There is a rather optimistic argument doing the rounds about Sony’s decision to kill physical PlayStation game discs: maybe digital games will finally become cheaper. Former Square Enix business development director Jacob Navok argues that removing manufacturing and distribution costs, combined with greater competition between publishers, could push digital prices down and create a Steam-like environment on the PlayStation Store.
It’s an interesting theory. I just don’t buy it, at least not for PlayStation.
The Steam comparison doesn’t quite work
The biggest problem with Navok’s argument is that PlayStation isn’t Steam.
Steam exists within a…
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