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Worm32 wrote:
So because EA flopped on a title or two, that justifies them making up the money by price gouging, a mobile game like TSTO? I have to disagree with that. Look, EA is a billion dollar company, they aren't going anywhere. The only thing that will be the downfall of EA, is the consumer getting wise to their antics and saying enough is enough, not a few failed titles. As I said before, they have tapped into an addiction, and they are exploiting that addiction for what I believe is an unfair amount of money. No one is telling EA not to make a profit, theyre doing just fine at that, believe me. The simple answer is yes, they do it because they can. But the real question is, should they?

I do agree that the prices are unfair, and I'm also responsible for spending over $100 on donuts, but as I said I don't know their cost structure. Yes they are a huge company and also have a wide variety of games. They also have numerous games in development currently. Obviously a few flops hurt, but it's also not just money sitting, they invest in other things like their own game engines and many other things that I can't just name off the top of my head. Companies also like to give the executives huge bonuses too, so the guy behind the initial idea of TSTO that is an exec probably sees a huge bonus for it's success.

I don't think you will find anyone that says they charge fair prices, and you also aren't going to rally everyone to not get donuts either. I feel like I'm slowly withdrawing from donut purchases simply because I already paid over $100. It's true that I've played the game for over a year (longer than I can say about a number of $50-$60 games I've bought) and so it is somewhat justified. But there is a limit and I don't think I can continue financing the game when I've already spent so much, despite how much I love it and spend time on it.