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flamingdog · 10-11-2003, 04:36 AM

I just happened to be reading gamesman.com as a link from another thread here, and I noticed you yanks are paying 90 bucks a pop for a pc game. Is that normal?

A brand new PC release in this country is roughly £30, which only converts at $50. How comes you guys are getting stiffed on this shit? Normally it's us limeys who pay over the odds compared to other countries.

GakFace · 10-11-2003, 04:53 AM

90 bucks? Not here.. New games average 30-60. very few people here pay 60 bucks for a game, unless they were highly anticipating it. 40-50 would be the general average, but many people here apparently go for the 30's as well, my personal range for a newer game is 30-45 (with a 5$ margin of error

)... if its above I make sure i'm going to like it before I buy it.

Btw, I started a thread about game prices, and what people like.. No one mentioned 90 bucks

Here's the link: Game Prices Thread

Oh btw... can you link to this 90 dollar game? I'm a little surprised about this.

flamingdog · 10-11-2003, 04:56 AM

gamesman.com

check it out, conflict desert storm $89.95, freedom fighters, $89.95, temple of elemental evil, $84.95.

Moskie · 10-11-2003, 06:08 AM

From the bottom of the site:

Quote:

All prices appearing on this site are in N.Z. dollars.

And its not www.gamesman.com, its www.gamesman.co.nz.

bundy · 10-11-2003, 06:16 AM

hehe... yep... down under we pay about $100 per new game.

thats about $US60... and about 40 quid. looks like we have to pay the most.

but if Kiwi´s are only paying $90, well thats just unfair... and yet another reason for Australia to annex NZ (j/k)

flamingdog · 10-11-2003, 10:34 AM

poop. should have spotted that one.

LaughingCow · 10-12-2003, 08:04 AM

I usually have to pay $80CAD (after tax) for new games here. $60 is usually the lowest.

Plaid13 · 10-13-2003, 12:05 AM

with how many horrible games companys are putting out i wont pay more then $40 unless i know its going to be great before i buy it.

SecretMethod70 · 10-13-2003, 02:25 AM

hahaha, 90USD? No way - most I've ever seen was $50 and that's for the seriously anticipated games. The majority of the time it's $40 and sometimes $30

nothingx · 10-13-2003, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by SecretMethod70
hahaha, 90USD? No way

yeah really. there's no way you could overcharge and gouge prices that much for a game.

unless maybe you were the riaa...

The_Dude · 10-13-2003, 07:02 PM

well, if you buy one of those really loaded expansion packs, u MIGHt run up to 90 bucks, but it's VERY unlikely.

Prophecy · 10-13-2003, 07:58 PM

most bundles offer the 2nd game at a discount or both a discount depending on how you look at it. I've never seen a bundle for over $70. Even the Blizzard battle chest bundles (Warcraft Battle Chest) are $49.99

Dibbler · 10-14-2003, 07:14 AM

I guess there have been a few in the $75 range. They're usually the ones that are "collectors editions" in the metal boxes with little pewter figurines and cloth maps and such. Not many of those around thou.

I'm a big time video game/computer game collector and have been for the last 20 years. I've pulled out some of my old games which still had the original receipt. Some of those games for say the Sega Genesis sold for $64.99 new (USD). I have one that I paid $100 for. It was a Genesis racing game that had some kind of 3D chip built into the cartridge. So in reality, games are really a bargain considering how much more development time goes into them nowadays.

Reese · 10-14-2003, 10:23 AM

Lunar 2 is the highest priced game I have @ $64... but it came with a hardback instuction booklet, an Omake box, with a pendant, map and soundtrack plus a boxing puppet. Well worth the money if you like stuff like that..

Steel Batalion for Xbox is like $200+ but it comes with that huge ass controller...

Other than that, I've noticed game prices going down. There are alot more games coming out at 39$ now than just a few years ago.

jujueye · 10-14-2003, 02:16 PM

bundy, maybe some tfp'ers should get together to find some lower prices for ya. Your prices are still a bit high. Maybe its all in the shipping.... Sorry about that!

