Post by leunas on Nov 10, 2006 17:22:25 GMT -5
Stephen Totilo managed to corner Peter Moore at the recent Microsoft event in New York and ask him some pointed questions about the increasing cost and exuberant use of microtransactions by third-party publishers. Specifically, he asked him about the recent angst surrounding Electronic Arts $50 worth of add-ons for Need for Speed: Carbon.
Moore was familiar with the controversy and admitted that the whole concept of paying for game extras is still largely uncharted territory: "What we try very hard to caution our publishers about, and we do ourselves as well, is to make sure that in no way do you nickel or dime or shortchange the consumer because they call bullsh-- pretty darn quickly on that." About "Need for Speed" specifically, he said, "I've got the game. The game is great. Should I wish to continue to enhance that game, I'll download some stuff. New cars. Maybe some new tracks. Or in my case, I probably won't."
Asked if Microsoft would put tighter reins on game publishers because of gamers' concerns, he instead said the issue was literally in players' hands. "The consumer has the ability to vote. And they vote with the A-button most of the time. Either they download it or not." If something is priced wrong, he said, "I think publishers, and we're a publisher as well, will get the message.
You got that right. Vote eject button in 2007.
www.kotaku.com/gaming/mtv/moore-talks-microtransactions-213711.php
Moore was familiar with the controversy and admitted that the whole concept of paying for game extras is still largely uncharted territory: "What we try very hard to caution our publishers about, and we do ourselves as well, is to make sure that in no way do you nickel or dime or shortchange the consumer because they call bullsh-- pretty darn quickly on that." About "Need for Speed" specifically, he said, "I've got the game. The game is great. Should I wish to continue to enhance that game, I'll download some stuff. New cars. Maybe some new tracks. Or in my case, I probably won't."
Asked if Microsoft would put tighter reins on game publishers because of gamers' concerns, he instead said the issue was literally in players' hands. "The consumer has the ability to vote. And they vote with the A-button most of the time. Either they download it or not." If something is priced wrong, he said, "I think publishers, and we're a publisher as well, will get the message.
You got that right. Vote eject button in 2007.
www.kotaku.com/gaming/mtv/moore-talks-microtransactions-213711.php