Quote Originally Posted by kevincure
Look at the old ads: There were SNES and Genny games selling for 60-70 bucks on a regular basis. I remember paying 60 bucks on occasion for an N64 game. When you factor in inflation over the last 10 years (using US CPI data), 60 bucks in 1993 is $79 in 2003, 70 bucks in 93 is $92 in 2003.
While I agree with you that prices have stayed the same or have gone down, I still think they are way too high. CDs and DVDs cost almost nothing to make. The case is just cheap plastic and the books are only paper. I buy very few games at the $49.99 price unless I really want them. I would definitely buy a lot more games if they were all priced more reasonably.