RedCometChar · 10-14-2003, 11:07 PM

The highest I've ever paid for any game, PC or otherwise, was $80 for Street Fighter II when it first came out on the SNES. Lately, I hit the pawn shops when trolling for games- they've got brand new stuff that people get bored of quickly, and I haven't paid over $20 for a game in a good while.

Porkchop · 10-15-2003, 01:19 AM

Wherever they are selling i still think they are a little overpriced.
Hardly ever buy new unless i really want the title. Usually trade in.
Most of time only have to wait couple of weeks.

Moskie · 10-17-2003, 07:39 AM

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Originally posted by RedCometChar
The highest I've ever paid for any game, PC or otherwise, was $80 for Street Fighter II when it first came out on the SNES.

Holy crap, SFII cost that much when it came out? I think I got that game for Christmas or something that year. Yikes, I probably didn't deserve it

. My memory's hazy... was it common for SNES games to be so expensive?

RedCometChar · 10-17-2003, 11:03 PM

Aggh, I was such a little SFII Zionist that I HAD to have it on the day it was released. Blew all my lawnmowing scratch from the entire summer (I got every penny's worth, and then some out of it, though). I do think the price got more reasonable by the time December rolled around.

I think that $80 was about the most expensive any SNES game ever got, but for a good while a lot were hovering at $64.99, or $70 after tax.

Prophecy · 10-18-2003, 01:30 PM

good god what's the sale's tax where you live or lived?

nukeu666 · 10-18-2003, 02:26 PM

in india the prices range from 700 to 2000
(rupees)divide by 50 apprx to get 15-40$

onlt the damn microsoft games go aobuve 2000

tikki · 10-19-2003, 10:58 PM

eBay and used games man. I don't need a game as soon as it comes out (well, unless its a sports game. I just forked over $50 to reserve Inside Drive 2004. Only reason I want that asap is for the online play. Otherwise, I will save my money and buy someone's used copy off eBay for like $25.

Sledge · 10-19-2003, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Prophecy
good god what's the sale's tax where you live or lived?

Is that Ayumi in your avatar?

Wombat · 10-20-2003, 01:54 AM

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Originally posted by Moskie
From the bottom of the site:

And its not www.gamesman.com, its www.gamesman.co.nz.

Haha, nice one flamingdog.

That site sucks anyway.

Dibbler · 10-20-2003, 05:44 AM

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Originally posted by nukeu666
in india the prices range from 700 to 2000
(rupees)divide by 50 apprx to get 15-40$

onlt the damn microsoft games go aobuve 2000

They must all be "bootleg" games. Microsoft's the only one with enough clout to keep theirs legit.

10-11-2003, 04:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	game prices I just happened to be reading gamesman.com as a link from another thread here, and I noticed you yanks are paying 90 bucks a pop for a pc game. Is that normal? A brand new PC release in this country is roughly £30, which only converts at $50. How comes you guys are getting stiffed on this shit? Normally it's us limeys who pay over the odds compared to other countries.

10-11-2003, 04:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	90 bucks? Not here.. New games average 30-60. very few people here pay 60 bucks for a game, unless they were highly anticipating it. 40-50 would be the general average, but many people here apparently go for the 30's as well, my personal range for a newer game is 30-45 (with a 5$ margin of error)... if its above I make sure i'm going to like it before I buy it. Btw, I started a thread about game prices, and what people like.. No one mentioned 90 bucks Here's the link: Game Prices Thread Oh btw... can you link to this 90 dollar game? I'm a little surprised about this. __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

10-11-2003, 06:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	hehe... yep... down under we pay about $100 per new game. thats about $US60... and about 40 quid. looks like we have to pay the most. but if Kiwi´s are only paying $90, well thats just unfair... and yet another reason for Australia to annex NZ (j/k) __________________ Ohayo!!!

10-12-2003, 08:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
LaughingCow Tilted Location: Ontario, Canada	I usually have to pay $80CAD (after tax) for new games here. $60 is usually the lowest. __________________ Haacha!

10-13-2003, 02:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	hahaha, 90USD? No way - most I've ever seen was $50 and that's for the seriously anticipated games. The majority of the time it's $40 and sometimes $30 __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

10-11-2003, 04:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	gamesman.com check it out, conflict desert storm $89.95, freedom fighters, $89.95, temple of elemental evil, $84.95.

