| sabastian said:
I agree. Compared to past generations some game prices are not any different. But remember, when the ps2/ xbox1 was in their early stages, games were often priced at $40 sometimes $50. Its only till the ps3/xbox360 that game prices jumped to $60 all across the board. I'm also guilty of waiting for a price drop on certin games, but I also have to have certain games on day 1. Most of my playstation franchises I purchase day 1. Their quility and my love for them makes them diserve my $60.
What would happen if ALL gamers waited for a price drop before they purchase their games ? |
PS2/GC/XBX games were $50 in the same ratio PS3/360 are $60. PS1 had $40-50 games, while N64 was $50-60. So games went down in price and then up a bit if you were a day one MSRP type gamer and ignored inflation.
On your hypothetical: The market would shrink and many studios would go out of business. Same way every console would fail if no one bought them at launch. The odds of us seeing such a complete shift are very remote. People have waited for drops and bought used games for decades, and yet there is still a healthy group of people that buy day 1. This reminds me how the film industry was terrified of VHS because people could just wait and never go to the cinema. Of course now DVD/Blu-Ray represent a great form of income that has benefitted the film industry massively. If the content is compelling enough people in enough numbers will support it.
