Topic: Game prices suck.

[nitsu niflheim]

They are getting away with the high game prices because people are going to pay the price, just so they can buy the game first.  

[KDR_11k]

Kameo and DOA4 (best game on the system?) were priced 60€ (70$, normal price for console games) when I checked today so nothing out of the ordinary there (not that 60€ isn't too high, though). But still, 75€ for PDZ... That's completely insane.

[Ymeegod]

PC games are cheaper since there's no royalities.  Also if you notice but PC games lately have less and less packing materials (namely no case (jewel or plastic DVD and inserts for manuals), the last three games I bought had freaking paper sleves holding 4 Cds.

$60 isn't much of a big deal since in the US there's always deals and discounts by the end of the year.  I haven't paid $40+ for a xbox/ps2/gamecube since Wind Wanker last two GC games I bought was Resident Evil 4 for $20 and Fire Emblem at $30.  

Trading online and renting games can also save you money--I rent quite a few games from hollywood video  (I use the game pass deal) that I don't intend to buy.

[KDR_11k]

PC games come in DVD cases here, same as console games, sometimes with even more stuff (Earth 2160 came in a cardboard box with a motion sensor, much-thicker-than-usual-but-still-lacking-vital-information manual, folding disc case and a soundtrack CD). Of course some multi-CD games have those annoving three-on-a-pin DVD cases but as multiple CDs are being replaced with DVDs that problem is going away again. Oh, wait, in the US you don't get games on DVD yet, I've heard?

Console games rarely drop in price here. Usually it takes about a year for the first drop to 30€ (whereas PC games often have hit 10€ by then). Discounts never apply to games here (seen that once, the store was cleaning inventory because it was going out of business). Rarely you'll see a store do special price drops on games that don't sell (e.g. Karstadt is selling Shadow The Hedgehog, Animal Crossing, Metroid Prime 2 and a few other games noone bought for cheap right now) but since not selling usually has a reason that's rarely worth it.

If the license fees on console games really make a 20€ difference then I'll put some of the blame onto the console manufacturers as well. But I don't think licensing fees really are 20€ for any console.

Also why do console games take forever to get localized and usually just have the texts swapped out when PC games are released within days of their US release (for locally made games usually much earlier) and with full dubbing?

[darknight06]

I seen a few PC games on the DVD format, but it's not a whole lot.  Still a lot of 4 and 5 disc CD games out there.

[KDR_11k]

Europe seems to get more games on DVD than America.

[capamerica]

I hope Nintendo keeps GameCube prices for the Revolution. I'm allready mad that the Xbox360 games are $60. Talk about a good way to get people to start pirateing games.

Right now I pretty much just buy games off eBay or wait for them to go greatest hit.

There are very few games I'm willing to pay full retail price for, thouse games are normally Nintendo, Square or Tecmo made.

[couchmonkey]

I think you'll find a few pricier games when Revolution first launches because publishers know they can take advantage of the early adopter crowd, but I'm sure the prices will settle at GameCube-like prices, maybe even a little lower if Nintendo starts making a lot of cheap non-gamer games.