Can somebody breakdown the $60 price tag for a game and explain why in most cases physical copies are the same price as digital ones?

[Goatseye]

Conina said:

Goatseye said:

And why does the price of games tend to stay higher in digital form for longer than physical form?

Fewer competition. If you want the digital version of an xbox-, playstation- or nintendo-game, your ONLY option is XBL, PSN or eShop.

Digital shops for PC-versions have a steep competition (Steam, Origin, Desura, GOG, GamersGate, GreenManGaming, McGame, Humble Bundle, Amazon Downloads...), hence much more and better bargains.

Retailers have a steep competition AND high storage costs.

I recon that. That's why I hope Ouya gets a big share of the market although it's limited compared to the 3 giants but it would be great to off balance the installed corporate greed in our favorite pass time.