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February 3rd 2007
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Geoff Keighley hosts a new episode of the Bonus Round with Ed Zobrist, Sean Spector, Michael Pachter. This weeks topic the raising prices on next gen games. Get ready for another legendary quote from the Pachtmister, when asked if games are to expensive his responce? "No, I think consumers are getting a gift" O RLLY!?!

This affects consoles only (For the moment that is)

So,

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I belief PC games have become cheaper with respect to inflation. I still remember starcraft used to cost about 120 and now games are about 100 though not much difference but it has became cheaper cos other stuff have became more expensive.

e-distribution ala steam should lower game prices in the future. but i'll miss those ori packaging (cover+manual) and shiny discs

all those free-to-start-playing (buy points to play more) asian MMORPGs are also good value for money & a great business model for game publishers & consumers alike.

i think xbox4 will sell older xbox360 games very cheap via downloads & DLC.

PC games' prices have been sort of constant for the past decade... Its only our economy that is making the prices go up and down locally.

Anyway, the standard price for games here is still around RM 120.

hmm take a example how much is it when WoW Starter Pack Released?Now RM99 only at Game Shop

Yalor... the next gen games are getting more expensive
Almost all of the PS3, and Wii games are priced above RM180++, whereas previously a PS2, Xbox, gamecube games are priced around RM120++ only

Now wanted to buy next gen console also having second thought...

For consoles, you buy the hardware cheap since the console makers are selling it at a loss. The only way to make up for it is to get back some cash for every game sold.

For the pc, you already spent a bundle on the hardware. Since the hardware makers already got their share by the hardware purchase, the game developers does not require any payment to the hardware makers unlike thier console counterparts. Some games the hardware manufacturers sponsor the game like Nvidia or ATI.

not sure about other console developers,but sony requires(at least for the psx/ps2,they did) the games developers to buy the media(dvd/cd) from them.(sony)

unlike pc developers who can just ship the games on any cd/dvd they wish

Bloody $ony blood sucker! not only their devkit is expensive and yet still force developers to use $ony media?

No wonder most of the developers prefer to develop PC games since it's cheaper to produce.

Oh ya... I think console game developers will have to spend more time doing debug to get rid of the bugs... (Pre-PS3/X360/Wii era), because there's no way they can patch the bug once the title is release, unlike PC games it can be full of bugs when it's release and can be fix easily by applying a patch.
Let's hope the next gen console games won't end up like most of the PC games which are full of bugs.

I agree. For the price of full fledge HD gaming, i rather get myself a better golf set. It's way better and healthier entertainment than gaming.

http://www.superufo.com/product_html/Ninte...orts_Pack.html#

http://www.superufo.com/item_photo/item/wi...pack-real-4.jpg

LOL, 2 for 1 and 1 for all sizes. But not quite the same la.

I believe this arrangement applies to all console games even Xbox and Nintendo

I missed the PS2 era because it came out at a time when I'm a young graduate and was working my way up the corporate ladder. It's true somebody posted PS3 games for RM180???? I remember going to Sony Wings in KLCC back then and FFVII or FF8 would have cost 380 or more.

Two things:

1) Games aren't getting more expensive. It the ringgit to dollar conversion that kills us.

2) I wish someone would publish the games locally. If the price is, say, RM59.90 per original game, I wouldn't mind buying! Quality and you get the full package!

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my point is,you can find something wrong with anything if you look hard enough
yes,full hd gaming is expensive.
but at least you can do more things with it
and get a wii,exercise settled

Aiya... I'm sure that won't stop we hardcorer's ok! thanks!

From time 2time, of course the price up (No matter console/games/accessory). But like gnsumas said earlier, ppl will still buy for sure (apply for collectors/hardcore too)

Yala... Malaysia is full of cetak rompak games but all the special editions are hard to find (pirated) but then the ori games can go online and have the special version so no matter how much the pirates some will still buy ori ok! thanks!

errr whatever 3.5 times higher (USD) surely consider expensive

Lots of thing to settle if someone publish the games locally, ppl from other countries will try to import game published in Malaysia as it's cheap so they have to block the import/export and then recieve complain etc etc.