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more about #pricing IvanDashSmith: The $60 game happened when the 360 was released. The PS2, Xbox, GC price range was $50, with the occasional 1st part or special release at $40 (Lik... more » GreyHammer: PC games are 50 bucks on the norm. more » Knoxximus ver. 5.66: I thought it was because production costs are higher now. :/ more » Hori: In 1983 new games for the newer consoles were $35-40 in the US. $40 in 1983 has the same buying power as $78.43 in 2005. In 2009 that number goes up ... more » Purple Dave: I was going to say that the movie analogy is crap (a 70-minute kiddie movie costs the same to watch as a 3-hour SFX-bonanza, and a ticket to a star en... more » silentsniper: Used to be $70 here in Canada, then when the dollar was strong they dropped it to $60. Now all of a sudden within the last few months games are starti... more » N●Gage Croal is applying for Mann Co.: I recall when the 360 first came out, first-party games were $50, and only third-party games were $60. This was claimed to be due to license fees from... more » Gyaruson: Two words: Collector's Editions. Halo 2 comes out with a $50 price tag and a $60 price tag. The $60 one sells like hotcakes. Other games try this by... more » AmabelleDeucalion: I've been an employee of Electronic Arts for a long time and I can tell you that many people inside the company would LOVE to drop the initial price o... more » (DEAD) Goldwings - Remembered for his bravery and heroism... xD: Sure it's a lot and I wish it was lower, but in reality, any price is too much :( more » SophT: I'm surprised this wasn't a 'blame pirates for raising our operating costs by minimizing our profits' article. On the other hand I'm also surprised I... more » PuffyTail: More than once I've looked at the high price tag for a game and decided to wait for it to go on sale later on, after its been out for a while. More t... more » shieldagent: Interesting that they compared games and movies for pricing because I do that as well. I figure a movie is going to keep me entertained (hopefully) f... more » -MasterDex-: Drop the price on a game below $59.99 and it must mean the game's no good, or it's old, or it's on some second-rate system. Saywut?! I think $45-50 ... more » Patrick Mac: Here in Canada, we have to pay $70... Plus tax, which makes it $80 in total. I wish I could buy games for $60... more » salvatori: The varying value of games is truly astounding even if you leave out their falling price after launch. You have action games that last 7-9 hours wit... more » Spilt_Milk: Because of the $60 price tag I now wait until games are down in the $19 or I rent. If they had stayed $39 I would have bought MANY more at full price.... more » Sarcasmancer: The backlash has to begin with us. I've recently been renting as opposed to buying, and when I do make a purchase, I wait a few months to buy, or pick... more » psychicfriend: THIS is just not true: "..., it's entirely possible that games cost $60 because some executive, at some point, thought it would be funny to raise the ... more » sortius: Us Aussies dream of buying games for US$60 (AU$70). Most games are US$85+ (AU$100+) here, and believe me the excuses are just stupid. It's the whole c... more » -
#weekendreader
Who's Responsible for the $60 Price Tag?
Just how did we get to $59.99 for the cost of a new game, anyway? Collusion? Happenstance? For a sector that mimics Hollywood's studio model, the answer is about as simple - and clear - as why tickets cost $10. More » -
#pricing
Microsoft: Pay-Per-"P" Video Marketplace Prices Were Correct
The $9 price for one-hour episodes of some Xbox 360 Video Marketplace content was correct, the company said, following our post from yesterday. More » -
#castlecrashers
Castle Crashers Not As Pricey As We Thought
While the Japanese Xbox page might have correctly "estimated" the price of Braid, they were dead wrong about Castle Crashers. Behemoth has confirmed the official price of their highly anticipated Xbox Live Arcade game, which will be released at the more Braid-like price point of 1200 Microsoft points - or 15 real life dollar points. More » -
