im hella poor and i rarely ever get to buy a new game, the games that i own right now are halo 3, call of duty 4, and thats it, and i got these for christmas, and i got about 150$ for christmas, and most of the new games are 60-70$ wtf? i know they spend alot of time and money on these games and they have to pay workers, and all that shipping crap and buying the cds but by the millions that sell, do they really need to price them that high?
im hella poor and i rarely ever get to buy a new game, the games that i own right now are halo 3, call of duty 4, and thats it, and i got these for christmas, and i got about 150$ for christmas, and most of the new games are 60-70$ wtf? i know they spend alot of time and money on these games and they have to pay workers, and all that shipping crap and buying the cds but by the millions that sell, do they really need to price them that high?ConkerAndBerri2
How much do you pay to have a good time? People pay $50 to spend a few hours at disnley land.. SOme people pay $80 for a 10minute lap dance.. I figure usually get anywhere from 10-100+hours of fun from a good game, and i think its worth atleast $6 a hour! So i actually consider $60 cheap, unless the game sucks and you dont get any hours of fun out of it!
I've never really had issues with the price. I think we were very spoiled last generation when new games were $50 and seemed to drop down to $20-30 within a year. I say it every time, but I remember the days of paying anywhere from $60-80 for N64 games, so the current $60 pricetag doesn't really bother me. If your funds are limited, buy only the elite games or rent maybe. Don't get suckered into the worthless collector's editions is also a good piece of advice.
You listed the reasons in your original posts, TC, and the answer is yes.
As a developer, it would be a far better move to develop your fan base at this point in time. Dropping your games to a price of $40 doesn't hurt you as a developer if you make quality games. By lowering the price, you develop your fan base, and you'll sell more product. If you sell more product at a reduced price, it's pretty much the same as selling less product at a more expensive price, but now you have an almost guaranteed number of people that will continue to by your future games when you expand your customer base. With a larger fan base, you can raise the price of your games a dollar or two and a later date and make far more money than you would by selling far fewer copies at an outrageous price.
When the Nintendo 64 first came out, games were 80 dollars... this was over 10 years ago.
Take a look at all the prices around you such as gas for one... Go to gamestop and buy some used quality games for under 30, or else just get a job like most of us.
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