What it's $20 new in stores.

coolbeans said: KylieDog said: ...and I was hoping they would be cheaper than retail. Well they never said that but they did say it would MATCH retail stores.  I'm not sure where MS is shopping but it's certainly not $30 new for Bioshock at any retail store I can think.

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Mr. sickVisionz said: Digital Distribution done wrong imo.  Hopefully consumers respond properly by not buying stuff and they start doing Steam style pricing. That's a horrible deal.  Aren't they doing some BioShock/Oblivion disc this winter for like $40 or $50?

What do you mean ? Charging exact rrp price is exactly how steam operates.

They have good prices only on weekend deals and packet sales.

Isn't Platinum Hits titles usually go for $20 dollars?

Anyway a caseless, bookless (owners manual) and no need for shipping and handling version of a game shouldn't it be cheaper?

Mvp4eVa said: Isn't Platinum Hits titles usually go for $20 dollars? Anyway a caseless, bookless (owners manual) and no need for shipping and handling version of a game shouldn't it be cheaper?

They are $20 or $30. Prices should be the same, remember you always own the game, if you break or lose a disk you're out of luck. Microsoft also has to keep their retailers happy and I'm not sure how much influence the publishers of those games have over the price.

TBH: A game like Mass Effect which is an RPG I like to jump into and play for an hour or so is worth more to me as a digital copy than a physical disc because I can litterally jump straight into Mass Effect right from another game without getting up.

Probably the instant purchase when/if available would be crackdown because I love playing for 30mins when im waiting for something and then put it away. The quick start/stop is brilliant for that kind of quick start play.

matt247 said: Mvp4eVa said: Isn't Platinum Hits titles usually go for $20 dollars? Anyway a caseless, bookless (owners manual) and no need for shipping and handling version of a game shouldn't it be cheaper? They are $20 or $30. Prices should be the same, remember you always own the game, if you break or lose a disk you're out of luck. Microsoft also has to keep their retailers happy and I'm not sure how much influence the publishers of those games have over the price.

Ya, tru but, the bad thing about it On Demand games will not have any resale value..

That's why I said they ( Games On Demand ) should be cheaper than those at retail ..

Games at retail stores you get a case to keep it safe, a book manual, and a disc that still holds a value if you ever wanted to trade it with a friend for another good game or an exchange for cash ..

I mean I see the convinience of On Demand Games for some (saves a trip to the store, start and play but you can do the same with a disc too by installing the game to the HDD), but there is no other advantage.

Ya, Microsoft should keep retailers happy but what about us consumers.

Microsoft should give us a break also, we as comsumers are supporting Microsoft by buying stuff off them ..

By selling games through DL is on Microsoft advantage, they save money on S&H on plastic case material, disc, paper, printing ..

All that cuts down the cost that's added to a retail copy.

I bought Bioshock for $5 on Steam.

Mvp4eVa said: matt247 said: Mvp4eVa said: Isn't Platinum Hits titles usually go for $20 dollars? Anyway a caseless, bookless (owners manual) and no need for shipping and handling version of a game shouldn't it be cheaper? They are $20 or $30. Prices should be the same, remember you always own the game, if you break or lose a disk you're out of luck. Microsoft also has to keep their retailers happy and I'm not sure how much influence the publishers of those games have over the price. Ya, tru but, the bad thing about it On Demand games will not have any resale value.. That's why I said they ( Games On Demand ) should be cheaper than those at retail .. Games at retail stores you get a case to keep it safe, a book manual, and a disc that still holds a value if you ever wanted to trade it with a friend for another good game or an exchange for cash .. I mean I see the convinience of On Demand Games for some (saves a trip to the store, start and play but you can do the same with a disc too by installing the game to the HDD), but there is no other advantage. Ya, Microsoft should keep retailers happy but what about us consumers. Microsoft should give us a break also, we as comsumers are supporting Microsoft by buying stuff off them .. By selling games through DL is on Microsoft advantage, they save money on S&H on plastic case material, disc, paper, printing .. All that cuts down the cost that's added to a retail copy.

There's advantages and disadvantages to both, but they should both be the same price. If you want some more advantages for digital downloads; you always own the game and don't risk disc damage or stolen discs, no tax, no shipping, no wasting time looking around for the game, more storage space, less stuff to dust off, game manuals available online, environmentally friendly, don't have to get up to swap discs, might force competitors to lower prices, makes developers happier (more money), ect...

everywhere around me its $19.99 new.