Why do retailers love PC gamers so much?

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

you mean deals like this?

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/tomb-raider/

:P

krisroe_213

There are cheaper places

[QUOTE="lazerface216"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"] Where though? When I used to use my PS3 as y primary platform I used to consider getting a game for $40 two months after launch a good deal. I would mainly only buy from Amazon and GameStop. Where you you buy console games comparable to the examples I provided above in that same time frame?BPoole96

why am i confined to your little time frame? you made a blanket statement that console games are expensive and you are wrong. sure you get great sales every now and then on steam, hell amazing sales but console games get great sales on amazon as well. fact is last time i checked steam max payne 3 is still 40 bucks on pc, borderlands 2 is 60, farcry 3 is 50...all these are cheaper on console on amazon right now...and i can go on.

max payne is 16 bucks on amazon right now, AC3 is 30, borderlands 2 is 30, hitman is 25, deus ex is 17, dark souls is 20, dishonored is 25, dragon's dogma is 20....i can go on. lol console games are not "expensive" compared to pc games at all, you can always find great deals. plus, like i said before, you have the option to trade or sell your game after you've played the hell out of it...which helps with the price.

Console games in general cannot be cheaper than PC games cus of royalty fees.

That's exactly why I don't understand console only player or console fanboys. Why waste $60 on a game withy worse graphics, controls and framerates when you can get the same game with better graphics, more freedom, better controls and depending on your hardware better framerates for only $50 to $30.

I actually have too many games on PC because they're just so damn cheap, most of my games in my Steam account have never been played because I just don't have time to play them all. I just can't resist when a game like Borderlands 2 only cost $50 to begin with and then gets 75% off on top of that.

iPage

This. I haven't gotten to finish Just Cause 2, Metro 2033, and Mirror's Edge because of this. I am only an hour into JC2, and a few into Mirror's Edge.

PC gamers get the best deals, everywhere!

PC games are REALLY cheap on Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy compared to their console versions. And they also do a lot of 50% and 75% off deals for PC only on the latest games. That is ridiculous! Makes you think, maybe it really is rewarding to spend $400-$600 on a gaming PC.

Anyways, why do console gamers get the short end of the stick in all the retailers?

Makes me rage when i see a game on PC for $30, while the PS3 version is still $60.

Second_Hokage

you mean deals like this?

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/tomb-raider/

:P

lawlessx

Here is a question, do you think if they priced PC games at $60, you guyz would buy knowing fully well there is a torrent of said game out there somewhere. Seriously PC gamers should remove the **** in front of their foreheads. This is the publishers saying ''getting something is better than nothing'' for the most part

megaspiderweb09

[QUOTE="BPoole96"]

[QUOTE="lazerface216"]

not true at all, you can gets tons of console games for dirt cheap nowadays. lol expensive games, where do you get this from?

Every game launching at $60, rarely do PSN/XBLA ever reach the low prices that Steam offers, crappy pre order bonuses (for example I preordered BioShock Infinite and got Bioshock 1, XCOM, and Civ 5 as well as $15 back), and it takes years for retail console games to reach prices that Steam/Amazon/GMG have within 4 months of release.
Some more examples I have gotten with PC games:

• Tomb Raider day one for $18
• DMC day one for $37
• Fay Cry 3 in January for $12.50
• Hitman Absolution in December for $20 (its $10 on Steam right now)
• Crysis 3 day one for $40
• Scribblenauts Unlimited in December for $7.50
• Sleeping Dogs in October for $16

I would have to wait a very long time to get those prices on consoles, and chances are used copies would reach those prices long before new copies did (and buying used games is for plebs)

publishers Don't have to put up with a other party. On consoles MS/sony Nin all get a cut of the pie PLUS the store that sells it. 

on PC the publisher only has to cut the pie with the retailer SO right is an instant savings. 

[QUOTE="krisroe_213"][QUOTE="lazerface216"]

ummmmm no. do your research hun...

[QUOTE="BPoole96"][QUOTE="lazerface216"]those are great deals and all but that still doesn't deny the fact that there are tons of console games for dirt cheap.

lazerface216

why am i confined to your little time frame? you made a blanket statement that console games are expensive and you are wrong. sure you get great sales every now and then on steam, hell amazing sales but console games get great sales on amazon as well. fact is last time i checked steam max payne 3 is still 40 bucks on pc, borderlands 2 is 60, farcry 3 is 50...all these are cheaper on console on amazon right now...and i can go on.

Here is a question, do you think if they priced PC games at $60, you guyz would buy knowing fully well there is a torrent of said game out there somewhere. Seriously PC gamers should remove the **** in front of their foreheads. This is the publishers saying ''getting something is better than nothing'' for the most part

megaspiderweb09

and that is a problem exactly why considering pc gaming was a 20billion industry in 2012 ???

Here is a hypothetical question for you since you like them. Do you think if console games where as easy to pirate as pc console gamers would buy their games ? Seriously console gamers should remove the **** in front of their foreheads.

