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Augen on 28 April 2015
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TheSting said:
spemanig said:

"Games are cheaper than they were ten years ago," my ass.


Well if i recall NES and early 90s systems had $40 games. Now they're $60 that's $20 in in almost $30 years.

I've said this before but we're paying $90+ for complete games now and that is crazy.


The NES and SNES games new were $50-60 range back then for MSRP.  In general they did not drop below $20 and held value for years after launch.

The cheapest system for MSRP was the PS1 which had new games at $40-50 and even some mid level titles for $20-30.  PS2 bumped it back up to $50 and PS3 to $60.  However, the PS3 for me also saw the fastest price drops with games at $40 or even $20 within 6-8 months of release and if you wait a year or two not crazy to buy $10 or less games.

So, matter of taste. Would you rather?

1. Spend $50 at launch and game is 100%, but the game is still $50 even if you wait 2-3 years.

2. Spend $60 at launch and $40 on DLC, but the game will drop to $30 in six months, complete edition comes out year after launch for $60 and it drops to $20 within 18 months of release.