Why are games so expensive?

[Katilian]

goddog said:

Katilian said:

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?

If you still want current gen, why not wait a few months after release and pick up the game half price anyway.

 

unless its a very good game, and the price is only a few bucks cheaper even after a year or two.... gruble... though i dont really buy used games but it does bother me to pay alomst 60 for a game thats a year old

 

Perhaps its because our games retail at 2x the cost of US prices, but here in Australia, its pretty common for games to go on sale within 12 months of release. After 2 years, you can definitely pick them up cheap, there are already plenty of 360 games available for 1/4 of the original cost if you know where to shop.