» Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:39 am
wouldnt people with real balls buy the game?
I'd buy it for $20 off and release day Free Delivery, ha! In actuality I already pre-ordered.
Point I was making by posting was that it is out there for cheaper if anyone's interested go snatch is up. Pre-orders help Game Companies quantify their success which allows them to prioritize when making more/newer/better stuff. If you support Crytek, pre-order! plain and simple. If you guys want to go balls to the wall in attacking each other that's all fine and dandy but your just embarrassing yourself and we are all laughing. Get some facts, then throw some blows.
You might want to ask Crytek why the same Crysis 2 is selling for $60 on their front page but $50 almost everywhere else...
Although you could probably guess the answer to that one. Before you guys start getting all high and mighty, know that EA hands out their games for far less if you stop by their Redwood Shores HQ store. That means EA and Crytek aren't taking a hit, the retailers are.
I don't really blame the gamesas.com add though, with the major department layoff at EA last week, and the Server Support that was degraded they are obviously still trying to turn the stocks around. As a stock holder I like it when they increase my profits, but not at the expense of the future. Future support from a Company that is in a bind is not likely. I just hope that with the lack of that Server Support that Crysis 2 Multiplayer doesn't take a hit. The demo was already almost unplayable for Wireless Users. Fortunately for them, no one will know until week 3 or 4 after release and most of the sales will have been made by then.
Twoish years ago Ubisoft did the same thing, discounted all their release games 20 bucks for fear of slipping under the radar in a year with great competition. Prince of Persia and Assassins Creed had some good numbers that year but I suspect it had more to do with the consumer price. Ubisoft stock went up because they sell, like I said before, for a lower price to retailers. And as a bonus, we got another cookie cutter Prince and Creed with a different name which is fine if you like more of the same thing.
Let us pray that Crysis 2 Multiplayer is good enough to keep us playing until EA/Crytek starts releasing the DLC. Because as we all know, Singleplayer games have short shelf lives. There is a reason social games are skyrocketing, people like to play with each other.
