This is the reason why I dont buy games retail, I buy online when they are cheaper and play the games like baldurs gate and classics that I know actually have replay value.Zetona said:
The Price of Games is TOO DAMN HIGH
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I can overlook the price of games if the game is actually worth it. The problem is that somehow, that's happening less and less.
This is the reason why I buy used or wait for a sale.
This is the reason why I buy used or wait for a sale.
I don't agree. Gaming prices are extremely reasonable.
Games were largely $50.00 new from the NES days until something like XBOX. From there it's been a steady $60.00 price. How many other things in life stay so stable and reliable?
The time investment you get from games for their price tag is a bargain as well considering you'll likely average 20 hours of fun out of a game purchase (this clearly ranges from like 6-100+ hours).
On top of all of that, the cost to make a game now is more than it's ever been.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Next Generation consoles release games at $69.99 on average. A price which I'd rather not pay, but would still consider fair.
Games were largely $50.00 new from the NES days until something like XBOX. From there it's been a steady $60.00 price. How many other things in life stay so stable and reliable?
The time investment you get from games for their price tag is a bargain as well considering you'll likely average 20 hours of fun out of a game purchase (this clearly ranges from like 6-100+ hours).
On top of all of that, the cost to make a game now is more than it's ever been.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Next Generation consoles release games at $69.99 on average. A price which I'd rather not pay, but would still consider fair.
OK, lets look at movie releases if I go to a movie day 1 at the big megaplex theater it cost $10 where I live, but if I wait 2 months it will be at the discount theater for $2, thats a 80% discount way more then most games get discounted after 2 months.Zetona said:
Also could you imagine how annoying it would be if game releases where like movie releases, if you want to play the game day 1 you would have to go to an arcade and probably pay per-hour to play the game, then after a couple of months you could play at your local cybercafe but it would still be pay per-hour and then finally after a year you could buy the game to play at home any yeah it would probably be cheaper then $60 but its been out for a year at this point. The other problem with comparing it to movies is in a big theater they get $10 per-person and they can cram hundreds of people into one showing, I'm sure game publishers would love to charge you $10 to share a single playthrough with hundreds of other people but that would suck.
And one final point, I like this system it means that if I don't want to pay full price for a game I can just wait a few months and get it for cheap and the game can still be profitable. Look at EA they actually lost money last year, even though they sold big AAA games, it can be very hard to make money back on these big games.
If you don't like paying full price wait and buy it when its cheaper, no one is forcing you to buy the game day one.
Don't worry. It will get even worse if people keep supporting Sony and MS for making the next gen consoles much stronger than the current one.
Let me quote Warren Spector, the producer of Epic Mickey:
Let me quote Warren Spector, the producer of Epic Mickey:
Well, there you have it. A smart person finally talks a bit about this problem. I'm sick of random developer requesting much stronger consoles, but then cry about the cost and how evil we consumer are for not trowing our money to them.
I think it's annoying that games launch at 60 dollars by default on consoles.
Game only 4-5 hours long with no real replayability? 60USD
Game 10-60 hours long with lots of options and replayability? 60USD
There's no value set in games they don't try and price games they just go 60 bucks end of argument. And a lot of these games would sell more if they weren't priced the same, I wanted Vanquished, but 60 bucks for a 5 hour game? Hm, Skyrim 60 hours+replaybility or Vanquished 4-5 hours and that's it? Which should I get...duhh.
Game only 4-5 hours long with no real replayability? 60USD
Game 10-60 hours long with lots of options and replayability? 60USD
There's no value set in games they don't try and price games they just go 60 bucks end of argument. And a lot of these games would sell more if they weren't priced the same, I wanted Vanquished, but 60 bucks for a 5 hour game? Hm, Skyrim 60 hours+replaybility or Vanquished 4-5 hours and that's it? Which should I get...duhh.
Damn right. That's what I want to know. Why the hell do Aussie games cost almost twice as much at launch than elsewhere in the world. Seriously, where is all this extra money going? Then again, the price of most things in Australia is going up freaking high, shit even in Perth there are places selling bottles of water for $4. FOUR DOLLARS. Just makes you want to get everything shipped in, or buy games when you go overseas (for those that are lucky enough to have the money/time to do so).Fireface said:U guys think you have it bad, in Australia we pay $90 and up for a new game and our dollar is currently worth more than yours
As someone else said, the game is in high demand.
Barring that, I think everyone just loves to forget that games cost such a crapload of money to make these days. Let's look at some of the things that would drive the cost up on a triple A game.
Marketing
Shipping
Manufacturing
Shelf Space (Not too sure on this one)
And add some more money on the asking price so you can make at least some profit.
Not to mention the plain, simple fact that games are SOOO much more complicated to make. I mean, just LOOK at them. Compared to the Atari or even the SNES, these games look downright alien.
Barring that, I think everyone just loves to forget that games cost such a crapload of money to make these days. Let's look at some of the things that would drive the cost up on a triple A game.
Marketing
Shipping
Manufacturing
Shelf Space (Not too sure on this one)
And add some more money on the asking price so you can make at least some profit.
Not to mention the plain, simple fact that games are SOOO much more complicated to make. I mean, just LOOK at them. Compared to the Atari or even the SNES, these games look downright alien.
What a game costs to make is irrelevant. Games cost $60 because people buy them at that price. If people refused to pay $60, the price would go down. When the demand on a specific game goes down, so does the price. That can happen across the industry too and bring the standard price back down to $50, if people stopped paying $60.Arnoxthe1 said: