>The $2/month figure is based on the hosted service link that Paul
>provided and similar hosting services I've seen. If you were to divide
>up the hosting costs to the players, that's about what it would cost.
>But while I know a lot of gamers, I can't think of any that I know
>firsthand that play using a pay host except for the ones that play
>MMORPG. And for those, the game publisher runs the servers, sets the
>price, and makes all the profit.
>
>I guess there's a business opportunity. But considering about half the
>gamers I know don't want to pay a fee, and there are already companies
>entrenched in it for those that will, I don't know if you could
>undercut prices. But I'm not a business savvy guy nor an
>entrepreneurial risk taker, so don't listen too closely to me for this
>kind of stuff.
>
>-Kevin
Kevin,
Thanks. Yes I'm not to sure that you can run a successful business by
charges $2 per person per month. That means you would need at least 2000
subs to just pay your system admin, assuming that his pay comes out to
about $4000 a month. And with more users you have to pay a higher charge
in bandwidth used. I don't think this can be someone's core business
unless you offer something that others don't.
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