Poll: Are new games over priced?

[SirDeadly]

Try living in Australia, every new game is over $80 and get up to $120+

 

[Bloody Crimson]

Yes, games are overpriced. But I picked the DS/PSP choice because they're really the only system I buy for nowadays.

 

[Gunner 51]

The only current gen game I have bought at full price was MW2 and that was with a discount because I knew the guy working.

Ha ha ha, I can go one better than that. I flirt with the girl at Gamestation shamelessly to get my price down - but then again, she is pretty cute.

 

[Plinglebob]

My limit is normally £40 for a new game, but then I'm used to PC prices which are normally about £35 for a brand new game. However, I do think that the current system where prices arn't changing, but costs are increasing is fairly unsustainable.

 

[Zing]

Americans (Or anyone else) do not get to complain. Australian's regularly pay between $100 and $110 for games, oh and our dollar is only 90 cents on the American dollar, so the exchange rate on a $60 game would $66..

Same for computer hardware, the differences in prices are stupid.

 

[ClaptonKnophlerHendrix]

The only current gen game I have bought at full price was MW2 and that was with a discount because I knew the guy working.

Ha ha ha, I can go one better than that. I flirt with the girl at Gamestation shamelessly to get my price down - but then again, she is pretty cute.

Yes, you win. But in fairness, most of the people I see working at my local games retailer are bearded and unwashed, so that makes flirting difficult.

 

[Gunner 51]

The only current gen game I have bought at full price was MW2 and that was with a discount because I knew the guy working.

Ha ha ha, I can go one better than that. I flirt with the girl at Gamestation shamelessly to get my price down - but then again, she is pretty cute.

Yes, you win. But in fairness, most of the people I see working at my local games retailer are bearded and unwashed, so that makes flirting difficult.

Ha ha ha ha, so long as the staff know their stuff - your shopping experience would be as good as mine.

 

[LitleWaffle]

Used to the prices, and IS there a difference between HD and before? I could never tell a difference

 

[suhlEap]

i've recently started trading in games, it gives a nice discount on the huge prices of games!

 

[oppp7]

There are very few games I'll get on release day anymore. The only one I can think of is Soulsilver.
Otherwise I'll wait until it's below $30.

 

[ClaptonKnophlerHendrix]

The only current gen game I have bought at full price was MW2 and that was with a discount because I knew the guy working.

Ha ha ha, I can go one better than that. I flirt with the girl at Gamestation shamelessly to get my price down - but then again, she is pretty cute.

Yes, you win. But in fairness, most of the people I see working at my local games retailer are bearded and unwashed, so that makes flirting difficult.

Ha ha ha ha, so long as the staff know their stuff - your shopping experience would be as good as mine.

Haha hey, maybe the unwashed hippies swing that way .

 

[Scrythe]

Prices for games haven't changed since the dawn of gaming. If you adjust for inflation, we are paying roughly the same price now as we did for a NES cart back then.

With the notable exception of PS3. I sound hypocritical trashing BluRay - considering I own about 20+ PS3 games - but those disks are not fucking worth $60. But of course, I have to remind myself that I'm paying by unit and not by volume.

 

[Revolutionary]

Its not what you are paying for is worth. Its how much you are willing to pay. Therfore too much.

 

[Gunner 51]

Haha hey, maybe the unwashed hippies swing that way .

Oh, there's some things I wouldn't do for cheaper games. Flirting with blokes is one of them.

With apologies to Meatloaf: I'd do anything for cheaper games, but I won't do that.

 

[ClaptonKnophlerHendrix]

Haha hey, maybe the unwashed hippies swing that way .

Oh, there's some things I wouldn't do for cheaper games. Flirting with blokes is one of them.

With apologies to Meatloaf: I'd do anything for cheaper games, but I won't do that.

I've always wondered what what he meant by that. I think you just figured it out.

 

[Gunner 51]

Haha hey, maybe the unwashed hippies swing that way .

Oh, there's some things I wouldn't do for cheaper games. Flirting with blokes is one of them.

With apologies to Meatloaf: I'd do anything for cheaper games, but I won't do that.

I've always wondered what what he meant by that. I think you just figured it out.

*LOL* There was always something a bit off about that song.

 

[DemonicVixen]

Yes... I can walk into a game store and the games even second hand are over £15. Sometimes i think its rediculous. I dont have much money, but i love my computer games. If i choose to buy them second hand then £1-£15 is reasonable depending on the game, but over?? No way! Especially for games that have been out for ages.