Is $60 expensive for a new game these days?

I think $40 is good, id buy a lot of games if they were only $40,

Quit complaining you yanks have it easy. Us NZr's and Aussies have real rip-off prices

Hell yeah. I'm cool with spending $60 for something that's worth it but very few games these days are worth that much.

Quit complaining you yanks have it easy. Us NZr's and Aussies have real rip-off prices

OB-47

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Quit complaining you yanks have it easy. Us NZr's and Aussies have real rip-off prices

soulitane

I try Mightyape sometimes. I'm getting Dark Souls for like $40 from them

People who pay 70€ or 60$ for a game is either rich or really stupid.

Games should be at the most 30$ new, specially DD.

[QUOTE="soulitane"][QUOTE="OB-47"]

Quit complaining you yanks have it easy. Us NZr's and Aussies have real rip-off prices

OB-47

I try Mightyape sometimes. I'm getting Dark Souls for like $40 from them

Quit complaining you yanks have it easy. Us NZr's and Aussies have real rip-off prices

OB-47

[QUOTE="OB-47"]

[QUOTE="soulitane"] That's why you should import, we can get some things cheaper than them :Psoulitane

I try Mightyape sometimes. I'm getting Dark Souls for like $40 from them

Yeah I'm considering doing that for a few games. I don't mind waiting as long as I have more money for Halo 4/Xbox Live funds

Considering the cost of making games these days, and the fact prices in North America have declined in the past two decades... they are way too f*cking cheap. It's no wonder publishers are trying to make more money through DLC and online passes, they are taking huge risks with some games and almost just giving them away.foxhound_fox

Keep telling yourself that.

Keep telling yourself that.sneslover

To be honset, yes. Most games simply don't offer the content or quality to warrent $60, if publishers and devs expect me to pay that much money for a game I expect it to be on the same level of quality as Uncharted or Skyrim.

you dumb ass shiiits, im talking about games like final fantasy xiii 2, UFC undisputed 3, im not going to pay $60 because they arent a halo or a gears or an uncharted for u ps3 kids, and they suffer more because of that, if they charged $40 more people would buy games like thosehadoken

I doubt they'll care all that much if they lost your business.

Gaming is an expensive hobby. It always has been.

N64 games used to be ridiculously expensive in the UK.

I just think developers need a better business model. Certain games shouldn't be selling at $60. Nonstop-Madness

They would get crap profit margins then. The best a publisher can get out of a whole sale from a physical copy is around $28. This is in the best terms. $23 is more realistic. Now let's say that the game sells for $50 instead of $60. The publisher will only be getting $13 - $15 out of that game. Drop it to $40, and they get like $6 - $8.

The only way to bypass that crappy margins is to go digital. Where it doesn't cost much to get a game sale. This is the reason why Digital Download games get drastic price cuts so fast, well on PC. They can drop the prices and still get a great revenue margin.

[QUOTE="hadoken"]you dumb ass shiiits, im talking about games like final fantasy xiii 2, UFC undisputed 3, im not going to pay $60 because they arent a halo or a gears or an uncharted for u ps3 kids, and they suffer more because of that, if they charged $40 more people would buy games like thoselundy86_4

I doubt they'll care all that much if they lost your business.

Gaming is an expensive hobby. It always has been.

N64 games used to be ridiculously expensive in the UK.

[QUOTE="sneslover"]Keep telling yourself that.foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="soulitane"][QUOTE="OB-47"]

I try Mightyape sometimes. I'm getting Dark Souls for like $40 from them

OB-47

Yeah I'm considering doing that for a few games. I don't mind waiting as long as I have more money for Halo 4/Xbox Live funds

I just think developers need a better business model. Certain games shouldn't be selling at $60. Nonstop-Madness

[QUOTE="sneslover"]Keep telling yourself that.foxhound_fox

I buy games for reasonable prices because I know where and when to buy. Paying 70€ at launch in a major retailer is idiotic, you're only giving the store money, the devs get the same money if you buy for 30€ at another store later.

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[QUOTE="hadoken"]you dumb ass shiiits, im talking about games like final fantasy xiii 2, UFC undisputed 3, im not going to pay $60 because they arent a halo or a gears or an uncharted for u ps3 kids, and they suffer more because of that, if they charged $40 more people would buy games like thosehadoken

I doubt they'll care all that much if they lost your business.

Gaming is an expensive hobby. It always has been.

N64 games used to be ridiculously expensive in the UK.

Well done? :?

Remind me, and i'll give you a medal, you old fart.

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]I just think developers need a better business model. Certain games shouldn't be selling at $60. lawlessx

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[QUOTE="hadoken"]you dumb ass shiiits, im talking about games like final fantasy xiii 2, UFC undisputed 3, im not going to pay $60 because they arent a halo or a gears or an uncharted for u ps3 kids, and they suffer more because of that, if they charged $40 more people would buy games like thosehadoken

I doubt they'll care all that much if they lost your business.