[QUOTE="lazerface216"]

[QUOTE="krisroe_213"] I own an Xbox 360, and every time a new game comes out the PC version is always cheaper. I go on a Cd key site and it's another 40% cheaper. I would like to know where I can find these "dirt" cheap console gamesCranler

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

Because we buy the most games

lazerface216

lol i'm sure that's why...

Well it's true.

PC games are both purchased in larger numbers,  and  pirated in larger numbers, because the user base is ridiculously huge compared to consoles. That, and there's  far  more  games available.

[QUOTE="lazerface216"]

[QUOTE="BPoole96"] Where though? When I used to use my PS3 as y primary platform I used to consider getting a game for $40 two months after launch a good deal. I would mainly only buy from Amazon and GameStop. Where you you buy console games comparable to the examples I provided above in that same time frame?Cranler

why am i confined to your little time frame? you made a blanket statement that console games are expensive and you are wrong. sure you get great sales every now and then on steam, hell amazing sales but console games get great sales on amazon as well. fact is last time i checked steam max payne 3 is still 40 bucks on pc, borderlands 2 is 60, farcry 3 is 50...all these are cheaper on console on amazon right now...and i can go on.

It's just ignorance. Explains a lot.

The cost to game on the PC has gotten so cheap that I've actually found myself less interested in console gaming because it's just too expensive in comparison. 

Ly_the_Fairy

I know right, i'm looking at 60 euro games and scoffing at how ridiculously expensive they are, Steam and other DD sales have spoiled us.

[QUOTE="BPoole96"][QUOTE="lazerface216"]

why am i confined to your little time frame? you made a blanket statement that console games are expensive and you are wrong. sure you get great sales every now and then on steam, hell amazing sales but console games get great sales on amazon as well. fact is last time i checked steam max payne 3 is still 40 bucks on pc, borderlands 2 is 60, farcry 3 is 50...all these are cheaper on console on amazon right now...and i can go on.

lazerface216

max payne is 16 bucks on amazon right now, AC3 is 30, borderlands 2 is 30, hitman is 25, deus ex is 17, dark souls is 20, dishonored is 25, dragon's dogma is 20....i can go on. lol console games are not "expensive" compared to pc games at all, you can always find great deals. plus, like i said before, you have the option to trade or sell your game after you've played the hell out of it...which helps with the price.

Those deals unless they are on amazon are only available to a small anmount of gamers. Steam/greenmangaming/gamersgate on the other hand are available worldwide

DD sales occur every day and much more often 

You can actually trade games for credit on pc ( on greenmangaming though not all games ) and also rent games with some services such as metaboli ( 10 pounds a month you get access to thousands games including recent releases )

Steam is not the only DD service out there 

Those games you listed where already on sale on pc for cheaper and some actually are on sale now for much cheaper 

Hitman is 8,50euros at steam dishonored on amazon.uk is 18 , borderlands 2 is 17euros at gamersgate and Deus EX is 12 on steam ( let alone those games were before on sale for even cheaper such as Deus ex for 7,50 ) so again pc games are cheaper and will always be cheaper and part of the reason is no royalties to MS or Sony or nintendo 

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

The cost to game on the PC has gotten so cheap that I've actually found myself less interested in console gaming because it's just too expensive in comparison. 

Snugenz

I know right, i'm looking at 60 euro games and scoffing at how ridiculously expensive they are, Steam and other DD sales have spoiled us.

The PC games don't sell well at full price or close to it. Retailers and such have to drop the price for the sales to pick up.

[QUOTE="krisroe_213"]

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

you mean deals like this?

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/tomb-raider/

:P

MonsieurX

There are cheaper places

This is what WOT says. The site is yellow, so it might seem fishy. Then again, G2Play was yellow before, now it's green, and yet every purchase I made throught their store went flawlessly.

The PC games don't sell well at full price or close to it. Retailers and such have to drop the price for the sales to pick up.

Puckhog04

Is that CD Key house legit? Its got Tomb Raider for £18.clyde46

Well, everywhere I look, people say the site delivers the goods with no problems, they'll quickly e-mail you the key, but I also see people raising questions about legitimacy of those keys, like asking whether the publishers even gets any money from those sales.

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Is that CD Key house legit? Its got Tomb Raider for £18.Rocker6

Well, everywhere I look, people say the site delivers the goods with no problems, they'll quickly e-mail you the key, but I also see people raising issues about legitimacy of those keys, like questioning whether the publishers even gets any money from those sales.

[QUOTE="Rocker6"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Is that CD Key house legit? Its got Tomb Raider for £18.clyde46

Well, everywhere I look, people say the site delivers the goods with no problems, they'll quickly e-mail you the key, but I also see people raising issues about legitimacy of those keys, like questioning whether the publishers even gets any money from those sales.

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="Rocker6"]

Well, everywhere I look, people say the site delivers the goods with no problems, they'll quickly e-mail you the key, but I also see people raising issues about legitimacy of those keys, like questioning whether the publishers even gets any money from those sales.

krisroe_213

[QUOTE="Rocker6"]

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Is that CD Key house legit? Its got Tomb Raider for £18.clyde46

Well, everywhere I look, people say the site delivers the goods with no problems, they'll quickly e-mail you the key, but I also see people raising issues about legitimacy of those keys, like questioning whether the publishers even gets any money from those sales.

