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[-] nous@programming.dev 91 points 2 weeks ago

"We also heard from attendees that the industry, which is perceived as struggling, would have difficulty selling games for $80 if GTA 6 came out at $70. We think it’s in Take-Two's self-interest, as a publisher and partner to many developers, to raise the price point for the entire industry."

That sounds a lot like an argument a cartel would make.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I was about to say, this sounds like market collusion

Wouldn't the free-market capitalist thing for them to do in this situation be to take the knowledge their competitors can't compete with them and use it to squeeze them out of business?

Literally if they do anything else with this information it feels like it has to be pretty textbook collision

[-] nous@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Free-market capitalist thing would be to do whatever the hell you want to make as much money as you can. That's what you get when there is no regulations on the market to discourage bad behavior for competition, the consumer or environment.

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