Digital Download Prices Need Changing

Digital versions of games are becoming far more common every day. Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all have their own online stores where you can buy some of their older classics such as Playstation 1 games or NES, SNES or even Sega system games. All 3 also have a system in place for game companies, usually the smaller independent companies, to release digital only games. Games like Braid, Escape Plan, Hustle Kings, Sumioni: Demon Arts and Castle Crashers are just a couple of the recent releases. Big publishers are also beginning to put their games up digitally at the same time that the retail stores get the physical games.

Sony has placed a huge emphasis on digital games for it’s newest handheld system, the Playstation Vita. All Vita games are supposed to be available on the PSN Store on the same day as the commercial release. Unlike the PS3 games that come to the PSN, the digital Vita games have a small discount over the retail releases. About a 10% discount. Not really that big of a discount. Yet PS3 games that come out on the PSN at the same time as the retail versions share the exact same price.