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Title: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on September 01, 2011, 08:47:48 AM

If cinema's had free movies, they'd always be packed.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Great Rumbler on September 01, 2011, 09:30:48 AM

No.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on September 01, 2011, 09:31:25 AM

 :fbm

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Barry Egan on September 01, 2011, 09:52:03 AM

I don't want homeless derelicts shitting and screaming obscenities during my viewing of the next Coen Brothers venture, thanks  :tophat

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: archie4208 on September 01, 2011, 09:58:56 AM

Free2Play games have a business model that depends on obsessive nerds spending hundreds of dollars on virtual hats and skins to counterbalance the freeloaders.  I don't think movie theaters can depend on fat people buying a ton of popcorn and candy at the concession stand.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Diunx on September 01, 2011, 10:03:50 AM

They already are ???

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: T-Short on September 01, 2011, 10:15:34 AM

Quote from: archie4208 on September 01, 2011, 09:58:56 AM

Free2Play games have a business model that depends on obsessive nerds spending hundreds of dollars on virtual hats and skins to counterbalance the freeloaders.  I don't think movie theaters can depend on fat people buying a ton of popcorn and candy at the concession stand.

Movie theaters can, but bloated studios can't. huahuahua

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Mupepe on September 01, 2011, 10:16:36 AM

There are movies that are free watch just like there are games that are free to play.  The quality is about the same too.  Mostly crap with a few gems.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on September 01, 2011, 10:18:55 AM

I dunno Mups, free to play games are moving into quality territory now. Like they are proper games.

I'm just trying to think out of the box here.

Quote from: Hyoushi on September 01, 2011, 10:15:34 AM

Quote from: archie4208 on September 01, 2011, 09:58:56 AM

Free2Play games have a business model that depends on obsessive nerds spending hundreds of dollars on virtual hats and skins to counterbalance the freeloaders.  I don't think movie theaters can depend on fat people buying a ton of popcorn and candy at the concession stand.

Movie theaters can, but bloated studios can't. huahuahua

Good point.

Free movies once they get out of theaters then? But... what would be the micro transaction then?

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Mupepe on September 01, 2011, 10:20:25 AM

point me in the direction.  Not being facetious.  I gave up on free games long ago and haven't looked back.  I hated them.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 01, 2011, 10:38:46 AM

I downloaded and played a little Puzzle Pirates. It's pretty much on par with that public domain copy of Zontar: The Thing From Venus I downloaded from Archive.org.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: archie4208 on September 01, 2011, 10:39:57 AM

Team Fortress 2
League of Legends (Kinda.  The game itself is good, but the prices and feature set are abysmal)

Probably the two best F2P games on the market.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on September 01, 2011, 10:47:57 AM

Lotro (if you like MMO's).

I think there is tons more coming too.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: demi on September 01, 2011, 01:06:24 PM

F2P games are a scam and you are a dope for getting into them.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Himu on September 01, 2011, 01:07:28 PM

what do you think indie films are? like that portal short film that came out the other week? that's the equivalent of a f2p game, once again proving that film > games

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Diunx on September 01, 2011, 01:30:13 PM

Quote from: Spencer on September 01, 2011, 01:00:42 PM

It all comes down to taste, I suppose. I played the hell out of Gunbound in it's early days

:bow2

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on September 01, 2011, 01:36:30 PM

Quote from: demi on September 01, 2011, 01:06:24 PM

F2P games are a scam and you are a dope for getting into them.

Well I guess it depends if the free part is really a full game with no BS.

Title: Re: Games can be free to play, why can't movies be?
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on September 02, 2011, 01:33:05 PM

"free" on the internet usually means "you are not the customer, you are the product being sold". just sayin'