PC game prices

andicole0 · 6 Apr 2012 at 21:22

Anyone else worried by the recent huge rise in prices of PC games? Especially those only available as download? When PC games were around £25 the equivalent console game could be £10 more now that PC games are pretty much free to distribute they seem to have shot up to £40.

Andi.

andicole0 · 6 Apr 2012 at 21:30

You have to wonder though if increased profits will lead to more games being released on PC. Just look at Alan Wake that turned out to be quite a hit on PC.

Andi.

andicole0 · 7 Apr 2012 at 11:58

JTrickle said:
What huge increase?

Skyrim, Star Wars and Mass Effect 3 were all sub £30 pre ordered.

Relatively speaking (inflation etc) games have never been cheaper.

Most PC Games were £24.99 on CD/DVD now we're looking at £39.99 with no media and no hard copy manual. Skyrim is still £34.99 on Steam and £33.98 at OCUK albeit available elsewhere at less.

I'm not seeing the same increase in console games so why the increase in PC games and at the same time locked into an on-line system. Inflation would affect both PC and console games wouldn't it?.

Andi.

andicole0 · 7 Apr 2012 at 12:01

Vinni3 @H|H said:
ME3 is £17.99 now on Amazon, one month after release...

I guess you have to wait for a bit, although EA might have dropped the prices to tempt people in to buying it after the ending issues.

The trouble I see with some recent games is the download only option, download prices seem to take a long time to drop. The 'supplier' has no material investment so no need to shift stock.

Andi.