentioned, it probably won't do a difference whatsoever. Most of the time I buy games once every month as apposed to once every week, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who does this. Yet the game industry won’t notice this, as for every person who doesn't buy a game on a certain day, there's always someone who will.
To cause any kind of difference, this so called protest needs more people and it needs to run for far longer than just one week. Even then I'd surprised if any Big Games Company takes heed to what’s going on.
> It might get us cheaper games, it might not. So why not?
Because as it's already been mentioned, it probably won't do a difference whatsoever. Most of the time I buy games once every month as apposed to once every week, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who does this. Yet the game industry won’t notice this, as for every person who doesn't buy a game on a certain day, there's always someone who will.
To cause any kind of difference, this so called protest needs more people and it needs to run for far longer than just one week. Even then I'd surprised if any Big Games Company takes heed to what’s going on.
Mr Snuggly wrote:
> Call me crazy, but games are cheaper these days than they were 5 years
> ago. N64 games were around £69.99 RRP, and consoles were more
> expensive too. Not buying a game in a certain week will make
> approximately 0.000000000000001% difference to game developers and
> publishers.
The question you have to ask yourself is - what harm can it do? It certainly won't raise the price of games. You don't have to stop PLAYING them, just stop buying them. If it was stop playing them then fair enough, go off in a strop. It's not as if there are any big games that week either, as far as I can remember. So just do it for the hell of it.
It might get us cheaper games, it might not. So why not?
> Call me crazy, but games are cheaper these days than they were 5 years
> ago. N64 games were around £69.99 RRP, and consoles were more
> expensive too. Not buying a game in a certain week will make
> approximately 0.000000000000001% difference to game developers and
> publishers.
The question you have to ask yourself is - what harm can it do? It certainly won't raise the price of games. You don't have to stop PLAYING them, just stop buying them. If it was stop playing them then fair enough, go off in a strop. It's not as if there are any big games that week either, as far as I can remember. So just do it for the hell of it.
It might get us cheaper games, it might not. So why not?
KillerBiller wrote:
> 40 pound for a weeks gaming you say? LOL. Oh well, If that's what you
> can afford.
£40 is just the maximum I would pay for a game, it's rare that I do purchase at that price. I got GTA: Vice City last week, £32.99 and I can see it lasting me well over a month, so thats only £33 hours if not days worth of enjoyment.
> 40 pound for a weeks gaming you say? LOL. Oh well, If that's what you
> can afford.
£40 is just the maximum I would pay for a game, it's rare that I do purchase at that price. I got GTA: Vice City last week, £32.99 and I can see it lasting me well over a month, so thats only £33 hours if not days worth of enjoyment.
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