Really, Bethesda, Really? : V

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:32 pm

Mainstream PC games are 50$ when they come out... end of discussion.

PC games get to be 60$ when console games are 70$.

There is no excuse for pricing the game at 60$ for the PC... you are not paying any licensing fees for the PC! HELLO! And I know you are in no need of increasing revenue.

Todd, I hate you. :swear: And if you so much as [censored] think about selling cut out portions of the game back to us as DLC... :gun:

Valve is pricing Portal 2 at 45$ pre-order special. Valve gives us DLC for FREE! Why don't you be more like them!

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:28 pm

I wonder what is going to happen to this topic. Seriously. It's 10 bucks.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:53 pm

ohhh no, the greatest game of all time is about 70 bucks

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:20 pm

PC games have been 50 bucks for a long time, but theire has been global money inflation for the past 20 years(60 bucks today is like 40 bucks 10-20 years ago) and 10 years ago piracy was pretty much unheard of.

No problem whatsoever paying 60 bucks for a game that has as much to do as Oblivion, hell I'd pay a lot more yet if I knew the constructor set was aqwesome and easy.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:42 pm

Valve makes ok games, Beth makes games I keep on playing.

I'll let it slide if Skyrim blows my mind.

But I hope the raising prics of games doesn't continue unless they compensate with more content. Really the game just has to be worth it.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:55 pm

10 bucks bro. Get over it, or don't buy the game.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:50 pm

Go kiss Valves ass on their forums then.

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:03 am

Let me introduce you to Milton Friedman.

Markets establish prices.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:47 pm

I think think that pc and console games should be both 50$. Why is the PC cheaper than the console versions in the first place?

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:55 pm

I think think that pc and console games should be both 50$. Why is the PC cheaper than the console versions in the first place?

Digital copies don't require a physical medium to spend money on. At least that's how I rationalize it.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:42 pm

I REFUSE TO PAY THAT 10 DOLLARS MORE FOR A 60 DOLLAR GAME!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:41 pm

Wait, prices increased for Skyrim by 10$?

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 2:05 am

Just a note on Valve, they're printing money with Steam, and they can use their games as advertising for Steam rather than for profits.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:29 pm

The whole game-pricing structure is screwed up. All publishers could solve a lot of their "Used games" problems if they would tier down prices like, well, everything else in the world.

New Release, 59.99

6months Later, 39.99

12Months later 24.99

24Months Later 19.99

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:07 am

Mainstream PC games are 50$ when they come out... end of discussion.

PC games get to be 60$ when console games are 70$.

There is no excuse for pricing the game at 60$ for the PC... you are not paying any licensing fees for the PC! HELLO! And I know you are in no need of increasing revenue.

Todd, I hate you. :swear: And if you so much as [censored] think about selling cut out portions of the game back to us as DLC... :gun:

Valve is pricing Portal 2 at 45$ pre-order special. Valve gives us DLC for FREE! Why don't you be more like them!

Todd Doing everything for you to play the game, so you choose to do whatever you want! so there is No way that you will not enjoy this game!!!
I think that this kind of game is worth the price it offers! for sure

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:52 pm

I just realized this guy compared portal(gimmicky FPS) to TES(old school RPG).

That's like comparing a 2010 geo metro to a shelby mustang.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:37 pm

Prices for games have held pretty steady at $50 for a loooong while. I remember NES carts going for $50.

Game dev costs for big ones like this are going up and up. I can see quite well the reason for price increases.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:37 pm

Don't like this trend. They charge this much because they can. Problem is, it's hard to turn down a game from a devoted developer like Bethesda. I still think pc version should be $50.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:06 pm

Digital copies don't require a physical medium to spend money on. At least that's how I rationalize it.

Also (for discs) they don't have to compress the data on every disc like for a 360, at least not in the same way as it is handled by an install .exe. Plus cheaper packaging (thinner matte black plastic, even if the box is a bit larger, though you don't see that too often anymore). Plus the fact they don't make as many copies because of the popularity of digital downloads.

Either way. 10 bucks.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:36 pm

Development costs are going up. $60 is fine. I remember paying $70 for an N64 cartridge.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:23 am

The whole game-pricing structure is screwed up. All publishers could solve a lot of their "Used games" problems if they would tier down prices like, well, everything else in the world.

New Release, 59.99

6months Later, 39.99

12Months later 24.99

24Months Later 19.99

And strangely, two years after Oblivion was out, one could indeed find it on the shelf as a GOTY edition for $20. So I think they're already doing this now. and that was with SI and KOTN thrown in to boot.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:19 pm

You'd think with free mods pc gamers wouldn't have that much to complain about. Anyway, Im getting it for a 360 so I don't really have much to worry about. 60 bucks for me.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:38 pm

Good god, what are the PC gamers going to do? They have to pay 10 extra dollars to a game company they love anyway? Most people won't have a problem with it, and for the ones that do, get the hell over it. Its ten bucks, not a huge difference. If 10 bucks is really going to determine if you buy this game, thats your loss.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:55 pm

I just realized this guy compared portal(gimmicky FPS) to TES(old school RPG).

That's like comparing a 2010 geo metro to a shelby mustang.

agreed, but there is just one thing wrong with what you just said.

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:42 am

i just got a new pc that will hopefully handle skyrim (the only game i could find that my comp cant handle is black ops due to high procceser requirement while it can easily handle new vegas on highest settings)