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Should a physical version of a product (book, game) be priced the same or at a higher price as a non-physical version given the added costs associated with production?

Should we encourage the consumption of physical items given the eventual waste they produce?

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It really just depends if the costs of the physical version’s packaging and distribution was ever even costed into the product in the first place. And even if it was, there’s the offsetting cloud and digital storefront costs. It’s a really interesting discussion. I don’t think it’s cut and dry.

To add more to the discussion, books and game are value-priced, aren’t they?

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