IGN posts a scathing editorial concerning next-gen costs

Ok... um... no. Doug Perry's idea that gaming will take this direction is wrapped in many layers of stupid. People are simply not going to buy digital elements for their games, and those that are dumb enough to don't deserve their money anyway, because chances are they never were really smart enough to earn it in the first place. Things that are dumb don't stick around for long except high schools. Have no fear, the idea of digitally purchasing game elements will not radically change anything because the majority of gamers won't stand for it...

And if they do, smart gamers wouldn't care much anyway, just as smart people generally don't become high school teachers... (no offense, of course)

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