What justifies the 20% price increase for PC? : V - Skyrim

» Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:59 am

45,99 for PC, 65,99 for PS3/360 in GameStop.es

So I don't know either what you're talking about. It's pretty much the opposite (console games being the most expensive).

» Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:36 pm

I laugh at people when they use the term "greed".

You might almost think that the desire of consumers to pay bargain prices was somehow less "greedy" than the desire of a producer to make a profit ... ;-)

» Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:55 pm

Mileage may vary.

Yeah i'm ashamed to admit how much time i've spent in Oblivion "with mods". :tes:

» Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:36 pm

Who cares? Not this PC player. Why should console players have to pay more? Not more of these feelings of entitlement from PC players again... *siiiigh*

The problem is that PC gamers are being asked to pay proportionately more than console gamers when during Development the PC was an afterthought. I wouldn't mind paying the extra 10 dollars if I was getting a proper PC port rather than something that "looks the same" on all platforms.

» Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:29 am

If development costs or inflation were the legitimate reason for a price increase, it would be across the board, ie, console versions would be $72.

Yes, the sentence was an exaggeration, but I've seen a cross sample of gamers, who are so ravenous, that if a developer/publisher chose to release the game for $500 1 month early, then $250 the day of, then $125 1 month later and then $50 another month later, there is a significant amount of gamers out there so ravenous for particular AAA titles that they would gladly pay those high prices. And as of late it seems that this kind of maximizing on investment might be an actual possibility if they keep this up.

It is across the board. Last gen console games only cost $50 dollars, and to the best of my knowledge, they still had to pay licensing fees then.

Releasing a game for that much is not a possibility. The political and public backlash the company would receive would destroy them.

» Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:12 pm

Instead of complaining about Skyrim's $60 PC price, which we have known since January 2011, when it was first possible to pre-order the game, why not spend your time instead complaining about games like Portal 2, which even on sale for $30, only provides 8 hours of entertainment value and seems like a much worse deal than Skyrim.

» Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:02 pm

I guess the people who were planning to eat instant ramen for the month of November.

:unsure: If $10 really makes the difference between eating normally or eating ramen for an entire month I don't think you should even consider buying video games.