Yep, and even more so now with digitally distributed games, because console games are still mostly physical releases, where there are numerous parties that want a slice of the asking price, compared to Steam where it's the publishers or developers and Valve that takes a cut. Skrim was making quite a bit more on a per item basis on Steam than the other platforms it came out on, I just think the issue or difference is that (at the time the information was released) there had been a lot more sales on the consoles combined.
Ubisoft now charging PC gamers £45 for each of there latest PC games
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Yep, and even more so now with digitally distributed games, because console games are still mostly physical releases, where there are numerous parties that want a slice of the asking price, compared to Steam where it's the publishers or developers and Valve that takes a cut. Skrim was making quite a bit more on a per item basis on Steam than the other platforms it came out on, I just think the issue or difference is that (at the time the information was released) there had been a lot more sales on the consoles combined.
We would probably get better prices and more ports if places like steam would release sales figures...
everyone just assumes piracy is rampant and it stops some devs considering pc releases
go read places like nfohump forums that are dedicated to the discussion of pirated releases of games.
even the bloody pirates buy the games these days!, I'm convinced piracy on pc is no where near as big as it used to be
everyone just assumes piracy is rampant and it stops some devs considering pc releases
go read places like nfohump forums that are dedicated to the discussion of pirated releases of games.
even the bloody pirates buy the games these days!, I'm convinced piracy on pc is no where near as big as it used to be
There maybe a lot of piracy with PC games but Consoles games have a huge secondhand market which the dev's would get no money from....
The eternal optimist or the sarcastic bro?
As I already wrote these high Ubisoft prices has nothing to do with gabe big fat piece of the pie .
They cost 59.99EUR on Ubisoft very own uplay website..
http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubiemea/e...D.304137200/Far_Cry®_4_–_Limited_Edition.html
http://shop.ubi.com/store/ubiemea/e...oductID.299140800/Assassins_Creed®_Unity.html
59eur = £46.20
https://www.google.co.uk/#q=eur+to+gbp
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This isn't strictly true, console games have skyrocketed to £55+ per title and PC games have come up to follow suit, they are still £10 full RRP less than their console counterparts. It's gaming in general that's getting more expensive.
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Simple solution - don't buy on release.
Glad I "bought" it because a few of them went in the bin after a couple hours.
I've happily paid for other products from them but as far as multi player goes ubisoft are a running joke with it being so amazingly clunky.
My god damned port forward screen on my router is huge and filled mostly with ubisoft port requirements, then lets not talk about how bad it is to get into a freaking game with everyone and lack of proper support for joining in progress/drops/saving in decent places/rolling back 20minutes of content after a single death of a 4 player coop etc etc.
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I am being optimistic
I do have considerably more confidence in CD Projekt Red, a team that appreciates the PC demographic. Ubisoft treat PC gamers with contempt, I don't really know why they 'support' the platform. Their games are all the same anyway!
I might be wrong but the COD games are normally £39.99
But the DLC is very expensive..
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The last time I paid for a full price for any game was Battlefield 4 in November 2013.
You'd have to go out of your way to spend £55 on a console game, even the supermarkets are usually £44 or thereabouts and you can usually find them for £35ish online.
Plenty of console games were £44.99+ in the 90s, especially when you were constrained by local shops rather than being able to order online. Stuff like the later/updated editions of SF2 on the 16-bit consoles I'm pretty sure used to cost ~£60
You are correct that PC games mostly retailed around the £20-30mark by 2000 though.
You still can.
I've said it many times on here in the past but video games are cheaper than they used to be in real terms over the long term. There was a brief period in the early-mid noughties where growing competition in the online space meant the typical price for a PC pre-order was £17.99 or thereabouts but I don't think that was sustainable.