why the jump to $60? you'd think they'd put more content in games but instead we actually pay for things that were supposed to be in games in the first place in the form of DLC. thoughts?
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why the jump to $60? you'd think they'd put more content in games but instead we actually pay for things that were supposed to be in games in the first place in the form of DLC. thoughts?
why the jump to $60? you'd think they'd put more content in games but instead we actually pay for things that were supposed to be in games in the first place in the form of DLC. thoughts?
thejakel11225
[QUOTE="Black_Knight_00"]i don't know if you saw the $ sign or not but as of right now €50 is $69 and with tax obviously above $70 Sure I did, that's why I used the very obvious words for meGames are still 50 bucks for me. I buy from England, where new games cost £40 (€50)
josephl64
Yes and I also remember when some SNES games were were $100+. I paid $100 for Street Fighter II and $115 for Chrono Trigger which I felt were both worth it by the way. Nowadays games cost so much more to make then before so I think $60 is a pretty fair starting price.Archangel3371
This feels like a lie. I bought Chrono for $55 brand new. Not sure if you bought some form of weird second hand market?
[QUOTE="Archangel3371"]Yes and I also remember when some SNES games were were $100+. I paid $100 for Street Fighter II and $115 for Chrono Trigger which I felt were both worth it by the way. Nowadays games cost so much more to make then before so I think $60 is a pretty fair starting price.SleepArrest
This feels like a lie. I bought Chrono for $55 brand new. Not sure if you bought some form of weird second hand market?
Nope, no lie. I paid $115 for Chrono Trigger when it first came out and it was at a game specific store called Microplay. It was in Canadian funds so I'm not really sure what the value of our dollar was back then.[QUOTE="Archangel3371"]Yes and I also remember when some SNES games were were $100+. I paid $100 for Street Fighter II and $115 for Chrono Trigger which I felt were both worth it by the way. Nowadays games cost so much more to make then before so I think $60 is a pretty fair starting price.SleepArrest
This feels like a lie. I bought Chrono for $55 brand new. Not sure if you bought some form of weird second hand market?
Dude, ages ago my dad paid the equivalent of $100 to buy me Killer Instinct on the SNES and the aversage SNES game was 80 bucks That said, I think prices were more justified back then, since cartridges were expensive to produce. DVDs are super cheap to make, so games today should cost less than what they do[QUOTE="WreckEm711"]...you get what you pay for /SW /sarcasmAll my Wii games ARE 49.99 to start out ;)
rawsavon
:P True in some cases, in others I have to wait for a price cut for it to be worth the money, but so far I don't have a single game that I regret paying for :)
A 50 dollar game in 2000 is 65 dollars today, so games are pretty cheap. a 50 dollar game in 2005 is 58 dollars today. I dont see the problem. Especially considering how much the development costs have increased.
Most PC games are still $50.
XaosII
Same goes for Wii games. And handheld games are even cheaper.
Funny enough, I actually don't remember when they were that price. I've always remembered paying around £40 for games. You can blame piracy for that though.
I spent £50 (that's Sterling) on Resident Evil 2 in 1998, a small fortune for an eighteen year old schoolboy. Totally worth it of course.
Ah, I remember my dad buying me a used copy of Resident Evil 2, back then I didn't know that it was "wrong" to buy games used.I spent £50 (that's Sterling) on Resident Evil 2 in 1998, a small fortune for an eighteen year old schoolboy. Totally worth it of course.
Business_Fun
[QUOTE="JayQproductions"]You are quite right. I know for a fact I paid $99 for Phantasy Star IV for Genesis on release day. Yeah every SNES RPG that hit stores was 74.99 - 89.99. I know cause we picked up every single one. >.>Back in the Sega genesis days it was pretty common for the big name games to be $70-$80
Dracula68
[QUOTE="Dracula68"][QUOTE="JayQproductions"]You are quite right. I know for a fact I paid $99 for Phantasy Star IV for Genesis on release day. Yeah every SNES RPG that hit stores was 74.99 - 89.99. I know cause we picked up every single one. >.>Back in the Sega genesis days it was pretty common for the big name games to be $70-$80
Allicrombie
Oh yeah, so did I. I was so upset so many never came over from Japan too. I was hoping that's what the VC on the Wii was gonna do but I gave up checking after back in 2008.
Yeah every SNES RPG that hit stores was 74.99 - 89.99. I know cause we picked up every single one. >.>[QUOTE="Allicrombie"][QUOTE="Dracula68"] You are quite right. I know for a fact I paid $99 for Phantasy Star IV for Genesis on release day.Dracula68
Oh yeah, so did I. I was so upset so many never came over from Japan too. I was hoping that's what the VC on the Wii was gonna do but I gave up checking after back in 2008.
yeah thats a bummer. I still kind of want a wii though, lots of games on the VC that I havent played in years.It's not wrong if you can't afford to buy every game for 60 bones plus tax.[QUOTE="Dracula68"][QUOTE="MushroomWig"]I didn't know that it was "wrong" to buy games used.Metamania
Not if you were living in a tax-free state like New Hampshire. ;)
I'll swap taxes with ya? Hell, that's one thing I loved about living in VA for 6 years. Tax was cut in half of NY tax.[QUOTE="Metamania"][QUOTE="Dracula68"] It's not wrong if you can't afford to buy every game for 60 bones plus tax.Dracula68
Not if you were living in a tax-free state like New Hampshire. ;)
I'll swap taxes with ya? Hell, that's one thing I loved about living in VA for 6 years. Tax was cut in half of NY tax.When I tell my fellow gamers from outside NH that, they get jealous. But then it's hard for me, because when I step out of New Hampshire and visit another area, that's when it all changes. :lol:
I remember when games were $80.DarkCatalystThat's how much SF2 ran me on SNES. Phantasy Star 2 (I think it was part 2) ran me $99. Chrono Trigger was $60, and my first N64 game, Shadows of the Empire, was $80. Oh but hey I do remember a fifty dollar game from just the other day. Sonic Generations, pretty good too.
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I remember when games were $60.Yeah, back in the (S)NES era.SleepArrestThanks for saving me the trouble of posting this myself.
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