this is why i refuse to buy games most of the time unless it has REALLY good online multiplayer that you need a valid cd key for
Overpriced Games.
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, Jan 30 2005 02:02 PM
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Posted 03 February 2005 - 12:56 AM
I only buy games like FF's and MGS's they are the best the rest I just download.
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Posted 03 February 2005 - 01:26 AM
some old nes games cost a shitload....
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Posted 03 February 2005 - 01:28 AM
I just blindly buy games with no regard for the price. But thats just me 
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Posted 03 February 2005 - 02:20 AM
The market for Video Games is in some cases even more fickle than it was 10 years ago. It's almost as fickle as the Trading Card Market. The younger your fan base tends to be, the more fickle the market, because of supply and demand. Kids don't have a whole lot of money, so eventually prices must go down to actually sell a product. Within 3 months of release, most games are less than half as expensive as they once were. Some more popular games can take years to depriciate in value more than 20-25%. Games from a series that is no longer made or from a publisher that no longer produces games actually sell for MORE, because they are considered in some small part "rare", because they are no longer made. That part of the market is also fickle though. it just goes up and down, up and down. With the basic knowledge of the VG Market, I can tell you that if you want a more popular game like Halo 2 or something for cheap? You're going to have to try eBay or something, because nobody is going to sell it for less than $35-40 (here in the US) for at least the next 6 months, if not longer. I honestly had no idea they charged so much out of the US. I think it has alot to do with novelty, being that most games are created in the States or in Japan/Asia. They obviously have been making games directly for other countries for quite some time, but the fact is that this market could still be considered a Novelty where you live. Novelties tend to sell for alot more, and that would explain horrendous prices. Sounds like it's getting to a point now, however, where it has stopped being a novelty. Not suprising considering how historically fickle (yes there I go using that word again) this market is.
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Posted 06 February 2005 - 10:44 PM
FFXI WAS OVERPRICED AND YOU GOTTA PAY TO PLAY
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Posted 12 February 2005 - 05:36 AM
OMG thank heavens I live in the USA lol. Btw Neogeo is awesome.
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Posted 12 February 2005 - 05:39 AM
Seems like High-street prices for specialised shops are back to charging at 40 quid a shot for a game, which I'm just not going to be suckered into.I've bought online since last September at a place that gives free delivery.
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 07:46 AM
THe prices of games are ridiculouse I really dont like having to spend almost an entire paycheck on one game that I want
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 07:50 AM
i was going to get my X-B chiped but i couldn't find good stuffand i baught halo 2
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Posted 24 February 2005 - 03:41 PM
hahaha.. u can always buy cheap games if u have the proper contacts..
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 04:12 AM
New games here in US cost about 39.99 to about 49.99, its not expensive, but its not cheap, but hey its still cool
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 04:19 AM
yup they have become every expensive(thas y i use dgemu)
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 05:09 AM
Yah some games are over priced, but they aren't cheap here in the U.S either. Soem games cost $50 & some have stayed at $50 for like a full year & shops keep claiming it's a "new release"It takes alot of effort and time to make games so i really dont think they are too overpriced in the states. 100 dollars in australia though, now thats overpriced
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 05:15 AM
what sucks is having a old game system then trading it for a new... same with games.... ive spent so much that ive turned around and sold to offord newer crawp.... its sad...
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 05:28 AM
if u think thats expansive, in brasil a new game is almost 300reais and the minimun u win working is 280reais, this is expansive!!!!
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 06:19 AM
:jawdrop: Dang Thats Alot!!! 'I Can't Curse I'm Christian'. But Dang The Most Expensive Game I Have Seen That Isn't Like STAROCEAN Was Only About $50.00!!
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Posted 25 February 2005 - 07:30 AM
The World of Warcraft is a rip. You have to pay every month for connection and the game is 100 Australian Dollar
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Posted 08 February 2006 - 02:39 PM
Well games are going to seem overpriced because they have to make enough money to beat the piracy that is losing them money. Still, they can seem quite a lot because hte publishers get lots of the money, and then the shops that sell have to get some profit too.
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Posted 12 January 2007 - 12:55 AM
Yes, Yes, and Yes. I understand why games are expensive, but for the average person there really is no room for errors when deciding what games to buy.
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Posted 04 July 2007 - 01:50 PM
That is totally odd! well it is probably that high cause it got sent by plane!
Edited by xXx|Mage|xXx, 04 July 2007 - 01:50 PM.
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Posted 04 July 2007 - 01:52 PM
He he he, just move in Japan... games are so cheap here (Sometimes half price compared to Europe)... not mention the hardware!
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:17 PM
just so everyone knows your paying for those years of reseach it took for those companies to make these gAMES