Gaming is an expensive hobby. It always has been.

N64 games used to be ridiculously expensive in the UK.

Dude whu are you so hostile?

[QUOTE="hadoken"][QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

I doubt they'll care all that much if they lost your business.

Gaming is an expensive hobby. It always has been.

N64 games used to be ridiculously expensive in the UK.

lundy86_4

Well done? :?

Remind me, and i'll give you a medal, you old fart.

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[QUOTE="hadoken"] ive been gaming longer than you kidhadoken

Well done? :?

Remind me, and i'll give you a medal, you old fart.

I think $40 is good, id buy a lot of games if they were only $40,

hadoken

i was playing mortal kombat on SNES when i was 5 years old u smug son of a biitchhadoken

Cool. Resorting to name-calling. Very mature.

[QUOTE="hadoken"]i was playing mortal kombat on SNES when i was 5 years old u smug son of a biitchlundy86_4

Cool. Resorting to name-calling. Very mature.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="hadoken"] ive been gaming longer than you kidhadoken

Well done? :?

Remind me, and i'll give you a medal, you old fart.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="hadoken"]i was playing mortal kombat on SNES when i was 5 years old u smug son of a biitchhadoken

Cool. Resorting to name-calling. Very mature.

I'm aware. I didn't dispute that. It shows a severe lac k of maturity on your end, though.

you dumb ass shiiits, im talking about games like final fantasy xiii 2, UFC undisputed 3, im not going to pay $60 because they arent a halo or a gears or an uncharted for u ps3 kids, and they suffer more because of that, if they charged $40 more people would buy games like thosehadoken

Gaming is an expensive hobby. It always has been.lundy86_4

[QUOTE="Nonstop-Madness"]I just think developers need a better business model. Certain games shouldn't be selling at $60. ShadowDeathX

They would get crap profit margins then. The best a publisher can get out of a whole sale from a physical copy is around $28. This is in the best terms. $23 is more realistic. Now let's say that the game sells for $50 instead of $60. The publisher will only be getting $13 - $15 out of that game. Drop it to $40, and they get like $6 - $8.

The only way to bypass that crappy margins is to go digital. Where it doesn't cost much to get a game sale. This is the reason why Digital Download games get drastic price cuts so fast, well on PC. They can drop the prices and still get a great revenue margin.

Remember the 90s? 1dollar gas, $40 for a ps1 game with 50 hours of gameplay or more vs $60 for 6hour campaign and $4+ gas... as of today, what a life we live in now huh?

I don't think $60 is too expensive

However, I think the pricing system for console games is incredibly archaic in today's market.

There's no middle ground at all, nor is there much in terms of free, or "extra cheap" games.

On the consoles you have two options for buying games. $60 retail releases, or $10-$15 arcade titles.

Between PC and smartphones you have $60 retail releases, as well as $50/$40/$30/$20 retail releases. Then you have the $10-$15 arcade titles, and sub-$5 titles, subscriptions, and free-to-play titles.

It's no wonder PC/Smartphone gaming is growing at a faster rate than console gaming nowadays. There are so many more markets being captured in comparison.

Remember the 90s? 1dollar gas, $40 for a ps1 game with 50 hours of gameplay or more vs $60 for 6hour campaign and $4+ gas... as of today, what a life we live in now huh?

Bikouchu35

Don't give me that back in my day bullsh*t, it's all a lie, other games were short you just died a lot and sucked.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]Gaming is an expensive hobby. It always has been.foxhound_fox

Relatively speaking, i'm sure it is cheap in comparison to some hobbies. However, there is a reason sports such as soccer and basketball are so popular in areas. Due to the extremely low entry and maintenance cost.

Gaming can be an expensive hobby... How does that sound :P

I've experienced budgets and bills, and spend drastically more on gaming than I do on golfing (as per your example), and i'm quite a regular golfer.

Yep.

But I don't mind. I have no problem waiting a few months.

Quit complaining you yanks have it easy. Us NZr's and Aussies have real rip-off prices

OB-47

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Remember the 90s? 1dollar gas, $40 for a ps1 game with 50 hours of gameplay or more vs $60 for 6hour campaign and $4+ gas... as of today, what a life we live in now huh?

SaltyMeatballs

Don't give me that back in my day bullsh*t, it's all a lie, other games were short you just died a lot and sucked.

I agree with that part. Games back in the day use to last longer cause they'd make you do the craziest ****.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in6RZzdGki8

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]Relatively speaking, i'm sure it is cheap in comparison to some hobbies. However, there is a reason sports such as soccer and basketball are so popular in areas. Due to the extremely low entry and maintenance cost. Gaming can be an expensive hobby... How does that sound :P I've experienced budgets and bills, and spend drastically more on gaming than I do on golfing (as per your example), and i'm quite a regular golfer.foxhound_fox

The thing is that gaming is not a substitute good for a round of golf.

Why are you trying to apply the same levels of value to each?