there are few things that made them to actually jack up the prices, the most logical reasons would be few listed below:

1. popular, hard to get games
2. limited editions

of course, there are few personal reasons that made the price go up super high

1. lunch time, and they don't want to entertain you
2. they want the copy for themselves to play during working hour
3. extra, extra $$ for themselves

it boils down to 1 simple fact: they are just employee and it's not their shop so they don't care about the price. just walk away if the price is unreasonable, or suck it up like the other 67946875455 people who got their buttocks handed to h*deo Koj*ma's latest stealth 'mini game'

You see, we PS3/4 gamers are not cheap guys. We go for original and I'm sure most of us are from professional background. We are not some lame street kid that buys RM 5/- games. I have dealt with many gamers here with 2nd purchases, most of them drives honda/toyota/high end protons, these guys are not kids but professional office workers. We go to the shop to buy new games and not 2nd hand. Every time we buy a 2nd game (fr garage sales), shop dealers and game makers including Sony itself are running in loses.

So my question is, when we legally buy a NEW game (giving business)... why can't these shop fellows at least give face and reasonable prices? When a white guy masuk... they worship & entertain like mad. When Malaysian masuk, kena humiliated. I don't want to be that '67946875455' people, I have been provoked. I hope all the nasty shop dealers are reading this.

well for me i will always do some price comparison before buying.

mostly will compare the price between heavyarm and GH, i mostly will buy from GH as their shop is nearer from my place.

Well I not going to talk about shop that selling high or cheap price but I just want to talk about the service and treatment of the shop.
Gamers hideout is a one perfect example of an arrogant and the worst service in the gaming industry. They treat the customer like a dirt and invisible. When ppl politely ask certain question regarding game, they seem not interested or bother to answer at all although not many ppl at that time. Such a worst attitude for doing business
Actually I don't mind to pay slightly higher a price at the gameshop because I understand the rental and cost of other utility is high but with this kind of service, is not worth to buy from them using our hard earn money.

imma cheapskate who always bought 2nd hand game, most of the reason i bought 2nd hand cause i just recently bought ps3, cant afford it before, so any title i missed ill buy them 2nd

But ill buy new if it is worth it n in a genre i enjoy, in melaka got no much choice, so i have to pay even it is expensive

Noted. Won't bother going there.

yea before this i never been to GH and have high expectations and when I went in there, I'm like a ghost wandering in the shop. Ask about games this and that, they just shake their head and continue chit chat with their friends.

strange, I don't have any issue with GH. They treat me fair enough

gawd knows what were they thinking, but not us; i too had been treated badly in few game shops with jacked-up price and unmannerly treated (might be due to ,y my ah-pek look, unfashionable rugged clothes and a pair of worn-off slippers), some even balantly lied about non-R2jpn console can play monst*r hunt*r 3G when i inquired the shop 2 years back...

aren't surprised the name GH popup here
I won't call them a cutthroat shop, their price are still within reasonable range judging from they sells only ori games.
but their customer service is dependent on who you are or who you know there
if you frequent the shop and the staff there knows you or you're a mat salleh, then you'll be well treated
else you'll be treated like an invisible man/woman if you're new there or knows no one there

Some other shops, their main income are from those RM5 games, yet they still trying to hike up the ori game price ranging from 50% to 100% and treating their customer like sh1t
but there are some exception la... GS is one great example, reasonable priced games & consoles, and the best customer service I ever had from a game shop.

This post has been edited by greyshadow: Mar 28 2014, 08:06 PM

The CK Multimedia shop in Subang Avenue is cheap also. I think they are around Impulse's price. Sometimes they sell it cheaper lol

TS,no offense,but I really see nothing wrong with shop pricing high or the service is bad or something,its really their choice,if their price is high,no one will buy,if their price is good,people will buy,that's how I view it,it has nothing to do with cheating IMO,cause 80% of the Malaysians knows how to nego till the lowest in shop

I usually buy my games from an online seller who usually sells slightly lower than Impulse..

Gamers' Solution is another game shop that is trustworthy.. Usually I will recommend them to all my friends who want to purchase a new console from that shop..

This post has been edited by -PuPu^ZaPruD3r-: Mar 29 2014, 12:41 PM

For new games, I only get from Heavyarm. The amount of effort they put into CS and social network info update is awesome. It's like they've created a community. Anyway, back to price. Eventhough they claimed that they don't always have the best price, I find it cheaper compared to other places. Other places will jack up depending on demand. But all my PS4 and Vita titles seems consistent according to market RRSP.

Back in the PS2 era, when ori games are a rarity in Malaysia, I remembered purchasing FFX for RM250. And that's 10 years ago. Kena slaughter like crazy.

And for the record, I simply hate going to those small shops in Lowyat and Sungei Wang. Whenever I ask them if the title is Region1, they go blur and kept telling me that the game comes with English text.

next time get from Heavy arm or IMPULSE STORE...

or do research before buy, to be fair no one force u to pay extra, its nobody fault but your own, impatient is a nasty habit u need to control... people are out to make a profit ,its business after all nothing personal,

nobody scream over sony for making games cost so much where mass produce are a dime of dozen for their production cost..

if they are rude, just walk off, and never return, no need to emo about it, unless they force u to buy or cheated your money, if their service is good, well its up to u also to buy ,even if the item is mark up high...

i pay higher usually when service are great.. cause its my right.. if u are out for cheapest and lowest bargain, u can try pbb or heavy as above or import the game yourself from oversea.. no need worry of rude salesman...

Yeah TS section 14 digital mall game shops can rip off. Or any shops that generally looks like a hawker stall (unless you're in HK).

I bought from many places and generally make friends with the bosses in each so I find most friendly if you're also be reasonable when talking to them. I'm surprise some of you found GH rude & arrogant. I find them no different than Heavyarm or Impulse other than their location. GH accept credit cards, plus I get One Card points and normally I shop at 1-U. Tend to keep my games there as well coz don't have to go there often to get it. pLus its fun to chat with the bosses.

Also buy from Impulse & now I visit Talk About Games in Summit USJ. It is a nice cozy little shop and their prices are also very competitive. They have a FB page and I bought my GTA V CE (ahem cheaper than ur regular LYN game shops by RM 50 btw), as well as some other games.

List of shops I made purchase before in Malaysia in the past 3 years :
Gamer's Hideout (1-U & Tropicana)
Impulse Megastore
Heavyarm
Talk About Games Summit USJ
Gamester Kota Damansara & 1-U (different boss but same name)
Hwa Ching Games JB
Genius Game Enterprise Pyramid
CK Multimedia Subang
Playtime Bangsar
Asia Games Channel (the Curve) - Got my PS Vita Hatsune Miku edition here

Anyway like most of the guys said, just walk away when some of the shops seem rude to you. Each of us has their own style / habit, and if we don't like just don't bother.

Personally I don't find impulse cheap,compared to heavyarm,gamers guild,and Anson game store,its a bit overpriced also

This! their customer service is bad. Not planning to buy anymore games from them.

I go gamers hideout in tropicana. Service is ok. The amoi there friendly. Donno if she still there though.

Cutthroat, dodgy game shops should be made aware to the public so that these shops wont last 6 months.

List them down here, so that the shopkeepers can revise their games' prices to appropriate range.

Selling higher price due to electricity, rental, employees salaries, etc. we dont give shit abt that.

What we the customers care is reasonable price given to us. We decide which shops stay & which dont.

Dunno how to do proper business, please, leave the original gaming business & jual kat pasar malam lah.