Why Do Games Cost So Much?
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Topic started: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 07:54
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Mon, 19 Jul 2004 10:38
GAME used to be a good retailer when they had EB as competition. Have you seen the prices they are asking for any half decent game on the Gamecube now though?
Also the prices of their preown stuff is ridiculous. Basically they sell a recent release preown for £5 more than the brand new same game on their website.
Also the prices of their preown stuff is ridiculous. Basically they sell a recent release preown for £5 more than the brand new same game on their website.
Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:29
Why do games cost so much...very leading question.
Read a lot of the replies in this thread and need to make a couple of comments.
1) As someone has said, games cost millions to develop and that is over a 12 to 18 month period (so add interest people)
2) Developers DO NOT Publish...publishers publish. Key difference. One company sells to another (and adds a margin)
3) Publishers DO NOT sell to the public. Retailers sell to the public.
4) The retailers set the prices, a Publisher and Developer have to get their profit from around 50% of the retail value, the rest of the money goes to the retailer.
5) The price is held artificially high by the retailer for perceived value. i.e. what will the general public pay for this game.
Games price will be calculated from the developers price + the publishers price + the manufacture of the physical game + the retail margin....and the retail margin is greater than the other 3 added together..
So blame Wal-Mart. (did you know Wal-Mart comes up in MS spell check...now that is power)
Read a lot of the replies in this thread and need to make a couple of comments.
1) As someone has said, games cost millions to develop and that is over a 12 to 18 month period (so add interest people)
2) Developers DO NOT Publish...publishers publish. Key difference. One company sells to another (and adds a margin)
3) Publishers DO NOT sell to the public. Retailers sell to the public.
4) The retailers set the prices, a Publisher and Developer have to get their profit from around 50% of the retail value, the rest of the money goes to the retailer.
5) The price is held artificially high by the retailer for perceived value. i.e. what will the general public pay for this game.
Games price will be calculated from the developers price + the publishers price + the manufacture of the physical game + the retail margin....and the retail margin is greater than the other 3 added together..
So blame Wal-Mart. (did you know Wal-Mart comes up in MS spell check...now that is power)
Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:01
U R SOOOOOOO RIGHT , IF I BUY 1 GAME
I HAVE NO MONEY LEFT FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH
They over price things too much , because to them it is just a bit of plastic with a micro chip in
( mmmmm chips.....) sorry about that ....
anyway... we should be able to get them for £12
THEY ARE ROBBING US OF OUR MONEY BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE CANT RESIST!!!!!!!!!!
ITS HORRIBLE !!!!!!!!!!!
I HAVE NO MONEY LEFT FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH
They over price things too much , because to them it is just a bit of plastic with a micro chip in
( mmmmm chips.....) sorry about that ....
anyway... we should be able to get them for £12
THEY ARE ROBBING US OF OUR MONEY BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE CANT RESIST!!!!!!!!!!
ITS HORRIBLE !!!!!!!!!!!
Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:14
ohms wrote:
We seem to pay more then they do in the States, but really games on console and PC are cheaper now than they've ever been. I pay around £25-£35 for new PS2 or GC games online, and even less for PC titles, and many imports cost less than that.
The question you need to ask is, how can videogames, gadgets and luxuries be going down in price, when food, housing and essentials are always going up in price. Why is society geared towards entertaining ourselves ?
The question you need to ask is, how can videogames, gadgets and luxuries be going down in price, when food, housing and essentials are always going up in price. Why is society geared towards entertaining ourselves ?
American cultural influence? And yet, we do still seem to pay more for our games than those over the Pond.
Some of the blokes replying here, probably remember Harold MacMillan...you "have never had it so good". But, it could be better, and probably will, as gaming becomes even more of a mainstream leisure activity here in British society.
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> GAME for one threatened Nintendo to
>pull their console from the shops when the
>original price of £99 was suggested for the UK.
>The GC then ended up being sold for £129.
Yeah, and now the cretins are falling over themselves to drop the price of PS2 and Xbox to, oh, 99 quid.
Arseholes. Talking about burn rate.