| prinz_valium said: and why do u list games, they will be offical realased like forza 5? the grey market pricing of that games will be (nearly) completely irrelevant |
Forza 5 has been listed, and it's cheap (comparitively, at $40 compared to the game of the year edition elsewhere for $60), but this is at launch, and they have neglected to price other titles to date, grey market pricing IS relevant because right now it's the only market,that market isn't going to dissapear overnight.
If they actually do move forward and continue to release CH region games for $40 then that's awesome for Chinese gamers, and may actually help build a nice fanbase there, but I would rather wait until 3-4 months after release and watch the market and how the current grey market adapts.
The important thing here, which a lot of people seem to be missing is that a grey market sale is STILL a sale, it's still a retail game that is ending up in the hands of a gamer, however, as it hasn't gone through the normal channels it doesn't show up as a chinese market sale.
Ultimately, while some here are trying to see my dialog on the topic of grey market games as an attack, it's actually not, as the result clearly shows that regardless of what the final console and software sales are after launch, the actual number of buyers of consoles and games is, and will remain substantially higher than official records state.
