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YesWiiCan on 05 February 2009

I would either get pirated games or move to the US.



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emilie autumn on 05 February 2009

games cost 75 dollars on my country(60 for bargain games) 150 dollars for guitar heros'



 

Dgc1808 on 05 February 2009

That would divide the current speed I buy games at by 3.....



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Mr. sickVisionz on 05 February 2009

Hell no.  If it was a Bio-Ware game, I'd be willing to pay like $75-85 but for any other company, no.  They've got a history and are batting with a 100% average imo.  KOTOR, Jade Empire and Mass Effect are awesome games.  For them, i'd drop extra.  But for any other title, no way.  Thats far too much risk imo.

The used game market would be massive.  On average, I think the industry would die.  Only the hugest of the huge (ie Halo, Call of Duty, Gears, GTA) would get high sales at that outrageous a price.



Rainbird on 06 February 2009
Tremble said:
Bah that's what they cost in europe so ...

This. Just got to hunt down the good prices on new games. Amazon.co.uk + low pound = awesome prices!



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Commando on 06 February 2009

I would, but I definatly wouldn't buy as much.

If you think about it, thats pretty much what games used to cost (inflation adjusted) when I was young.



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Hephaestos on 06 February 2009

No...

that is my biggest hate for HD platforms, the increase of base price to 70€
on the other hand all Nint Wii games I saw released to 50€

However I do have to admit that in the 1990ies i did already pay 350-400 Frs for games (which was 50-60€)....

I just can't bring myself to account for the rise in living costs for games....



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vonboy on 06 February 2009

if games got that expensive, i'd be looking for older games at lteats a couple years old in the el cheapo used bin.



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