Yeah, makes sense, there's plenty of similiar services on-line, and they all look fishy by offering far cheaper prices than what you can see on well known and trusted sites like Steam.

But if you aren't concerned about the developers and all that stuff, I'd go for it. Hell, I'm tempted myself, but I don't have any game purchases in mind right now. Still, I may cave in, that TR deal looks crazy good!

[QUOTE="megaspiderweb09"]

Here is a question, do you think if they priced PC games at $60, you guyz would buy knowing fully well there is a torrent of said game out there somewhere. Seriously PC gamers should remove the **** in front of their foreheads. This is the publishers saying ''getting something is better than nothing'' for the most part

Cranler

I'll get it from Amazon instead, for £28 (~ $40).  Some of us are on a budget. ;)

No one buys PC games thoughxboxiphoneps3

[QUOTE="xboxiphoneps3"]No one buys PC games thoughblue_hazy_basic

No, you didn't buy those.

PC gamers get the best deals, everywhere!

PC games are REALLY cheap on Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy compared to their console versions. And they also do a lot of 50% and 75% off deals for PC only on the latest games. That is ridiculous! Makes you think, maybe it really is rewarding to spend $400-$600 on a gaming PC.

Anyways, why do console gamers get the short end of the stick in all the retailers?

Makes me rage when i see a game on PC for $30, while the PS3 version is still $60.

Second_Hokage

PC is where it's at... Not tired old consoles that nickle and dime you.

http://www.kumbaso.com/products/resident-evil-6-biohazard-6-pc-download-steam.html

$21.45 for a bran new game.

So many yummy sites to shop on.

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="xboxiphoneps3"]No one buys PC games thoughIgGy621985

No, you didn't buy those.

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"][QUOTE="krisroe_213"]

 

There are cheaper places

Bikouchu35

Could be dem russian sites.

Gmg is pretty darn fricken good already, so I'll stick to them for my future purchase.

@TC, a typical conselite is a typical movie go-er, they always buy into w.e the industry feeds them. High demand, high prices. PC/hermits are like princes or connoisseur with their choices, so they have to drive a hard bargain to get them to buy. Plus many other factors as others may of stated.

[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Sounds fishylowe0

Could be dem russian sites.

Gmg is pretty darn fricken good already, so I'll stick to them for my future purchase.

@TC, a typical conselite is a typical movie go-er, they always buy into w.e the industry feeds them. High demand, high prices. PC/hermits are like princes or connoisseur with their choices, so they have to drive a hard bargain to get them to buy. Plus many other factors as others may of stated.

all the fanboys are equally elitist

[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

 

Could be dem russian sites.

Gmg is pretty darn fricken good already, so I'll stick to them for my future purchase.

@TC, a typical conselite is a typical movie go-er, they always buy into w.e the industry feeds them. High demand, high prices. PC/hermits are like princes or connoisseur with their choices, so they have to drive a hard bargain to get them to buy. Plus many other factors as others may of stated.

lowe0

lowe to the rescue :P

[QUOTE="IgGy621985"]

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"] Odd, I have 100's of PC games :?blue_hazy_basic

No, you didn't buy those.

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="IgGy621985"]

No, you didn't buy those.

xboxiphoneps3

you're thinking of crysis 2

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"][QUOTE="IgGy621985"]

No, you didn't buy those.

xboxiphoneps3

PC gamers get the best deals, everywhere!

PC games are REALLY cheap on Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy compared to their console versions. And they also do a lot of 50% and 75% off deals for PC only on the latest games. That is ridiculous! Makes you think, maybe it really is rewarding to spend $400-$600 on a gaming PC.

Anyways, why do console gamers get the short end of the stick in all the retailers?

Makes me rage when i see a game on PC for $30, while the PS3 version is still $60.

Second_Hokage

Digital distribution I would say..

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

 

Could be dem russian sites.

Gmg is pretty darn fricken good already, so I'll stick to them for my future purchase.

@TC, a typical conselite is a typical movie go-er, they always buy into w.e the industry feeds them. High demand, high prices. PC/hermits are like princes or connoisseur with their choices, so they have to drive a hard bargain to get them to buy. Plus many other factors as others may of stated.

blue_hazy_basic

lowe to the rescue :P

[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"] Sounds fishylowe0

Could be dem russian sites.

Gmg is pretty darn fricken good already, so I'll stick to them for my future purchase.

@TC, a typical conselite is a typical movie go-er, they always buy into w.e the industry feeds them. High demand, high prices. PC/hermits are like princes or connoisseur with their choices, so they have to drive a hard bargain to get them to buy. Plus many other factors as others may of stated.

and what do you call the common Sony fanboy these days?

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"]

[QUOTE="lowe0"] And you wonder why your faction is considered elitist.lowe0

lowe to the rescue :P

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

you mean deals like this?

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/action/tomb-raider/

:P

the_bi99man

That's pretty sweet for a game that's been out for 3 weeks. But it was only $50 to begin with, rather than the standard $60. Not sure if that was only the PC version, though. Are all new console games still $60, even from the handful of publishers who launch at $50 for PC?