THQ President: "Gaming Moving Away From $60 Boxed Product"
Former Naughty Dog founder believes console gaming will move to
more PC-style distribution  Before we begin, a bit of geezer-
bitching: sixty dollars isn't that much for a game. I saved up
and bought Chrono Trigger brand-new in 1995, and it had a $79.99
price tag. Adjusting for inflation (and the fact that I was
thirteen and had no job), we're talking over $100 in today's
money.   However, with the economy the way it is and the
similarities in many major titles, it's easy to understand why
people will balk at paying $60 to spin the good game/crap game
roulette wheel. Newly-appointed THQ president Jason Rubin, a
former founder of Naughty Dog, believes that console games will
be moving away from high-priced packaged product, and aim for a
more PC-style product distribution that will allow for more than
just the "standard AAA" experience.     "In general, how do you
succeed with games that aren't Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto,
and Assassin's Creed? The