Why are games so expensive?

[mowe]

Yakuzaice said:

mowe said:
This may have been the case for a long time, but there's not denying that $120 (plus tax) is a LOT of money to be paying for two games. That's why piracy is so big, paying hundreds of dollars for video games is ridiculous, I don't care how good they are.

That's also why I only own two games; I just can't afford anymore. Sure I can get a job, which I will, but games are just gonna get more extravagant and more expensive.

There's nothing we can do about it but it's still a pain in the ass.

Why not just get a PS2 and have a huge selection of cheap games?

 

That's a different story. I bought a Wii because it was a console that actually tried to revolutionarize the industry and try to be different (see quote in sig). That's just my gaming preference. But I would've bought a PS2 back in the day, too, if I could. But I think it's a little too late now because a console that isn't gonna have any new games being made for it loses its charm a little.