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Dallinor on 06 September 2012
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Troll_Whisperer said:
Dallinor said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
AAA games are €69 these days (and since the beginning of the gen) in Europe, so that's not so surprising. 

I live in Europe (Ireland), a new AAA game here costs between €45-55. I bought MW3 for €40 about 2 weeks after launch.

The last time games were near that price in this country was back in about 2007 and only for a select few titles (COD 4 springs to mind). Or unless you were shopping at over-priced retailers.

So €69 would be a bit shocking.

Perhaps I'm out of touch because I haven't lived in mainland Europe since 2005. But I now at the beginning of the gen those were the prices, at least in game shops (don't know about buying online).

Anyway, surely the official RRPs remain similar, right? Even though the shop may discount the games these days. I guess that's the price that the site lists.

The prices at the beginning of a gen are always more expensive. Then as consoles hit mass market I would assume retailers can buy copies in larger bulk and sell games for cheaper.

It was actually that you said those are the prices "these days" that I replied. If I saw a game for that price today at a shop here I would laugh. (I'm not talking about online prices, which can be cheaper again.)