Gaming to cost $60 a pop now? Sure looks that way....

[warcrow]

Yea, I know it sucks. But, if you think about it (like the linked article says). We've been gaming on $50 for about 20 years now. I guess we kinda saw it coming with D3 costing $55 and now HL2 as well.

Yea, inflation is just a fact of life I guess.


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[Colt45]

no one is making you pay. or play for that matter.

 

[z0mb13]

and this only apply to pc games, right?

 

[minendo]

If dumbasses would stop paying that much, they would be cheaper.

 

[zodder]

That comment is irrelevant.

 

[Modeps]

I think for the most part, the normal games will be $50... the problem is, that HL2 and Doom3 are so huge, that they know they can charge that much and people will pay pay PAY!

 

[z0mb13]

I remember super nintendo games costed bout $60-70

 

[malbojah]

Originally posted by: Colt45
no one is making you pay. or play for that matter.

Exactly, last new game that I bought that I remember was Max Payne 2, for something like $40. Gonna wait until Doom3 drops to around that price before I think about buying it.

 

[Hammer]

they'll see a spike in piracy as a result i bet

 

[TheShiz]

or stay a year behind the curve and games are $10 a pop or so.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
I remember super nintendo games costed bout $60-70

yah super street fighter 2 turbo was $70! but that game rocked!

this looks like a PC trend. i actually like how the ESPN games this year were released for $20 on the consoles, that rocks! I only use consoles (mainly xbox) anyways, so it would suck to be a pc gamer ... unLESS ...

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: minendo
If dumbasses would stop paying that much, they would be cheaper.

Blow me b!tch.

 

[DougK62]

Too bad I won't spend more than $20 for a game. Soon that won't be able to buy me anything!

 

[PanzerIV]

Screw 'em. I hardly buy any games anyway. I've been playing either demos or Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield Vietnam which are the only two games I've purchased because I love them so much. Mods keep them fresh for me.

 

[FrogDog]

Originally posted by: Hammer
they'll see a spike in piracy as a result i bet

I doubt it. At least not a significant one. People who pay for games will keep on paying. Just like a $10 decrease likely wouldn't make people who don't pay for them pay for them.

 

[PanzerIV]

Originally posted by: TheShiz
or stay a year behind the curve and games are $10 a pop or so.

This is true. If you can be patient their prices plummet after awhile.

 

[warcrow]

Well, it kinda looks like this is going to be geared more towards the consoles, but it looks like it already happening to some of the PC games.

Steam, here I come! 😛

 

[Turkish]

Thanks to mIRC, I don't have to pay for anything 😀 :beer: 😀


Update:

Thanks to the mods, I won't be posting for a week.

 

[Monkey muppet]

Why play games when you have madam palm and her five daughters

 

[nan0bug]

I'll never spend $60 on a PC game, or any other game unless it comes with hardware.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: Hammer
they'll see a spike in piracy as a result i bet

doubtful... people that buy games are gonna buy it regardless and will not be deterred from 50 -> 60
and pirates would still dl it if it only cost 40

more likely is you might find more people that wait for the price to drop from 50-60 to 30-40 before they buy

prices are going up bc games are getting more complex and require more resources to be made

 

[Gibson486]

SNES had games costing up to $70 in the end and they still lots...so price is not gonna mean anything if people really want it...

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: The Boss
Thanks to mIRC, I don't have to pay for anything 😀 :beer: 😀


Update:

Thanks to the mods, I won't be posting for a week.

Bahahaa! Serves you right. :beer:😀

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: The Boss
Thanks to mIRC, I don't have to pay for anything 😀 :beer: 😀


Update:

Thanks to the mods, I won't be posting for a week.

a vacation for posting that????

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: Hammer
they'll see a spike in piracy as a result i bet

doubtful... people that buy games are gonna buy it regardless and will not be deterred from 50 -> 60
and pirates would still dl it if it only cost 40

more likely is you might find more people that wait for the price to drop from 50-60 to 30-40 before they buy

prices are going up bc games are getting more complex and require more resources to be made

i agree with you for the most part, but people said the same thing about CDs. prices were high enough that the casual person resorted to piracy.