Cost

[walkerguy]

Well, about how much you guys think its gonna be?

[Deadly_Nightshade]

$40-50, give or take $5.

[Pop]

Depends on the platform. Consoles will hit $60, but the PC version could go as low as $40.

[Dark_Raven]

I'll give them $20.

[Wrath of Dagon]

$15 million.

[Jaesun]

3.50

[Alvin Nelson]

$15 million.

 

We'll take that.

[Deraldin]

$15 million.

 

We'll take that.

Will you accept payment in pennies?

[WILL THE ALMIGHTY]

Will you give me money if I play your game?

[Volourn]

$60 - $80 like most new games.

[walkerguy]

Yes, I think its on an hourly basis, but I'm not sure.

[H]

Ahoy, mateys, 'tis game is gonna be free!

[Patrick K Mills]

$60 - $80 like most new games.

 

Are those Zimbabwean dollars? I've never paid for a computer or console game that was more than $65 unless it was a special edition.

[Tigranes]

Actually, 'next-gen' games are sold at a standard of 120NZD over here... which is 85USD these days.

 

I actually ended up having a friend in the US buy most of my games over the years.

[Moatilliatta]

That's because you live outside the civilized world.

 

I get expensive games because of taxes and lots of 'em.

[Musopticon?]

Usually it's 50 euros for a new pc game and 70 for a new console game, excluding cheaper retail games like SoaSE. Those prices translate to around 74 dollars for PC games and 103 dollars for console games.

 

Ergo, most of you westerners get them pretty cheap. It's not even possible to rent or return here. No wonder internet auction sites like huuto.net are so popular.

 

To be blunt though, I haven't bought a full-price game since the Witcher and NWN 2(though I bought that from London, heh).

[mkreku]

Are those Zimbabwean dollars? I've never paid for a computer or console game that was more than $65 unless it was a special edition.

A normal console game costs 599 SEK in Sweden. With the American dollar being like a Zimbabwean dollar at the moment, that adds up to $95. (For example: http://www.game.se/acatalog/Online_Catalog...S_GAMES_17.html )

 

A normal PC game costs 449 SEK. That's $71 in Zimb.. er.. American dollars. ( http://www.game.se/acatalog/Online_Catalog...hooters_68.html )

 

You can of course find slightly lower prices if you shop online, but that's what you pay in the stores here.

 

Rockband costs $316 in Swedish stores. I usually pay around $100 for the Collector's Edition of the games I like.

[Hell Kitty]

PC games in OZ are around $70 to $100, and console games tend to be $90 to $110.

 

Lately I've been getting stuff from the US because I can get it at half price.

[Tigranes]

Yep. Then the local press publishes crybaby stories about local game dealers going out of business.

[Patrick K Mills]

The American dollar may be low but it hasn't affected the price of consumer goods as far as I've noticed. Zimbabwe-eque or not I still get all my games at $40-50. Bread may be $10,000 a loaf, but that's only because I shop at Whole Foods.

[Joseph Bulock]

Console games are $60 bucks here.

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

Games are really the only "cheap" thing left in the U.S. Everything else is pretty much tanking with the dollar.

[Gfted1]

Er, you all realize that a dollar is still worth a dollar in the US dont you? I think you're thinking of inflation. Yes, prices for things do rise but that has absolutely nothing to do with how the dollar is faring against foreign currency unless said product is manufactured overseas and imported. Even then, you dont see prices fluctuating daily as does the financial markets.

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

There's also the matter of anything that has a visible or hidden fuel surcharge. In the end, more expensive is more expensive, and significantly so.