$70 = £46.50. I've seen games for more than that this gen, so I think you'll have to save your revolutions for now.
Poll: If games cost $69.99 next gen?
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Honestly, I don't remember the last time I paid more than ?20 for a game. (Portal 2, maybe). I almost exclusively buy fairly old games from e-bay.
I just never need to play a game enough that I can't wait a few months.
I just never need to play a game enough that I can't wait a few months.
If games suddenly became worth 70$ then I would buy them.
But if games cost $69.69 that would be a whole different story.
This gen, or last gen depending on how many of you have PS4's preordered, games got more expensive and had less content (In general) As of now I only buy games I feel are worth the money, and I've only payed full price for 11 games this whole generation(And only 8 were worth it). Which is down from buying pretty much all my games at full price last generation. Finding enough games worth the price to justify buying a new console probably won't happen if the price goes up.
Especially if all this bullshit about micro transactions, multyplayer and GREY! comes to be. I'm not looking forward to the next gen.
But if games cost $69.69 that would be a whole different story.
This gen, or last gen depending on how many of you have PS4's preordered, games got more expensive and had less content (In general) As of now I only buy games I feel are worth the money, and I've only payed full price for 11 games this whole generation(And only 8 were worth it). Which is down from buying pretty much all my games at full price last generation. Finding enough games worth the price to justify buying a new console probably won't happen if the price goes up.
Especially if all this bullshit about micro transactions, multyplayer and GREY! comes to be. I'm not looking forward to the next gen.
I can't even remember the last time I bought a game for full price so if the price were to rise to $70 that wouldn't chnage. I always just wait for a used copy because it's not like I'm hurting for games to play. There are hundreds of games (PC) that I've missed over the years so I just wait for the price to come down.
I'd rather that than having the last $10 sucked out of my pocket through various subscription services, DLC additions, sharing of personal info for marketing purposes, lack of innovation due to having to play it safe for every title, and overall getting a shittier product with more intrusive marketing measures attached.
Games are getting more expensive to create, and as there's no such thing as "free" on the market, the cost will be paid one way or the other. Better the old ordinary way.
Games are getting more expensive to create, and as there's no such thing as "free" on the market, the cost will be paid one way or the other. Better the old ordinary way.
I don't understand why some games are the same price digital as they are as retail? The middle man is taken out (retailers make between $10-$20 per disc) and there's no shipping or a pretty box to make. Wouldn't lowering the price of games to $40 digitally switch more people to downloading instead of buying retail? Wouldn't it also make buying used games almost moot? Slightly cutting out the middle man would also cut down on administrative duties/costs. Also, more money would theoretically get to the developer. I keep hearing that Sony and Microsoft want digital distribution as the way of the future, but they're not making the most obvious move. Anybody know the main reason they don't do this? Hard to justify to shareholders, previous deals with retailers preventing moves like this, or other bullshit? Enlighten me, please.
I do. I recently picked up Dark Souls for $70 in fact. Not sure why its still so expensive, possibly because of the PTD edition.
It sucks that we have to pay a lot, but if you can't afford it then you probably have better things to do then playing games. $70 will not ruin your life and its not as if you need to buy a new game every few days. As a luxury developers should be entitled to charge whatever they like.
It sucks that we have to pay a lot, but if you can't afford it then you probably have better things to do then playing games. $70 will not ruin your life and its not as if you need to buy a new game every few days. As a luxury developers should be entitled to charge whatever they like.
"oh my"
*turns to a random VALVe employe*
"mr. steamy, will watch dogs be on you?"
*he nods and i throw my 'team PlayStation' pin under the couch and fallow him to the magical land of low prices*
the end. what a magical tale.
honestly though, i don't really care. prefer pc gaming, i'll still be cling to my ps3 but i highly doubt i'll upgrade to 4.
*turns to a random VALVe employe*
"mr. steamy, will watch dogs be on you?"
*he nods and i throw my 'team PlayStation' pin under the couch and fallow him to the magical land of low prices*
the end. what a magical tale.
honestly though, i don't really care. prefer pc gaming, i'll still be cling to my ps3 but i highly doubt i'll upgrade to 4.
Well Steam isnt that cheap really most games I can buy cheaper elsewhere than Steam on release sure they have good sales but so do other places and in many cases better than Steam as well it pays to shop around.Mr F. said:
As for if all games were 69.99 next gen well thats just over the standard price here at the moment and some games push for over that and then some (if for some crazy reason you want to pay 20 pounds extra for a digital copy from the ripoff PSN and Xbox live store).
I remember games from the SNES generation costing 59.99 GBP in some cases here so about 90 USD which continued and even went higher in a couple of cases with the N64, damn cartridges were expensive.
I rarely buy games new so assuming they continue to drop off in price as quickly as most of them do now higher initial pricing wont affect me. But lets say games stayed at 69.99 forever in that case I would just go back to my buying habits of the SNES era and just get 2, 3 or 4 games a year. It would deter me from taking a chance on a game but it wouldnt stop me buying one I really want.
People have been trained by the standard 39.99 GBP price around here for so long that if they tried to raise that most would fail imo (unless you are Call of Duty it seems).
hahahaaha! Another Australian here, if prices were like that down here on first day of release just about anyone who plays video games would cream their pants then proceed to cream the entire bloody room (including the ceiling).
I'm not buying at that price now, and I like in Australia where you're expected to pay about twice the price. eBay and used all the way.
I would probably buy games at full price a lot less and just stick to either used games or wait until they drop in price. $60 is the absolute limit of what I'm willing to pay for a game unless I'm buying a special edition or something of that sort.
This speculation of increased game prices certainly makes me feel sympathy for Australian gamers.
This speculation of increased game prices certainly makes me feel sympathy for Australian gamers.