Mass Effect 3 is $60!?!

I thought I would check Amazon for the heck of it. Pre-orders are up but the PC version is $60. Can BioWare be that serious? $60 is for Activision games.

I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure. Is it that big of a deal? No

I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure Is it that big of a deal? Nomillerlight89

I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure Is it that big of a deal? Nomillerlight89

Isn't this becoming an EA thing as well, Medal of Honor is 60 bucks on PC and no one complained.

I think $60 will start becoming the norm someday for(some) PC games.

Medal of Honor - $60

Crysis 2 - $60

Assassin Creed - $60 (not sure)

Splinter Cell - $60 (not sure)

So yeah the $60 trend is slowly catching up, well at least for EA games, Activision and Ubisoft,

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure Is it that big of a deal? NoElann2008

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure Is it that big of a deal? Nomillerlight89

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure Is it that big of a deal? Nomillerlight89

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure Is it that big of a deal? Nomillerlight89

[QUOTE="millerlight89"]I really don't get why people complain so much when it comes to a $10 hike in price. Does it suck? Sure Is it that big of a deal? NoGeneralShowzer

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="Elann2008"] Yeah, devs need to the money. That's how I look at it.. I was paying $60 since the Super Nintendo days and I was like 7 years old. Saved money from allowance. :Pmitu123

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[QUOTE="millerlight89"] Yea, I mean back then you had games going for $100. millerlight89

If the game is amazing then, yeah,,,,they deserve to charge more for it.

[QUOTE="millerlight89"][QUOTE="mitu123"] Those must be for various games in various gens because last gen I paid up to 50 bucks for every game that came out for PC, PS2, Xbox and Gamecube.

mitu123

The only reason why games are 60 bucks on consoles is because of the extra licencing fees for using them. If this becomes standard for PC games I hope console games go to 70 bucks.

And the old old games that cost 60 bucks were for the cartridges because those actually cost something to make.

Just wait 6 months and you'll be able to get it during some kind of sale for like 15$.

EA has been really good to the PC since they screwed up with Spore.

Don't worry guys...the price is bound to come down between now and release. It happened for Dragon Age 2. The moment the price dropped to $49, I snagged it.

Wait for a Steam sale.

Because that's a douchy thing to do.

Wait for a Steam sale.

heretrix

I have no problem with paying $60 for a game if it is justified, but I expect the console version to be $70 if they are charging PC gamers $60. There is a clear extra cost involved with the console version that is NOT present with the PC version. Each copy sold on the console means $10 into Sony/MS's pocket via the console royalty fee. The PC has no such royalty fee and thus should always be $10 cheaper than the console version.

I love Mass Effect and I would love to buy ME 3 but if they are charging me the same price as the console version then I will wait for it to drop in price till it is appropriately priced for a PC game.

If they're moving up most pc games to $60 on release, shouldn't they push the console games to $70 on release? I'm curious since there is no reason for games to be $60 on pc, since there aren't the same fee's that are applied to the consoles.

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Wait for a Steam sale.

lawlessx

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

God save us all, they'll ruin us out of house and home asking for an extra $10 which console gamers have to pay anyways!

It's pretty much the norm now for 60 dollar PC games.

It's pretty much the norm now for 60 dollar PC games.

poseidonwest

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It's pretty much the norm now for 60 dollar PC games.

GeneralShowzer

Don't like it, don't buy it bro. Still don't think the original is worth more than $5 so I didn't pay anything above that. Voting with your wallet is the best way to protest things like this.

Why preorder when you can get it for free 2-3 days after launch?Jorgen297

Ah yes the PC gamer's sense of entitlement, 60$? thats outrageous im just going to steal it.

It doesn't matter to me what the original price is. I won't buy a game till it's $30 or below anyway. Still that's just companies trying to squeeze more cash out of the consumer. Most people are to naive to take a stand so they'll buy it at that price point. I'll wait...Peerbreed

vote with your wallet and dont buy it on release. The reason the games are going $60 is because people are stupid enough to just pay it, so why not?bonafidetk

Because 10$ makes all the difference:roll:

[QUOTE="bonafidetk"]vote with your wallet and dont buy it on release. The reason the games are going $60 is because people are stupid enough to just pay it, so why not?JangoWuzHere

Because 10$ makes all the difference:roll:

case in point

[QUOTE="poseidonwest"]

It's pretty much the norm now for 60 dollar PC games.

GeneralShowzer

Your idea for console ports is pretty skewed. You give Bully on the PC a 9.0? Really?

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"][QUOTE="poseidonwest"]

It's pretty much the norm now for 60 dollar PC games.

JangoWuzHere

Your idea for console ports is pretty skewed. You give Bully on the PC a 9.0? Really?

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[QUOTE="bonafidetk"]vote with your wallet and dont buy it on release. The reason the games are going $60 is because people are stupid enough to just pay it, so why not?bonafidetk

Because 10$ makes all the difference:roll:

case in point

Well it seems that EA still hasnt figuered out how the PC market works... I doubt that the pc version will sell alot under that price...EA is just following the Activision route.. They arent ramping up the price because they need it...far from it..its fueled by plain greed and idiotic marketing... I believe Gabe Newell explained it best--

he showed how that combination of service and smarter pricing allowed the company to run experiments and make a lot more money -- competing quite successfully against piracy. The most stunning example: last weekend, the company ran an experiment with the game Left 4 Dead. It heavily discounted the price, and sales shot up 3,000%. And this wasn't just a case of building off a small base. The sales over the weekend were more than when the game launched.

In fact, it looks like a big part of the problem facing the industry is that they charge way too much for their products. Here are the numbers Newell shared from Valve's experiments with "sale" pricing:

• 10% off = 35% increase in sales (real dollars, not units shipped)
• 25% off = 245% increase in sales
• 50% off = 320% increase in sales
• 75% off = 1470% increase in sales

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Well it seems that EA still hasnt figuered out how the PC market works... I doubt that the pc version will sell alot under that price...EA is just following the Activision route.. They arent ramping up the price because they need it...far from it..its fueled by plain greed and idiotic marketing... I believe Gabe Newell explained it best--

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he showed how that combination of service and smarter pricing allowed the company to run experiments and make a lot more money -- competing quite successfully against piracy. The most stunning example: last weekend, the company ran an experiment with the game Left 4 Dead. It heavily discounted the price, and sales shot up 3,000%. And this wasn't just a case of building off a small base. The sales over the weekend were more than when the game launched.

In fact, it looks like a big part of the problem facing the industry is that they charge way too much for their products. Here are the numbers Newell shared from Valve's experiments with "sale" pricing:

• 10% off = 35% increase in sales (real dollars, not units shipped)
• 25% off = 245% increase in sales
• 50% off = 320% increase in sales
• 75% off = 1470% increase in sales

devious742

vote with your wallet and dont buy it on release. The reason the games are going $60 is because people are stupid enough to just pay it, so why not?bonafidetk