Lets face it, the price of video games goes up with each new console release. A new Xbox game cost $50. A new Xbox 360 game cost $60. I'm sure when they make the 3rd Xbox, its games will cost $70. Will this price raising ever end? Sure the games technology as well as all the work it takes to make a game in HD cost a lot of money, but seriously, $60 for a game? We think this price must be lowered! We know it cost money to make these games, but the answer is actually quite simple. It's a technique you already find a in many racing games (although they haven't dropped in price). In-game advertising.
It's simple, place an ad in all the game's loading screens, BOOM! The game's price instantly drops $10. We would rather have to watch ad campaings during a game's loading screens and pay less, than get ad-free loading screens and pay more.
Unfortuantely, game publishers apparently have different thoughts on the subject.
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Interesting article, it doesn’t surprise me because some people are better all a-rounders than others. Regardless of fame or how good they are in their specialty.
This is why I feel like the live action stuff in Alan Wake 2 especially is pretty bad. It also looks really cheap and amateurish.
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"Lets face it, the price of video games goes up with each new console release."
Huh? IIRC, Dragon Quest games on the NES were $85-100 (not the first one) and Street Fighter on the SNES was in that range.
PS1, N64, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, and XBOX games were all $49.99. That stayed the same from the mid 90's until Microsoft allowed prices to rise when the released the 360.
IMHO $60 is too much for all but the best titles. I'd like to see tiered pricing. I'd pay $60 for Super Mario Sunshine, Final Fantasy XIII or something else absolutely epic. Charging that much for Heavenly Sword gave me heartburn. Charging anything for Warhawk with all the problems we're still experiencing is obscene.
Allow games that aren't that long or as high of quality should be $50, $40, or even $30. Devs know what their games are worth.
I'm currently playing Folklore. I like it... a lot. I'm not sure I like it $60 though. It's not that special.
Oh, and that website has a horrible layout. It took me a while to find the article... it's on the right.
I didn't even read the article.
I'm just going to say yes and I agree.
I'll take it on something like Billboards or sports games where they should be, but loading screens? I'd rather pay the extra $10.
this has already been said before. the cost to develop a next-gen game is high. if you expect to continue to get next-gen games, you have to pay more.
yes i agree, if games werent $60 right now id buy more....
i liked the playstation (1) days ... a brand new game was $40 .. i think that was a good price .... then ps2, xbox, 360, ps3 $50 and $60 thats just too much come on....
bring the price down to $40 that was a decent price and worth it