If the pricing seems stupid to you, you should... not buy it. No one is forcing you to.IronBass

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He is right, you have to get used to the default retail price becoming $60. There is enough consumer willingness for the publishers to realize that they can charge extra $10 for PC games and get away with it. I am personally not happy with this trend and will most likely avoid buying almost any game on release date now.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

No. This is a different matter. Overpiced DLC is becuase they can get away with it. Big budget games are a different story. You start spending over $30 million on a game, you need to keep your prices high. Even multiplat, the chances of a game failing are pretty high when there are other major games out there. The PC version is by far going to sell the least even with lower prices. It would be foolish to lower the profit margins. By lowering the price they still won't sell enough on the PC to make up the costs. Even low-budget PC exclusives at cheaper prices, even after word of mouth + advertising, don't sell the millions of copies required to turn a profit.

This is why the indie guy will always be around. They can make games for far cheaper than the big guys and put them out for much cheaper. Big budget games will always carry the bigger price tag.

Please explain your side of the story.

FIRST: I'm not saying I'm against fair pricing. BUT, for example, lets say company A wants to sella DLC of different car colors for $15. Or something that 1) should have been in the game, and 2) is priced high for what it is to begin with.

Lets just say for arguments sake you know the situation I'm talking about. There are those who say it's just the way it is. Then there are those who find holes in the common sense of that.

I find those that say "Get used to it....developers deserve every penny!!"a little out of touch.

So I have one comment on this and then read some of the discussion: Do those, who are for high prices, think that those developers and publishers would help you out in a time of need? If you got fired, lost your home, counldn't afford to eat.......do you think they would help you out? They don't care.

Remember I'm talking about instances where the pricing is stupid. Not, Bungie who I hear listens to their community, then puts a game on the market for retail. I'm talking about those companies that seem to nickle and dime you to death at every possible opportunity.

Before posting, please keep the last thing I said in mind.

[QUOTE="monkey_muffin"]Thats not exactly fair. They don't have to pay to put thier games on the PC like they do with consoles. Doesn't that border price gouging?Wasdie

How is it not fair?

You're getting the same exact game as others pay $60 for.

Don't give me that "licensing is expensive." Licensing to make games on the consoles is not nearly the millions it costs for all other parts of game deveopment.

Gaming isn't cheap. I thought we all knew this. Game development costs have risen exponentially over the years. Did everybody expect these big-budget titles to cost less?

Also, you all should know that DirectX requires a licensing fee.

This really only applies to these big budget blockbusters. Games from devs like Paradox don't sink the millions into the game development, so they don't run nearly as much on costs so they can afford to release games for cheaper. High production values are extremely expensive.

Don't give me that "Gaming is expensive, get used to it" stuff. Just b/c you want to flaunt your money, doesn't mean some of us want to taken advantage of.

Fact is: there is no licensing fee. Regardless of how much that is,the prices should not be the same.

It's like someone who bought a motorcycle to save on gas who has to paymore per gallon b/c he doesn't use as much.

Seriously,point blank: Why are you ok with paying more? You really think they careif you lose yourjob, get kicked out on the streets and can't afford to eat? NO.

I know the reason why computer games are cheaper and why they go down in price lower and quicker when compared to consoles, but there are some games like COd and this new Dead Space that break that mold.

Why?

There is no reason why a new game comes out and is $50 and then another is $60. Besides the fact that it is published by EA.

I was playing PSO:BB with some English the other day and a lot of them think Americans are racist. When we asked why he said something like "....if you ever played xbox live you would understand."