It would be interesting to compare the prices broken down in percentages. How many %s for R&D, production costs, distribution, marketing, profit margin before tax, etc. I would suspect that over time, the costs have shifted towards marketing more than real innovation factors.

It would seem so... Now, what else could have have done during that time? Get out, find friends, make connections, get a job, get a wife and have kids that would, in turn, spend 12 hours a day playing? Damn... again the proof that intelligence is not a requirement to survive nowadays.

As you point out, there's certainly a market out there. But the next question coming to my mind is : would that prioritization come at the expense of the standard user's comfort? By the moment they switch their prioritization on, will we see our latencies and bandwidth melt like snow under the sun, to the point where we'll become obliged to buy their package?

I must agree, Ruse looks impressive and really tempting, but I'll hold on my promise not to give any cent to Ubi Soft anymore.

This info won't prevent me from playing the game. However, I would have appreciating knowing this before pre-ordering. Not that, in my case this would have changed anything, but to someone else this may have some importance. On that one, RTW, you are disappointing.

How about a mud fight?

The later, of course. You wouldn't want Kotick to risk his investors money into a game that may contain innovation and possibly fail?

Yes you can. If you're shareholder you have your word to say at the General Assembly and by voting against the approval of the last exercise results. You may not win, but at least you'll be heard.

"640Kb ought to be enough for everyone"

Some shops here in Geneva, Switzerland have adopted a "return only if within the original plastic wrapping" policy. I can't wait 'til the first customer unhappy 'bout his AC2 or Settlers VII game freezing when his internet drops tries to return the game. That will be an interesting discussion...

Which leaves me pondering of Ubi Soft's move to enforce online connection to play their latest games. Yes, this is a sidenote, but it seems eye-opening of potential issues and customer relations for this DRM model.

I actually can't remember whether WoW's patcher mentions the fact it uses P2P or not, even though it is an option that can be turned off.

Same as Garret... Does anyone really bother buying Ubisoft games anymore after the introduction of their new DRM scheme? Be it Wii, PS3, PC or any other format, I won't give them any cent.

This won't prevent me from driving 15 minutes to enter France and buy my games there. However, as Swiss Citizen, I feel concerned since: 1. This law will infantilize me and strip me from my adult judgment over what is good or bad for me. 2. This law doesn't deal with the real issue which is the lack of liability of today's parents in their progeniture's education. They tend to rely more and more on school & State to raise the kids they chose to have. 3. Child Pornography and Video Games are put together in this extract while they are different issues to be adressed. 4. What about other medias carying violence such as TV, Theatre, Sport, etc?