How long before these $60 price tags dissapear?
I know this is the trend for new generation of games. They'll be a $60 premium price because the previous gen is still kicking.
Well it looks like the Xbox and GCN are very dead, and the PS2 just released its swan song with God of War. When can we start seeing $50 price tags for new releases on the 360 and the PS3?
I think Its actually starting to happen somewhat, Sega released Virtua Tennis and its only $50 new. Is this the beginning of somewhat "reasonable" (HA!) prices for new games?
It's not because of the last generation still "kickin" that next gen games are $60. The next gen games are $60 because of rising developing costs combined with a want to squeeze a little more profit out.
To answer your question a little better...You're not gonna see the return of $50 prices on most releases. Exception...the wii, because nintendo set it's msrp at $50 for games. The only other place you'll see $50 games are first party or through normal price drop discounts to move a title. Other than that all PS3 and xbox360 titles will launch at $60.
Do a little bit of reading and you'll see its not possible for them to simply revert back to $50. There is a fantastic Forbes article about this very topic posted today. Read it here for a detailed analysis of the reasoning behind the $60 price point:
http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/19/ps3...sivegames.html
Last edited by agbulls; 03-20-2007 at 11:04 AM.
The only way I see the $60 360/PS3 games dropping in price, is if the games get innundated with in game advertisements like we have never seen before.
Simple:
When we stop being willing to pay that much and refuse to buy.
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Exactly. I understand that the price of producing games has skyrocketed in the last few years. However, the price will remain at whatever the market will bear. At this point, $60 seems reasonable to most people, so that's where it'll stay.Originally Posted by calthaer
PC games seem to be dropping, some are even $40 sometimes! $60 is alot, I used to have to ppay that much in the SNES days. And I was a kid so I could only buy games with birthday money and such. So games were pretty few and far between. When I do get a next gen console I'll probably just buy used games unless the game is worth $60 to me.
Just a little fyi, I wouldn't consider the xbox dead JUST yet. Fifa 08 and Madden 08 are scheduled to be released for the system. I want my Fifa, and I want it now.
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I'd say they're here to stay. Even though it's practically the only option, gamers have proven that they're willing to shell out the $60 per game.
Really, though, you're getting that $60 pricetag on 360 games that demand it. Games that obviously took a while to develop and use that price as a cushion to help recoup some of the loss incurred. udisi and agbulls provide the knowledge above.
Once games like Tetris Worlds Evolution start coming out at $59.99, then I'll cry foul. I think things are fine right now.
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Pretty much.
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I know games are costing a shit ton of money these days to develop, but we've seen this trend on every system since SNES. I remember seeing SNES carts going for $70 new at KB toys and shit like that. And this was in the early to mid 90's!
And let's not forget the dawn of the N64 prices. But either way, the 360 has been pulling in these prices for over 16 months now. They're not dropping, not for new games, anyway.
You gotta know when to buy. You can get a lot of next-gen stuff from $35 and under, you just gotta look for sales.
Danke, nice read.
I'm really not suprised at the prices or if they'll drop much. Ameicans are making more money due to inflation, although inflation is moving faster in the housing business so it's rough getting a good place to live, then it affects supplies, food, utilities, ect. Games are an entertainment and most will always treat it as such and will slowly move away from the higher game prices. It's funny when you look back at the prices of games at launch to todays and notice it hasn't gone sky high as an average. Neo-Geo and early CD consoles of course take the cake on expensive games.
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games like Gears of war will most likely stay at a $60 price point but there are still games that come out for less, Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires for 360 came out brand new at $40 and it was an earlier 360 game. I think games that take years to make (Gears of War $60) as opposed to games that don't take as long to make (table tennis $40) has something to do with the price point. I've also noticed that a good amount of games come out at the $60 price, and if it doesn't sell well right away, the price will go down $10 - $20 new. But then those are the ones you see in stacks as used all over the place. I bet once the Next-Gen turns into current gen, we'll see a lot more $30-$50 new games.
stalker took years and years to make, i cant imagine the costs. and its retailing now for $39.99!
You can't compare PC and console game prices though, there's no licencing required on PC for example.
Wii: 8285 8147 1575 6278
Care to back that statement up? Homebrew stuff I get, but why would any PC game sold in stores not require licensing?
I STRONGLY suggest you read the article from Forbes I posted above. I don't think anyone wants to get in an argument with you--especially if you aren't informed (which it seems you're not). Read up!
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