Comments on: Price of PS3 Games http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:17:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leo http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7646 Leo Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:58:50 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7646 Yeah, I lived in Germany for a while and games are overpriced. Regionfree games will rock, I might even be able to have German dialoge by activating it on the disks I buy in the USA Yeah, I lived in Germany for a while and games are overpriced. Regionfree games will rock, I might even be able to have German dialoge by activating it on the disks I buy in the USA

]]> By: Segitz http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7474 Segitz Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:10:05 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7474 Just to tell you, ALL new PS2 games cost 60€ in good ol' germany (inlcuding tax of course) New 360 games cash in about 70€ per game (not all but the most)... So we will se ANOTHER price leap in games? First the more expensive PS2 games (usually games clocked in at about 80DMs (~40€), then the PS2 came and suddenly many games (ALL ps2 and xbox games) did cost 120DMs (~60€)... Man, I hate being a german milking cow... If that doesnt stop, I wont stop importing games... I still hope, Sony stays true to no region coding in games! Lik Sang importing (with the all time high euro exchange course at about $1 ~ 1.2€) with no shipping costs rocks :D Just to tell you, ALL new PS2 games cost 60€ in good ol’ germany (inlcuding tax of course)

New 360 games cash in about 70€ per game (not all but the most)…

So we will se ANOTHER price leap in games? First the more expensive PS2 games (usually games clocked in at about 80DMs (~40€), then the PS2 came and suddenly many games (ALL ps2 and xbox games) did cost 120DMs (~60€)…

Man, I hate being a german milking cow… If that doesnt stop, I wont stop importing games… I still hope, Sony stays true to no region coding in games! Lik Sang importing (with the all time high euro exchange course at about $1 ~ 1.2€) with no shipping costs rocks :D

]]> By: Gary http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7470 Gary Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:32:44 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7470 I like the look of Liberty City Stories for PS2 at £15. I buy a lot of games from Tesco as they are usually £30 for new releases. I agree I will be very surprised if PS3 games cost more than 360 games & they definitley won't cost less. I think developers will use downloadable content to gain some extra revenue as they aren't stupid & will be aware that most gamers won't pay over the odds for games. I like the look of Liberty City Stories for PS2 at £15. I buy a lot of games from Tesco as they are usually £30 for new releases. I agree I will be very surprised if PS3 games cost more than 360 games & they definitley won’t cost less. I think developers will use downloadable content to gain some extra revenue as they aren’t stupid & will be aware that most gamers won’t pay over the odds for games.

]]> By: Hiro http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7469 Hiro Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:19:58 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7469 The DVD platform a console uses won't affect the pricing of a game, it's all down to these increased development costs that some developers are going on about, or it could be easily just a way for developers to earn a bit more cash per game. While i don't expect PlayStation 3 games to be any more expensive than Xbox 360 games, i don't expect them to be any cheaper, expect the same prices in almost every region for games. Gary i'd recommend you check out http://www.gameplay.com if you haven't already, they've been my place for games for a while now, all Xbox 360 games are £39.99 (saving of either £5 or £10) so expect a similar drop when PlayStation 3 games go on sale. The delivery is great as well, pre-orders have always come a day early and its only 99p, order before 4pm and it will be with you the next day usually. The DVD platform a console uses won’t affect the pricing of a game, it’s all down to these increased development costs that some developers are going on about, or it could be easily just a way for developers to earn a bit more cash per game.

While i don’t expect PlayStation 3 games to be any more expensive than Xbox 360 games, i don’t expect them to be any cheaper, expect the same prices in almost every region for games. Gary i’d recommend you check out http://www.gameplay.com if you haven’t already, they’ve been my place for games for a while now, all Xbox 360 games are £39.99 (saving of either £5 or £10) so expect a similar drop when PlayStation 3 games go on sale. The delivery is great as well, pre-orders have always come a day early and its only 99p, order before 4pm and it will be with you the next day usually.

]]> By: Gary http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7468 Gary Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:00:38 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7468 Well BR movies can be bought for $19.99. So that doesn't necessarily mean PS3 games will cost more because of BR. I've had to miss my weight training yesterday & today because I have a stupid cold! :( Well BR movies can be bought for $19.99. So that doesn’t necessarily mean PS3 games will cost more because of BR.

I’ve had to miss my weight training yesterday & today because I have a stupid cold! :(

]]> By: 12,000lb Leg Press http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7467 12,000lb Leg Press Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:56:43 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7467 The price increase this generation has definitely slowed my rate of new purchases. $10 is huge jump; maybe $5 would have been better. I now only buy AAA titles or games that I'm confident are worth it. I fear that these prices will deter me from trying lesser titles. I'm thinking the price of BR media could cause the price of PS3 games to be even greater than X360. BR movies are expected to cost a nice sum because of the new media so its perfectly plausabile for games shipping on this media. Man, I'm sore. Think I did too much weight last night. The price increase this generation has definitely slowed my rate of new purchases. $10 is huge jump; maybe $5 would have been better. I now only buy AAA titles or games that I’m confident are worth it. I fear that these prices will deter me from trying lesser titles. I’m thinking the price of BR media could cause the price of PS3 games to be even greater than X360. BR movies are expected to cost a nice sum because of the new media so its perfectly plausabile for games shipping on this media. Man, I’m sore. Think I did too much weight last night.

]]> By: Gary http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7466 Gary Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:53:27 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7466 Yeah $90 for a game in the US would be plain crazy & I'm well aware that conversion rates don't work out $ to £. Especially not in rip off Britain. I'm expecting £50 max for PS3 games but I will find them for £45 or less if I look hard enough. Yeah $90 for a game in the US would be plain crazy & I’m well aware that conversion rates don’t work out $ to £. Especially not in rip off Britain.

I’m expecting £50 max for PS3 games but I will find them for £45 or less if I look hard enough.

]]> By: Hiro http://www.ps3blog.net/2006/06/01/price-of-ps3-games/#comment-7465 Hiro Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:35:41 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=1370#comment-7465 I won't pay anything over £40 for my Xbox 360 games, third party titles ship for £45 or £50 while first party titles ship for £45 here in the UK, although i order them online and get them for £40. I would never walk into a store and pay £50 for a game, thats just plain ridiculous, i expect a similar thing to happen with PS3 game prices. I know you've used the conversion rate between prices but it will never be that, betwen £45 and £50 here in the UK while they are only between $50 and $60 in the US, and its plain obvious that isnt using the conversion rate. Expect the prices to be between that in the US. I won’t pay anything over £40 for my Xbox 360 games, third party titles ship for £45 or £50 while first party titles ship for £45 here in the UK, although i order them online and get them for £40. I would never walk into a store and pay £50 for a game, thats just plain ridiculous, i expect a similar thing to happen with PS3 game prices.

I know you’ve used the conversion rate between prices but it will never be that, betwen £45 and £50 here in the UK while they are only between $50 and $60 in the US, and its plain obvious that isnt using the conversion rate. Expect the prices to be between that in the US.

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