I think the equation goes....... higher piracy, higher game prices to cope with low game sales.......... but who's willing to change over with prices for example PS2 pirated game RM5 vs PS2 original RM200

Don't blame the game companies, blame the government. Singaporeans can get original titles for around Sing $60. Even Thailand has MS software price-adjusted to their standard of living. I guess in Malaysia it is more important to waste money on a fruitless space program, then do anything useful for its citizens. Doesn't matter lah. As long as I can eat my nasi lemak and watch Sarah Tan on Astro, I don't mind having my ass rogered by the government .

This post has been edited by Jon Dough: Dec 18 2006, 10:27 PM

hahaha.... quite true.

And then when they have total control over you....... it is too late...... YOUR NASI LEMAK NOR SARAH TAN COULD SAVE YOU THEN!!! AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..........

Then they should have Msian version like euro version and with 5 combined language.
LIKE IN Asia can have 5 languaged too and have BM, Thai, Indonesian, Language and im sure even if there are modded console the poor kwai loh cannot understand "Saya akan hapuskan kamu!!!"...hehehehe..so it stays in this region only for a meager RM50...which i can buy 2-3 titles every month....

hey thats a good idea too! hahaha but its like a chicken and egg thing. someone has to start. its either we start buying originals now then software makers are willing to create market in asia or they start offering cheap games and we start supporting them!

So now they need to spend more to translate the game and yet charge cheaper? Haha, doubt so man.

Maybe if the government reduce the tax on these games. Hell, transfer all the tax to ciggies and alcohol. Games should be tax free!

sounds like a good proposal. let the youth play more games then spending their money and time destroying their lungs!

But with ciggies and alcohol you could destroy lungs and liver and YET still spend money to the government!!! ........

Look at it this way, the smokers and the drinkers are going to spend because they are kinda addicted to it. So, more tax = more revenue for the government.

And by transferring the game tax to alchohol and ciggies, cheaper games here means piracy is going to take a big hit. Which is good for the government as well, with all their Ops Helang

And if higher tax for smokes and drinks = lesser people drink and smoke, then its a healthier community in Malaysia. In the end, its all beneficial.

Now if only I can persuade someone in the Government to lobby for it.

U're right, if can get hold of Minister of Science& Technology maybe u can propose 2him, who knows maybe it success right?

This post has been edited by alvintan84: Dec 19 2006, 03:30 PM

its more than just chicken & eggs. its numbers - pure & simple. will an original market be self-sustianable in a small developing economy? i always wondered if the original gaming market in singapore/HK/TWN amounts to any meaningful revenue to justify localised asian versions. keep in mind these 3 city-states have developed consumer market.

when even uncle ho and his operators have to bulk-export as the local consumer market is insufficient for them, what does it says about us consumers?

no need to sell ori printed disc. give the disc/demo/downloads for free. charge pay per play via online subscription or points. me thinks we'll all be playing korean & china games legitimately for years to come.

This post has been edited by acougan: Dec 19 2006, 03:44 PM