powermousey (Score 1)

  Its a Beautiful Life!

      What with these continuing and hard economic times and the inevitable of total world economic collapse. And the rising of unemployment, more housing foreclosures, more businesses reducing and even closing, struggles to find jobs where there are only few, more people low on cash and having trouble making ends meet. Even people poor or even homeless.

  Regardless if game companies, developers and publishers cut costs, and even produce better, more fun and even make games more affordable, a lot of people cannot afford them. Other things such as basic necessities are more important. Also, people will look and find alternate means.

  Myself, I don't buy games anymore. Primarily because: a lot of them are too high priced, either crapppy or mediorce, not my type of game or cup of tea, and beacuse of DRM restrictions and internet server connections required...even on solo and offline games.

  There are some alternatives available.
Yes, there are bargain bins and discount shelf racks of games at stores such as Walmart and Target. But, also freeware and shareware games.
Tons of game demos too. And many free online games too. I'm playing the 4th Coming, and looking into both Fallen Earth and Spellborn.
  Darkfall looks cool too.