Comments on: Music in Games, who should pay for it? http://towardsmecca.com/2008/11/25/music-in-games-who-should-pay-for-it/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:18:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Osama http://towardsmecca.com/2008/11/25/music-in-games-who-should-pay-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-16227 Osama Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:57:48 +0000 http://towardsmecca.com/2008/11/25/music-in-games-who-should-pay-for-it/#comment-16227 Alfredo, I couldn't agree with you more :D Alfredo, I couldn’t agree with you more :D

]]> By: Alfredo http://towardsmecca.com/2008/11/25/music-in-games-who-should-pay-for-it/comment-page-1/#comment-15341 Alfredo Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:28:53 +0000 http://towardsmecca.com/2008/11/25/music-in-games-who-should-pay-for-it/#comment-15341 It basically comes done to who-needs-who. In this case, Activision and Harmonix need the various music companies in order to have any success with their games. Games like GTA have included an incredible track list to listen too while you drive around, but the series does not depend on the music to garner any success. In the cases of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, people are buying their product because of the track list. So why should the music industry pay the gaming industry when the music is the main reason these games are a success? It basically comes done to who-needs-who. In this case, Activision and Harmonix need the various music companies in order to have any success with their games.

Games like GTA have included an incredible track list to listen too while you drive around, but the series does not depend on the music to garner any success.

In the cases of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, people are buying their product because of the track list. So why should the music industry pay the gaming industry when the music is the main reason these games are a success?

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