Activision calls for console price cuts


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As someone who is looking to jump on the console ladder, I'd rather they lowered the price of hardware than software, since I can get bundle deals that make it cheap for me anyway. Most people in this thread complaining about game prices appear to be console gamers already, so they are quite biased. Sure, once I have a console, I'd like to have cheaper games, who wouldn't? However, the first step is buying the hardware and I'd rather buy cheaper to begin with and pay extra for games than pay more for a console and save on the games in the future. Sounds like the same thing, but it is not. Latter is contingent on me actually buying games to realise the savings.

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Perhaps if the industry had some regulations on the re-sale of games at retail locations game prices could come down or at least stop from going up. Retail chances like Gamestop make a killing off of used games and the developers don't see a dime of it.

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Perhaps if the industry had some regulations on the re-sale of games at retail locations game prices could come down or at least stop from going up. Retail chances like Gamestop make a killing off of used games and the developers don't see a dime of it.

Something I dont condone btw. But Raven Studio is located in the major city near my town and one of the head devs always shops at our gamestop because he lives in town and was talking to me about used games. He buys nothing but used. He says the devs make enough at the current price, so now its down to the retailer(in this case gamestop) to make some money too because they also have to take back a game for either cash or credit, so the only amount they usually make on games is 15-25 dollars. The same devs make. This is all coming from him. He said out of $60 they will see about $23 for singularity when its out.

He actually told me to get the PC version as that version wont be a PORT.

So coming from a devloper from RAVEN, i believe him. Saying they dont get much is true. So theres a reason used games are justified, i just wish they would be $45-50.

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I personally haven't bought games for my PS3 (other then the cheaper PSN downloads) because of the $60 price tag. The one time cost of a console isn't a big deal to me. The media is the cost problem.

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A console is usually a one time purchase. An extra hundred bucks won't break most people if they save up for it(if you can't then you need to sort out your priorities), but constant purchases of 60-70 dollar games? Hell no.

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A console is usually a one time purchase. An extra hundred bucks won't break most people if they save up for it(if you can't then you need to sort out your priorities), but constant purchases of 60-70 dollar games? Hell no.

If I don't have to pay an extra $100 then I wouldn't. A decent bundle would have a game or two thrown in for free, so I don't have to make those "constant purchases". Perhaps I'm being selfish when I say this, but at the moment I'd rather people who buy games foot the bill rather than me take a hit for reduction in games' RRPs.

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If I don't have to pay an extra $100 then I wouldn't. A decent bundle would have a game or two thrown in for free, so I don't have to make those "constant purchases". Perhaps I'm being selfish when I say this, but at the moment I'd rather people who buy games foot the bill rather than me take a hit for reduction in games' RRPs.

Ya, that's pretty selfish, since you're not even proving Activision's point. You want a cheap console to not play games on, they are stating they want cheap consoles because it would boost game sales (which it might SLIGHTLY, but not enough for MS or Sony to justify the hit). If games were 50 bucks canadian like they were on the PS2 and XBox, then I would probably own 40-50 games right now instead of 10. I just can't justify the stupidly high price to play these mediocre games they're putting out nowadays. Heck, I still can't really justify it even if it's supposedly a great game.

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Ya, that's pretty selfish, since you're not even proving Activision's point. You want a cheap console to not play games on, they are stating they want cheap consoles because it would boost game sales (which it might SLIGHTLY, but not enough for MS or Sony to justify the hit). If games were 50 bucks canadian like they were on the PS2 and XBox, then I would probably own 40-50 games right now instead of 10. I just can't justify the stupidly high price to play these mediocre games they're putting out nowadays. Heck, I still can't really justify it even if it's supposedly a great game.

By having a cheap console, but more expensive games I have more choice: 1) I can use a console for means other than gaming 2) I can play the games I already have 3) I can buy more games. Activision are right in this. Having a lower console price would be quite an attraction to people who don't have one yet. This, in turn, would increase the potential user base for their games. And having a lot of people after their games means they wouldn't want to tick such a large audience off with stupendous pricing.

It may sound harsh, but there's simply no point throwing the toys out of a pram over the issue of game pricing. People will either pay or they won't. For Activision, games' prices are business decisions and it's far more effective to speak your opinion with your wallet than in a forum.

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No offenxe, but if people can't afford 200 canadian for a new 360 arcade console or a refurbished 20 gig pro, then what makes you think they will shell out 70 bucks per game?

Nobody's holding a gun to their head to buy games priced at that level. What's more important is that without a console there is no point in buying any games, since one wouldn't be able to play them. Therefore, the first step should be made easier (aka cheaper :p)

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I think there are 2 ways this can be seen.

People want lower pricing of consoles due to the price of the games.

People beleive the hardware is fine, but want the price of games lowered.

Its down to personal opinion, yes its up to the induvidual, who ever the majority is will win in the end.

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To be honest, we kind of have a bargain as to hardware cost of our consoles when you consider what they do in comparison to machines 15/20 years ago.

Software prices are slowly creeping up, so slow most "casuals" don't really notice.

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Yeah $70 a game is a bit steep. $59.99 is a decent price, which I am willing to pay if the game is good. However, I will only purchase a game now a days if it is worth replaying again (like ME2). Otherwise it's just a rent (like Darksiders :x )

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I think the irony of Activision telling anyone to lower their price just destroyed a cute fluffy kitten.

Haha. :laugh:

Couldn't agree more.

Bet they're only saying this so they can target more people when they release a subscription-based Call Of Duty.

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Activision calling for lower prices is funny because they charge more for computer games than any other company. COD4: Modern Warfare 2 for example.

I think the console pricing is fair. The software for the consoles however is way to high. I have a PC and I have a PS3 and if there is a game released on both platforms I 100% of the time get the PC version because it's usually always half the price of the console version.

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I think the console pricing is fair. The software for the consoles however is way to high. I have a PC and I have a PS3 and if there is a game released on both platforms I 100% of the time get the PC version because it's usually always half the price of the console version.

As someone who already has a console, you're fully entitled to think that consoles' prices are fair -- you don't have to buy another one yet. Your biggest worry is games' prices. As someone who doesn't have a console yet, my biggest worry is how much I'll have to fork out for a PS3 to get on the ladder. I'll worry about games later :(

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As someone who owns a PS3, bought at ?299 at the time. I was happy with that price as its more than just a games console.

I was considering a 360, but ?199 and lacks some of features of the PS3 (wifi + bluray) I'm not preparing to pay coupled with the price of the few games I would actually buy. If games where cheaper I probably would go for the a 360 as well as the PS3.

So consoles are fairly priced IF games where also fairly priced, imo

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