DeathscytheHC said: I feel the price we pay to play is fair. Not a fan of nickle/diming with DLC, but over all the price is ok. If a game comes out that I don't feel is worth the $50-$60, I'll wait for a sale or a price drop. Digital downloads to me are a bit high though in my humble opinion. I'm all for cutting out the middle man, but the saving should atleast be shared.

I feel the same way. I hate getting nickel and dimed by DLCs. The price is fair but only if the game as a whole is sold. There are games that have first day DLCs which is ridiculous. DLCs and expansions should not be out at least until the game has been in the market for around 2-3 months.javascript:void();

DeathscytheHC said: I feel the price we pay to play is fair. Not a fan of nickle/diming with DLC, but over all the price is ok. If a game comes out that I don't feel is worth the $50-$60, I'll wait for a sale or a price drop. Digital downloads to me are a bit high though in my humble opinion. I'm all for cutting out the middle man, but the saving should atleast be shared.

you would think that Digital copies would be cheaper becuase it saves materials for the disk and boxes. But even if they lowered the price it would run the distributor out of business.

This thread could easily get me started on why on Earth are digital games more expensive in Europe than elsewhere, but I'll save it for another time :)

I seldom buy games upon launch. Normal launch price is around £50 or $90 as it translates too. That is way too much. For a good game I buy at £30/$55, others when on offer.

I like waiting for them to go on sell! Games are extremely high when they come out, and some seem like they never go down in price.. I am the cheapo in the family.. Haha! If I really really want it though it does get bought for me.. no matter what!

I will never understand why anyone would vote that game prices are reasonable....

Lets see for you console gamers. If you buy an Xbox, and then 4 new games, you just spent the amount you spent on your xbox, on only 4 video games...

How dumb is that....

PC gamers... At retail prices, if you buy 16 games, you spent the same amount as your average hames gaming computer... wtf?

Podunks said: I will never understand why anyone would vote that game prices are reasonable....

Lets see for you console gamers. If you buy an Xbox, and then 4 new games, you just spent the amount you spent on your xbox, on only 4 video games...

How dumb is that....

PC gamers... At retail prices, if you buy 16 games, you spent the same amount as your average hames gaming computer... wtf?

True, that.
Which is why I love Steam's sales, haha!

Eirreann said:

Podunks said: I will never understand why anyone would vote that game prices are reasonable....

Lets see for you console gamers. If you buy an Xbox, and then 4 new games, you just spent the amount you spent on your xbox, on only 4 video games...

How dumb is that....

PC gamers... At retail prices, if you buy 16 games, you spent the same amount as your average hames gaming computer... wtf?

True, that.
Which is why I love Steam's sales, haha!

True, but i like to own my games, I do not like renting/leasing them which is what you do when you pay for a game from Origin or Steam.

I feel the same way, preferring to buy the actual physical game complete with box and whatnot. However, more and more games are shifting towards having to always be online and activated via Steam/Origin. If I cared enough I'd buy the game but get a hacked .exe. No need for the DVD to be in the computer and no need to be online.

Yeti575 said: I feel the same way, preferring to buy the actual physical game complete with box and whatnot. However, more and more games are shifting towards having to always be online and activated via Steam/Origin. If I cared enough I'd buy the game but get a hacked .exe. No need for the DVD to be in the computer and no need to be online.

And now you know why piracy will never die... Because game producers for your hand when you have no want to do so.. Its stupid.

Yup - piracy is going nowhere. It was there in the 80's, 90's, 00's and will certainly not go away due to copy protection payloads or other nonsense

Yeti575 said: Yup - piracy is going nowhere. It was there in the 80's, 90's, 00's and will certainly not go away due to copy protection payloads or other nonsense

Haha I agree. though the FBI wants to try!

Tray3r said: Don't really care. Though I'm hardly rolling in money right now, prices for standard versions haven't gone through the roof yet. Collector's editions, on the other hand, are getting way over-priced.

Amen. The words right out of my mouth.

I usually dont give a rats ass about the price of the games. I enjoy playing them so its all the same to me. the way i look at it, if i pay 60 bucks for a game and play it 3 hours a day for only 3 monthes, get borred and stopp playing it, I just paid $.66 cents a day to entertain myself! Thas some cheap entertainment!!

Podunks said:

Eirreann said:

Podunks said: I will never understand why anyone would vote that game prices are reasonable....

Lets see for you console gamers. If you buy an Xbox, and then 4 new games, you just spent the amount you spent on your xbox, on only 4 video games...

How dumb is that....

PC gamers... At retail prices, if you buy 16 games, you spent the same amount as your average hames gaming computer... wtf?

True, that.
Which is why I love Steam's sales, haha!

True, but i like to own my games, I do not like renting/leasing them which is what you do when you pay for a game from Origin or Steam.

I'm the same, for the most part, but I don't mind Steam at all! Although I will always love receiving a boxed game in the mail and the excitement of opening the box and slotting the disc into the optical drive!

Eirreann said:

Podunks said:

Eirreann said:

Podunks said: I will never understand why anyone would vote that game prices are reasonable....

Lets see for you console gamers. If you buy an Xbox, and then 4 new games, you just spent the amount you spent on your xbox, on only 4 video games...

How dumb is that....

PC gamers... At retail prices, if you buy 16 games, you spent the same amount as your average hames gaming computer... wtf?

True, that.
Which is why I love Steam's sales, haha!

True, but i like to own my games, I do not like renting/leasing them which is what you do when you pay for a game from Origin or Steam.

I'm the same, for the most part, but I don't mind Steam at all! Although I will always love receiving a boxed game in the mail and the excitement of opening the box and slotting the disc into the optical drive!

Reminds me of opening the WoW box day one release, and loading it up.. Man was that exciting or what!!