Price of Games Inflating (T3 article linked), Whats your limit?

CK61938 said:
The most expensive game I bought (and I cannot believe I am about to admit this!) was Need For Speed: Pro Street and that was £35 from HMV.
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That's the bravest thing I've seen anyone post in quite a while ;)

Back on topic, £30 is my limit, and then it has to be something that I really, really want. Other than that, then £17.99 - £24.99 range is reasonable, though the Steam weekend deals regularly hit me in the wallet.
 
Historyline for the Amiga = £35 (a loooooong time ago)

Blood Bowl for PC = £40 (a major exception - was really looking forward to it)

Normal limit for a PC game at the minute = £24...
 
Keltik THC said:
With the games industry being quite resiliant in the ongoing economic dive (which has only just begun) it seems they have decided to inflate prices according to a recent T3 article.

http://www.t3.com/news/activisions-tony-hawk-ride-board-priced-and-dated?=40065

Now, im not too fussed about these gimmick based controllers like Dj Hero and the Ride board etc.... these dont interest me, but this article mentions that Activision is going to sell the new Call of Duty at a retail price of £55 (!).

In my experience on consoles they usually sell a retail version for around £40 and then you can buy a limited edition for between £45/£55.

To me, £55 for a standard title seems excessive, even though i think i have clocked more hours on CoD than anytother game in my entire lifetime, the extra £15 kind of puts me off buying it..

With console games being so expensive compared to PC games, i resorted to getting most of my games via Lovefilm for £15 per month and then only buying the really good games i will play for a long, long time like Fallout 3...

anyway, i just wondered if you guys are as concerned as me that they look like they are going to start selling console games beyond the £50 mark.
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I would do the same if i were them. They know its going to sell well and people will pay that price. At the end of the day they are in this to make money, no one is forced to buy the game at that price and can wait for it to drop (which it will). So I think they are doing the right thing. :p
 
Tend to only spend £30 tops on console games, or £25 on PC games. I don't have any real need any more to get games as soon as they come out; I used to do that, and never finished any of them as they came out too fast for me!
 
I remember when most PC games where £20 upon release :(

I rarely pay full price for a game.

I'll happily pay a bit more then usual, for a multiplayer game, i,e World of Warcraft expansions or a new MMO.

The only other games that I even consider at full price games are games that I've been waiting for. For example, I normally get Football Manager upon release :)

I don't buy many games, due in part to the price putting me off.

Steam weekend deals are fantastic.
 
I think we are at the beginning of a revolution for PC gaming at the moment.

With digital downloads becoming a STRONGER option as each day goes by, the prospect of developers self publishing becomes higher.

We all know that Publishers are the scum of the earth.

This means, the developer can choose if the saving in passed onto the consumer or put in their pockets.
 
I think it's one of the oddest things to do. We are in the middle of a global financial crisis and they want to up the price of games?

What a unique way of combating piracy. I know... to combat piracy we'll up the price of games... yes that will help!

I rarely pay >£15 mainly because I get most of my games second hand.



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I don't have a problem with this, games have been underpriced for a long time... I mean even a £55 RRP is only the equivalent of £40 in 1997, so it's really just bringing it inline with inflation.

As mentioned a popular AAA title like MW2 will likely sell in spades even at a high price. Get it out in time for Christmas and mummy and daddy will rush out to buy it for lil' Johnny.

PC games tend to be cheaper anyway and I doubt we will see a situation where new PC games rise above about £35 if you shop around.
 
£35 is the price of a superb pc game, i have to be desperate to pay that, i think rise of flight is the oly game that has boroken that rule, i couldt wait for a eurpoean publisher so had it shipped from america!
 
I picked up HL2 on release date for £30 - that's the most I've ever paid for a game. It was a risk, too - I didn't even know it was out, and my rig at the time was horrendously run down. Still, I might play through it again now - it's been a while.

No, computer games are not underpriced. They're priced what people will pay for them - if it were representative of the cost involved, game companies wouldn't make such huge profits. Now I'm not an economist, and it may be presumptuous of me to put forth an opinion in such form, but that seems like the logical way to run a business. You can't charge too much, or nobody will buy. You won't charge too little, because the more money you make, the better. People will pay £55 for games - they may drop sharply in price within a month or so, but by then enough people would have paid the higher price to make it worthwhile, and then everyone else who wants the game but still likes food will pick up a copy when the price becomes more realistic.
 
about 20-25. Unless I must have it on release day. Which is very few games indeed.

Just like films wait a month or to and the prices half.
 
I won't pay more than £40 for a game. I think the most expensive I've paid for was £35 for Empire Total War on release.

I think too many developers have looked at the Wii Fit popularity and are thinking we'll buy into any controller gimmick.

As for Activision's move I hope gamers boycott CoD: MW2 given the high price but it'll be interesting to see if it happens given the popularity of CoD4. If the high price was due to increased development costs then I'd consider buying it at £55 but not if it's just a test to see if we're gullible enough to pay it "due to piracy" or paying for celebrity voice overs etc.
 
I'd pay £55 for a game, but only great games - such Bioshock, SF4, GTA4, Fallout 3. Those games I'd pay prices of £55 for quite happily as I feel that if the developer looks like they have put so much effort into a game then I'm quite happily ready to support them with my £55 so they can continue on. Games that are half arsed, rushed out or sent out for money sinks won't get it.
 
£25 is my limit for a PC game, happy to wait for titles to come out on budget if need be. I think anything over £30 is a blatant rip-off. Still think it's bizzare that console games cost more than pc ones though you're getting the same thing. Hence my PS£ [sic] gets used as a media centre 95% of the time.
 
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