Make computer games cheaper and defeat piracy
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Games are too expensive
Why are the games so expensive then? Is the inflated cost because of the marketing, packaging and distribution? I know that a great deal of effort goes into developing games
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My gripe is with the computer games industry and how they have us over a barrel these days. PC games aren't cheap and they can basically get away with charging whatever they like and we just buy them.
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| 12-3-2008 | Games have stayed around the same price level pretty much since the beginning. It's only recently, with development costs rising to tens of millions of pounds have the prices risen and stayed up at around the £40 - £50.
I remember The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time being £60...more | irononreverse |
| 27-12-2007 | Some games are a bit pricey for example the games that are low rated get a lower price not a usual 30-40 price range. I see that some are sucking for to much profit and some are just making those prices right when the game is a big hit. I don't know much about pricing but only that certain games...more | Kytost |
| 03-10-2007 | Game Quality Control: Right on. As soon as a film comes out ie. Pirates of the Caribbean, Surfs Up (please insert film of your choice). There immediately follows a low quality PC and console game to milk the consuming public. It all stinks! | Moffat |
| 13-9-2007 | If you think videogames are bad in Europe or the States, try south Africa! R500-600 (about £45), no second hand games, most are crappy rugby or cricket games anyhow. Besides, if you buy secondhand (like any sane person should if capable) you'll only pitch about £10-£20. Pc games, ...more | Socialism in one country |
| 11-9-2007 | I would like to abolish, burn, destroy, remove completely all references in the world to
Dungeons and Dragons
Lord of The Rings
Star Wars
and every game ever produced and made based on a book or film or so-called Adventure game.
These genres have produced some of the worst games in the c...more | Game Quality Control |
| 10-9-2007 | If you take into account the sheer amount of work and development that goes into top class games, the prices are very reasonable.
It takes roughly around 3 years (or longer) to develop and release a top title, which is a LOT of work. Programmers and game designers aren't cheap to employ eithe...more | Edd |
| 30-6-2007 | You're paying for how new it is. If you don't wana play loads wait 6 month after release and get it off e-bay. Then when your tired of it sell it back on e-bay. I do this and I can honestly say it works out cheaper than my friend who buys pirated CDs! | game ebayer |
| 19-4-2007 | in my humble opinion computer games should be in the region of about £10-30. but are they? no there £35-50 which is just insane. how are children able to afford these unless their fathers a millionaire fist off the console and then the games you have to buy!!!! crazy... | jamie |
| 16-4-2007 | Ok, Im a serious gamer and im always paying between £20-£40 for a new pc game, they are abit expensive but it does take alot to develop, the only thing I have the problem with, with pc in particular, is the games get better and better, but then you have to spend hundreds on upgrading your ...more | John, London |
| 05-4-2007 | Prices for computer games haven't changed in a very, very long time. Games ahve always cost about $50 and only recently have gone to $60 since the 360 came out. You can buy them online for a little cheaper, but look at how much money is spent to develope a game these days and you will see that ...more | Morrownc |
| 05-4-2007 | Fascist, a bit over the top don't you think? This debate is about the price of computer games, not whether or not they are good for your soul. I personally think gaming once and a while is good for you, but I have seen people take it a bit too far - In other words... it is gaming and nothing e...more | More gaming for you |
| 04-4-2007 | Computer games are in the majority mindless drivel for morons. In my regime, they would be banned. Overpriced? If people are stupid enough to pay for such rubbish they deserve to be fleeced. The same philosophy applies to people who harm themselves and others by paying large amounts of money to po...more | Fascist |
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