I was going to point out that it was just as bad last generation until I noticed that the article was from a British person. Well of course games in Europe are expensive! And hell if anyone knows why!
Adjusted for inflation HD games cost about the same as games did last gen.
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I only ever buy about 5 games a year (this year being an execption due to new PC and Ps3)
Everything else can be finished in a rental.
| akuma587 said: Adjusted for inflation HD games cost about the same as games did last gen. |
I'd say even more.
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi
Those figures are from the launch of the PS2 until the most recent data I can get. Considering the humongous inflation that has been going on in 2008, I'd say developers are getting even less money than last gen. Then again, I'm using the dollar, which tends to go all over the place.
Games are expensive were I live.
While the nominal cost of games may be higher, the real cost is often lower.
A $40 game from near the end of the classic era (1982) would be $85 in 2007.
And some SNES games (e.g., Chrono Trigger) were $70 or more at the end (1995), which would be $94 in 2007.
But a $50 game at the beginning of the last generation (2001) would only be $58 in 2007 -- so there is some "profit-taking" (and some additional expenses).
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Used games have an impact as well. Purchasing a used game doesn't give anything to the company that released the game, and losses are recouped by selling other games at a higher price. I have no idea how much of an impact used games sales actually cause on the prices overall, but I'm sure that there's some measure of influence. And as game prices rise, so does the temptation to pick up the used copy for a few bucks less. A vicious, vicious cycle, and admittedly, I contribute to it every now and then.
$60 for a 360 and PS3 game is a good deal if the game happens to be good and there is plenty of gameplay hours(preferably 10 hours or more). Back in the day, games were a little more expensive with a few games costing $100+.
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