fact is, if they don't do anything, pc gaming is at its end. the game prices nearly doubled here in the past 5 years ... expansions today are as expensive as full games used to be a few years ago (nearly 50 USD)
The current PC prices are only 10% below the X360 ones ...
The current PC prices are only 10% below the X360 ones ...
None of that applies to indies. Mainstream companies have been locked into a hit-driven market of their own making for years and not being able to afford to make games unless you're one of an elite few behemoth companies was always going to be the logical conclusion for them.
kinda what i was hinting at
i wasnt saying all cars on the track would be bland ... your opponants cars will have the same real sponsors as in nascar F1 and any other advert based racing car sport
its just you being a rookie would be on one of the lesser teams with the kinda cheapo sponsorships that they get
or you could be with a big name but they pay a performance related/percentage/whatever
your up in the ranks they pay you alot
down not as much
you end up chacing as well as the podium the dangling carrot of more money from the next level sponsors
i wasnt saying all cars on the track would be bland ... your opponants cars will have the same real sponsors as in nascar F1 and any other advert based racing car sport
its just you being a rookie would be on one of the lesser teams with the kinda cheapo sponsorships that they get
or you could be with a big name but they pay a performance related/percentage/whatever
your up in the ranks they pay you alot
down not as much
you end up chacing as well as the podium the dangling carrot of more money from the next level sponsors
If a sponsor is so amazingly desirable that players will put actual effort into obtaining them then they don't need to advertise in your game, do they? The point of advertising is to invoke awareness of a brand -- your proposal assumes the brand is already incredibly popular. It doesn't make any sense, not even if we pretend that people will actually ever cream themselves over the prospect of having "Shell" pretend-written on a pretend car.
And, once more, starting by NOT shoving the paying brands in front of the consumer? Take a little time to think about that from the advertiser's point of view, then try again.
(Should we even open the can of worms that you, the developer, would normally have to license official NASCAR likenesses at a handsome price in order to include them? The money would be flowing the other direction!)
as for fantasy
imagin picking up a scroll only to find it reads (with a delayed OK button)
feeling hungry?
then pop on down to ye olde McDonnalds in 'eldersquare' and give this scroll for 10% off
and the sneaky part
not only do you have it on screen till the ok button appears
they could have a plot device where you HAVE to go to ye olde McDonnalds in eldersquare for some clue or another
imagin picking up a scroll only to find it reads (with a delayed OK button)
feeling hungry?
then pop on down to ye olde McDonnalds in 'eldersquare' and give this scroll for 10% off
and the sneaky part
not only do you have it on screen till the ok button appears
they could have a plot device where you HAVE to go to ye olde McDonnalds in eldersquare for some clue or another
Take a little time to think about that from the player's point of view, then try again. I'm almost 100% certain you're joking by this point, mind.