PC gaming is dying! I now understand!

PC gamers need to stop proving console gamers wrong 24/7. Have you see the prices of console games on release day?:o Lets take 5 multiplatform games and add them up.

Max Payne 3

Console - £38.91

PC - £24.99

Fallout: New Vegas

Console - £37.91

PC - £24.99

Crysis 2

Console - £38.91

PC - £26.99

Dead Rising 2

Console - £44.90 = Heart Attack!

PC - £24.99

Dragon Age 2

Console - £39.91

PC - £29.91

Console total £200.54

PC total £131.87

That's just 5 games and you save near £70 or 3 more PC games from release. Its obvious PC gaming is dying was created by non other then PC gamers! I was watching the matrix and cracked the code. Why are there so many PC gaming is dead threads? They are created by PC gamers! So spread the word go to your local game shops and tell every1 PC gaming is dead *wink*. Your wallet depends on it.

Are those prices from physical copies, or digital?

It would be nice if you posted the source for these prices, or stopped assuming games cost the same everywhere..

I do like that PC game prices are cheaper. It's also great when I get in on some crazy deals from Steam and D2D.

I think social media is what will kill gaming, like FB games where you cant advanced unless you pay money, or get your friends to play the same game, I hread Fable 3 will use twitter somehow, is that true?

It would be nice if you posted the source for these prices, or stopped assuming games cost the same everywhere..

waltefmoney

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It would be nice if you posted the source for these prices, or stopped assuming games cost the same everywhere..

mattuk69

sucks to be a brit i suppose....

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It would be nice if you posted the source for these prices, or stopped assuming games cost the same everywhere..

markinthedark

sucks to be a brit i suppose....

It's still a >$60 difference if you're looking at the U.S. prices..which is well over the full cost of a brand new PC game.

This is part of the reason I buy the PC versions of multiplats (in addition to the fact that they're usually better on PC anyway.)

I enjoy the savings PC games give me.Heil68

PC gaming will never die. :)

I also bought the Rapture Edition of Bioshock 2 (the one with the art booklet) for 10 euros last week. I also saw the PS3 version for 40 euros, muhahahaha.

Are those prices from physical copies, or digital?

madsnakehhh

there are in sterling anyways so they dont matter for the rest of the world

My mate got Dragon Age brand new for £15 on the ps3...

My mate got Dragon Age brand new for £15 on the ps3...

DarthJohnova

Dragon Age PC new is 28 dollars on Amazon right now, including shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001IK1BWC/ref=sr_1_2_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1285181130&sr=8-2&condition=new

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PC gamers need to stop proving console gamers wrong 24/7. Have you see the prices of console games on release day?:o Lets take 5 multiplatform games and add them up.

Max Payne 3

Console - £38.91

PC - £24.99

Fallout: New Vegas

Console - £37.91

PC - £24.99

Crysis 2

Console - £38.91

PC - £26.99

Dead Rising 2

Console - £44.90 = Heart Attack!

PC - £24.99

Dragon Age 2

Console - £39.91

PC - £29.91

Console total £200.54

PC total £131.87

That's just 5 games and you save near £70 or 3 more PC games from release. Its obvious PC gaming is dying was created by non other then PC gamers! I was watching the matrix and cracked the code. Why are there so many PC gaming is dead threads? They are created by PC gamers! So spread the word go to your local game shops and tell every1 PC gaming is dead *wink*. Your wallet depends on it.

Xtasy26

You forget $50 subscription to play multiplayer on Xbox 360 thru Xbox Live, $50 dollar one year, $50 the next, in 5 years it's $250, while us PC gamers get it for free. There goes half the cost of a descent PC. LMAO.

Oh BTW, Dirt 2 was selling for $6 thru digital download the other day.

They charge those prices to make up for the royalty fees.

To be fair I need those savings to pay me a new PC every 6 / 7 years or so.
I never seem to need to upgrade until it becomes so bad that I might as well buy a new PC.
I'm not into building/configuring PC's myself. So after researching I pick the components and let a store do that for me.
It always ends up costing around 1700 euro.

The PC also offers the biggest ammount of free / low priced gems. It's a good idea to look into free games every now and then.

hard copies on consoles have resale vaule pc does not

Usually the less popular version of anything is going to be cheaper...AND...IT just goes to show that console gamers are whilling to pay the price difference.

hard copies on consoles have resale vaule pc does notdontshackzmii

Partially true, but that's sort of irrelevant if you are not interested in selling your games anyway.

What's up with PC fans opening threads titled like this and then blaming console gamers for them? :P

While I love the cheaper average prices of PC games, I'd say the low prices of games like Dead Rising 2 ($40) is a sign that Capcom has low confidence the PC version would sell well at the $50 price point. Rather than low game prices being a sign of PC gaming's health, one could just as easily interpret it as a sign of desperation to try and increase sales.

Console games are all priced at $60 because of 1) licensing and royalties but also 2) companies are confident that people will buy it at that price.

Usually the less popular version of anything is going to be cheaper...AND...IT just goes to show that console gamers are whilling to pay the price difference.

VanDammFan

Dragon Age is £20 now on consoles :|

The trade off seems to be that a really good pc will be very expensive but the games are much cheaper to create a decent balance.

The trade off seems to be that a really good pc will be very expensive but the games are much cheaper to create a decent balance.

The_Gaming_Baby

hard copies on consoles have resale vaule pc does not

dontshackzmii

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hard copies on consoles have resale vaule pc does not

SAGE_OF_FIRE

because you can trade games in for like $40 for some games,

Hermits are like Prius owners bragging about the $10 they save at the gas pump, ignoring that they spent $30,000 extra for the car to begin with.

TLDR:

If you buy a lot of games, that 1000 dollar rig of yours might not be that expensive after all (in the long run).

For me personally I save alot on my console games using gamefly.

Are those prices from physical copies, or digital?

madsnakehhh

hard copies on consoles have resale vaule pc does not

dontshackzmii

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Are those prices from physical copies, or digital?

imprezawrx500

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Are those prices from physical copies, or digital?

DarthJohnova

Consoles can beat PCs on start-up price, I'll admit that. But you save money in the long run whether you're buying games $10 cheaper at release or $35 cheaper later on. That's also not to mention when you have a PC you can still do a million and one things consoles can't if you so choose. Not to mention you tend to get the best version of most multiplatform games.