The price of games, do you think they are good value?

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:50 am

New games are quite expensive these days, do you think they are good value? And what do you think about the price of DLC's and DLC's in general?
User avatar
lucile
 
Posts: 3371
Joined: Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:37 pm

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:09 pm

Personal preference will have a lot to do with this. A lot of it also depends on the game.

A game that takes a few hours to run through and doesn't offer much for re-playability isn't worth the cost, for me. A game like Skyrim, or even Dragon Age: Origins that allow for hours of playing and the ability to replay it as a different class or to make different choices, yes, it is very much worth the cost, for me.

User avatar
Mr. Allen
 
Posts: 3327
Joined: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:36 am

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:13 am

Especially if you divide the initial cost by the hours spent playing it, I don't know of any other entertainment that would be cheaper.

User avatar
Sista Sila
 
Posts: 3381
Joined: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:25 pm

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 3:47 am

I usually wait to buy games during the Steam Summer/Winter sale, so the price is usally worth it. The games that I do pay full price for are usually games that I've spent some time reading reviews (or its a game in a series that I enjoy (Elder Scrolls, Civilization, Fallout).

Early Access games are similar. If I can get an hour per $, then I'm happy.

User avatar
Jesus Lopez
 
Posts: 3508
Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 10:16 pm

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:50 am

No, I think new games are way too expensive. Especially if they have a lot of (separate) DLC.

I prefer to wait until a decent sale (at least 50% for games I really want, 75% minimum for games I'm interested in) before purchase; I don't mind waiting a year or more for a game. For example, I've started Skyrim somewhere in December 2013.

User avatar
Calum Campbell
 
Posts: 3574
Joined: Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:55 am

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:20 am

The game price doesn't bother me considering how much they spend on developing them, and how quickly they drop in price. If a game is too expensive, just wait a couple of months.
User avatar
Sophie Payne
 
Posts: 3377
Joined: Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:49 am

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 1:43 am

It depends on the game, if it's a game I'm super excited for, then yeah sure, full price is fine.

Especially if it has a lot of content and replayability.

Most games I prefer to wait it out a little, read some reviews etc.

User avatar
willow
 
Posts: 3414
Joined: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:43 pm

Post » Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:33 pm

I think if video games have more than 10+ hours of play time they should sell for $50 dollars (USD), not $50.01 dollars (USD) or $60 dollars (USD), if it's a collectors edition that comes with physical items like a cloth map, paper map, a statue, a sticker(s), etc then yes it should cost $60 dollars (USD) or $100 dollars (USD) or some higher price if the items are made of very high quality materials or precious materials like has something made of Gold or Titanium.

If the video game has multiplayer only and no single player then it should cost any where from $15 dollars (USD) to $20 dollars (USD).

If the video game has singleplayer only or both singleplayer and multiplayer and offers 10 hours of play time then any where from $20 dollars (USD) to $40 dollars (USD) is what those video games should cost.

Video games like The Elder Scrolls video games, Fallout video games, Dragon Age video games or video games that are that big should cost $50 dollars (USD).

That is what I think at least.

User avatar
Tom Flanagan
 
Posts: 3522
Joined: Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:51 am

Post » Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:16 pm

Depends on the game. I definitely think that a linear game that you can finish in 10 hours or less isn't worth $60, but a long story-driven RPG or a strategy/sandbox game with a lot of replayability may be worth that much.

I usually don't buy any games until they drop in price by about 50%, unless it's developed/published by a company I want to support.

User avatar
Enie van Bied
 
Posts: 3350
Joined: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:47 pm

Post » Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:45 am

I haven't bought a game for full price in years. Once they hit $60, that was my cap. Sure I'll put in many hours, but it's just my irrational limit.

Like a mocha that costs more tha $4.00

User avatar
Mark Churchman
 
Posts: 3363
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2007 5:58 am


Return to Othor Games