10-11-2003, 10:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
flamingdog Still fighting it.	poop. should have spotted that one.

10-13-2003, 12:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
Plaid13 I want a Plaid crayon	with how many horrible games companys are putting out i wont pay more then $40 unless i know its going to be great before i buy it.

10-13-2003, 07:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	well, if you buy one of those really loaded expansion packs, u MIGHt run up to 90 bucks, but it's VERY unlikely. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

10-13-2003, 07:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	most bundles offer the 2nd game at a discount or both a discount depending on how you look at it. I've never seen a bundle for over $70. Even the Blizzard battle chest bundles (Warcraft Battle Chest) are $49.99 __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

10-14-2003, 07:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
Dibbler Psycho Location: Initech, Iowa	I guess there have been a few in the $75 range. They're usually the ones that are "collectors editions" in the metal boxes with little pewter figurines and cloth maps and such. Not many of those around thou. I'm a big time video game/computer game collector and have been for the last 20 years. I've pulled out some of my old games which still had the original receipt. Some of those games for say the Sega Genesis sold for $64.99 new (USD). I have one that I paid $100 for. It was a Genesis racing game that had some kind of 3D chip built into the cartridge. So in reality, games are really a bargain considering how much more development time goes into them nowadays.

10-14-2003, 10:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Lunar 2 is the highest priced game I have @ $64... but it came with a hardback instuction booklet, an Omake box, with a pendant, map and soundtrack plus a boxing puppet. Well worth the money if you like stuff like that.. Steel Batalion for Xbox is like $200+ but it comes with that huge ass controller... Other than that, I've noticed game prices going down. There are alot more games coming out at 39$ now than just a few years ago. __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

10-14-2003, 02:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	bundy, maybe some tfp'ers should get together to find some lower prices for ya. Your prices are still a bit high. Maybe its all in the shipping.... Sorry about that!

10-14-2003, 11:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
RedCometChar Not Brand Ecch! Location: New Orleans	The highest I've ever paid for any game, PC or otherwise, was $80 for Street Fighter II when it first came out on the SNES. Lately, I hit the pawn shops when trolling for games- they've got brand new stuff that people get bored of quickly, and I haven't paid over $20 for a game in a good while. __________________ Killing that robot makes me want to go home.

10-15-2003, 01:19 AM	#17 (permalink)
Porkchop Psycho Location: Good ol Blighty	Wherever they are selling i still think they are a little overpriced. Hardly ever buy new unless i really want the title. Usually trade in. Most of time only have to wait couple of weeks. __________________ Be cool btch now btch be cool Sport 1976 Taxi Driver.

10-17-2003, 11:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
RedCometChar Not Brand Ecch! Location: New Orleans	Aggh, I was such a little SFII Zionist that I HAD to have it on the day it was released. Blew all my lawnmowing scratch from the entire summer (I got every penny's worth, and then some out of it, though). I do think the price got more reasonable by the time December rolled around. I think that $80 was about the most expensive any SNES game ever got, but for a good while a lot were hovering at $64.99, or $70 after tax. __________________ Killing that robot makes me want to go home.

10-18-2003, 01:30 PM	#20 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	good god what's the sale's tax where you live or lived? __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense.

10-18-2003, 02:26 PM	#21 (permalink)
nukeu666 Junkie Location: India	in india the prices range from 700 to 2000 (rupees)divide by 50 apprx to get 15-40$ onlt the damn microsoft games go aobuve 2000 __________________ Why did the Comp. Engineer get X-mas and Halloween mixed up? Because Oct(31) == Dec(25)

10-19-2003, 10:58 PM	#22 (permalink)
tikki Justified Location: West Lafayette, IN	eBay and used games man. I don't need a game as soon as it comes out (well, unless its a sports game. I just forked over $50 to reserve Inside Drive 2004. Only reason I want that asap is for the online play. Otherwise, I will save my money and buy someone's used copy off eBay for like $25. __________________ Take notice. Take interest. Take me with you.