Have a Problem With the 60 Dollar Game Price Tag?

[MVPlaya]

Weren't we all sayin the samething when XBox and PS2 came out? Weren't ps1 games 40 dollars?

[garnettrules21]

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i remember when nintendo and sega games were $30-$50

[metalslug]

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PS1 games were $50 but the $60 price tag doesn't bother me much because I remember paying something around that price and higher for games when I had a Sega Genesis.

[bball_1523]

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I don't understand why they are $60. PC games that are and will be 123094892 times better than next-gen games combined, aren't $60.

[MVPlaya]

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Because PC games, you install on your cpu, keeping all the main files on your computer. Meaning you can just keep everything compressed on the cd...meaning you don't need a huge cd.

[kodiak]

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I don't understand why they are $60. PC games that are and will be 123094892 times better than next-gen games combined, aren't $60.

While I dont like the idea of games going up, for the first year or so, the pc games will not be better due to it taking a year or so for the pc technology to catch up to the 360 and PS3 counterparts

[Patriotsv10]

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Because PC games, you install on your cpu, keeping all the main files on your computer. Meaning you can just keep everything compressed on the cd...meaning you don't need a huge cd.

CDs or DVDs are dirt cheap for game publishers. The reason the prices of games are going up is because it costs so much more to make them. It costed Valve over 30 million to develop the Source Game Engine and Half Life 2.

Prices on console games are going up because the console makers (Sony, MS and Nintendo) all get a cut from the games sold. So since production costs are up the game publisher wants to make some money.

[Misfit]

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New games for new consoles have been 50 dollars for a long time (N64 being the exception). And there hasn't been any inflation over the last decade and a half to make 50 dollars today's 60, so its natural for the consumer to react in a negative way. If you went to the store with 50 dollars, you got a game. If you went with 100, you could get 2, 150 got you three. Now its 60, 120, and 180. That extra ten bucks adds up over a year. While it is perfectly understandable that development costs have increased, it doesn't mean the consumer has to like it.

[fishepa]

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Games cost more to develop, I don't mind paying more.

[stellastarr]

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I mind...

[Jistic]

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I am definitely going to be more particular with what I buy this gen. However I have a feeling games like Oblivion will be worth every penny.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

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Remeber the N64 game prices? This isn't a big deal..

If it bothers you, just buy selectivly, then wait on others to drop price.

[stellastarr]

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Some people are adults here who have budgets to work with... In a world where prices are starting to rocket, and your pay remains the same it's not that easy!!!!

[Kashanova]

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I mind but not by much i just won't buy games as frequently as i did but ehh it's ok

[lionsfan49]

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I think I remember SNES NBA Jam was like 65 or 70 bucks when I got it years ago. Its only 10 dollars more, thats like what 3 gallons of gas! lol