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.

djkav · 6 Apr 2012 at 21:23

Yeh, I thought downloadable would cut the cost of packaging and distribution.

TheVoice · 6 Apr 2012 at 21:25

djkav said:
Yeh, I thought downloadable would cut the cost of packaging and distribution.

That was never going to happen. All digital distribution has done is to give the publishers tighter control over the pricing. No surprise that they've used the opportunity to drive prices up.

Komedy · 6 Apr 2012 at 21:26

this is a good read..

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18390623

djkav · 6 Apr 2012 at 21:27

TheVoice said:
That was never going to happen. All digital distribution has done is to give the publishers tighter control over the pricing. No surprise that they've used the opportunity to drive prices up.

In that case, they can't argue that its piracy driving up the cost then.

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.

CaptainRAVE · 6 Apr 2012 at 21:33

I buy most of my games when they are £5 or less on steam. Most are less than half price within a month or two - that worries me more actually.

chaparral · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:01

andicole0 said:
Anyone else worried by the recent huge rise in prices of PC games?

Yes

Looks at my crysis game receipt that i bought on day of release that cost me £24.99

I blame it on Activision and there call of duty game prices

Tibbz2 · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:10

Meh, I rarely buy games on release though, don't think I have bought a single PC game on release or at full price, only if they are on offer

JTrickle · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:14

andicole0 said:
Anyone else worried by the recent huge rise in prices of PC games?

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.

QlimaxUK · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:32

waiting for diablo 3 to drop, seems to be around the £34 area at the moment

Semiskimmed · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:33

i rarely buy on release, but usually in the massive amount of sales us PC gamers get online.
i think theres quite a hefty cost involved in digital distribution with regard to high speed connections and huge amounts to be stored for online access.
it'd be quite interesting to know if its actualyl any cheaper than printing discs and covers etc

chaparral · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:33

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

Also Relatively speaking they have never cost more

HangTime · 6 Apr 2012 at 22:42

I've seen no sign of a 'huge rise'. Cumulative inflation over the past 15 years is about 50% and PC games have risen by less than that.

TheCenturion · 6 Apr 2012 at 23:37

Don't notice rises in costs as I only really buy in Steam sales

Random Guy · 6 Apr 2012 at 23:44

Huge rises here, amazing deals there - hard to keep track tbh.

If you buy Day 1 though, always expect to pay a premium.

Gimpymoo · 7 Apr 2012 at 00:17

andicole0 said:
they seem to have shot up to £40.

No they have not.

nitram100 · 7 Apr 2012 at 00:33

Call of Duty games and blizzard games are the only ones that tend to go for a higher price, that's because they are greedy companies. Most other games can be got easily for sub 30 quid on release.

dakaiez · 7 Apr 2012 at 00:34

QlimaxUK said:
waiting for diablo 3 to drop, seems to be around the £34 area at the moment

It's £29.99 on the rainforest. I got mine for £25ish quid after codes and cashback from a supermarket website.

QlimaxUK · 7 Apr 2012 at 01:37

v1bez said:
It's £29.99 on the rainforest. I got mine for £25ish quid after codes and cashback from a supermarket website.

by cashback do you mean one of those pay £10 a month to save money on things you buy scam/scheme things?