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Posted on 05-20-10 07:09:35 PM (last edited by Hiryuu at 05-20-10 04:10 PM) Link | Quote
Should be about half the cost that they are at times, according to his words.

I couldn't agree more. I'm not sure what spurred the whole 50 > 60 dollar hike from this last generation to now. I seldom want to jump on a game that's over 50 dollars where, before, in the last gen, I was met with that problem far less frequently (and tended to see a lot of REALLY GOOD 20-30 dollar titles).

That said, I buy way less than I did before or I aim more for the cheaper games if I can find them. My amount of digital games is astonishing in comparison to my disc games on my PS3, for instance.

I'm cheap; what can I say?
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Posted on 05-20-10 07:27:40 PM Link | Quote
More people would buy more games if the prices were lowered, but that "more" might not be enough. It's a field not yet tested...Nintendo could start another revolution next generation with a powerful system and cheap games, we'll see.

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Posted on 05-20-10 07:54:30 PM Link | Quote
Yeah, there is no reason that new PS3 games or 360 games are still $60. Maybe back when they first came out and Blu-ray/high capacity discs were still a premium. But now they are as common as DVDs and almost as easy to mass produce. The price for Blu-Ray movies has stabilized around $20-$25 so theres no reason that games can be $50 again for new PS3/360 games.

I think dropping the price by half is a little optimistic. $40-$45 would be ideal for PS3/360 games and $10-$15 for PSP/DSi games

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Posted on 05-20-10 08:53:53 PM Link | Quote
Yes. Very yes.

I'm not the kind of person who can just go out and buy new game for $60! I'm lucky if I can buy a used game for $20! That's seriously the money situation I'm in now.

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Posted on 05-20-10 10:37:09 PM Link | Quote

Originally posted by Sails
More people would buy more games if the prices were lowered, but that "more" might not be enough. It's a field not yet tested...


Actually, Valve has tested that with their sales, and they find that at around 70% off, they had the highest net income for one of their games.

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Posted on 05-21-10 01:33:33 AM Link | Quote
Yep, prices could definitely be lowered. And they wonder why people turn to piracy (among other reasons).

My parents didn't get a Wii because games for it were too expensive. Surely they weren't the only ones.

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Posted on 05-21-10 04:02:49 AM Link | Quote
Considering the massive development costs associated with modern games, and the fact that one must sell [x] million copies to be considered a success, it's no wonder they're so expensive now. :\

Dunno how to fix that, short of an industry-wide return to simpler games with much smaller development teams...

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Posted on 05-21-10 04:18:40 AM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Gunstar Green
Considering the massive development costs associated with modern games, and the fact that one must sell [x] million copies to be considered a success, it's no wonder they're so expensive now. :\

Dunno how to fix that, short of an industry-wide return to simpler games with much smaller development teams...

It worked in the 90s and the games were still great. Maybe there would be fewer cookie-cutter FPSes to boot!

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Posted on 05-21-10 10:20:17 AM Link | Quote
Well on the flip side it does seem like titles drop in price rather quickly.

Arkham Asylum for the PS3 is already 39.99 on Amazon
Valkyria Chronicles is 19.99
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Posted on 05-21-10 12:15:32 PM Link | Quote
Originally posted by Jin Dogan
...Valkyria Chronicles is 19.99


Arguably a perfect price for it. It's worth 30, honestly, and started at 60.
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Posted on 05-21-10 12:24:45 PM Link | Quote
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Yeah, I have to say that the higher resolution models and textures and music and all that probably amounts to more development man-power. Not to say that the higher ups in the companies aren't making a ridiculous amount of personal profit, though.

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