I think £40 a game (standard price for new games in the UK, sometimes it's a little more) is far too much, because I simply cannot afford it. Gaming is the main thing I spend money on aside from essentials, and yet I actually cannot remember the last time I bought a game new... it might have been Red Dead Redemption, but I'm pretty sure I was given that as a gift.
In fact, I don't think I've bought any games at all* in the last 6 months simply because I want to be able to buy Skyrim and maybe Mass Effect 3 new, two of the very few games I would be willing to pay that price for.
I can't help but feel that, at least for me and the people I know, companies would make far more profit if the price of a new game was a little lower. There is a reason so many of us have to buy games used, weeks or months after they come out, and punishing us with further fees (online passes and the like) is just bullshit.
[sub]*Technically I bought the Humble Indie Bundle for a fiver, but that hardly counts.[/sub]
In fact, I don't think I've bought any games at all* in the last 6 months simply because I want to be able to buy Skyrim and maybe Mass Effect 3 new, two of the very few games I would be willing to pay that price for.
I can't help but feel that, at least for me and the people I know, companies would make far more profit if the price of a new game was a little lower. There is a reason so many of us have to buy games used, weeks or months after they come out, and punishing us with further fees (online passes and the like) is just bullshit.
[sub]*Technically I bought the Humble Indie Bundle for a fiver, but that hardly counts.[/sub]