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I’ve joined the next gen console crowd this week by buying a PS3. Actually that happened back on the ps3 release date where my girlfriend and I both were able to score ps3s. However within a week both of those systems were sold on Ebay for hefty profit. One went for $1800 the other for [...]

I predicted in my last post that micropayments would be used to make games with less content. Microsoft proved my point with Pinata……..in thier press conference they made it to point out that you could buy additional things for your pinata to enjoy through micropayments, but they did not address how much content will be [...]

This year we’ve seen the catch phrase “micropayment” thrown up by all three publishers. Sony, Microsoft, and to a lesser extent Nintendo. I know the mantra “If you don’t want it, don’t buy it.” That isn’t the point. The point isn’t whether or not I want it. It’s about what it means to us as [...]