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[Wayning_Star]

Who is actually gonna give 80 bucks for a video game? All the newest ones are priced like really high. They look really good but how does this affect their popularity? IKI cannot buy at that price/justify that much cash on a transient form of entertainment? This will cause me to 'miss out'...sad really, that new dragon one looks really good too!!

[Lord Bolton]

It's a good deal for a 150+ hours of pure entertainment... unlike 5 hours long games.

[connors3605]

I have spent more on games with alot less content so im fine paying it for dai

[Nefla]

It's a good deal for a 150+ hours of pure entertainment... unlike 5 hours long games.

Indeed! Considering how long this kind of game is and how much replay value it has, it's a steal in my book. I definitely feel cheated paying full price for a 5 hour game though

[Wayning_Star]

I have to disagree on the hundreds plus only five hours, as that's not static like the money is at the time of purchase. I've not purchased much of anything on steam either for the prices. One game I played the most I ended up cursing it endlessly and gave it a thumbs down in the end for it's entertainment value was dashed for the marketing of stuff to even play it properly. It's only a  matter of time before the most loyal fans will fell shorted after the actual real time analysis. I wouldn't give 60 for ME3 and I really liked that game.  I guess many will just end up waiting and seeing about it and the game makers will lose that money?

[Gothfather]

buy it years later for a bargin price if you are unwilling to buy it at full price.

[Zatche]

I buy most games I play for 10 or 20 bucks with Steam sales. Only with the rare exceptions, like DAI, will I pay full price. In the case of DAI, more than full price for the deluxe.

But do note, $60, here in the US, really isn't that much. Video game prices haven't increased with inflation over the past couple decades. Sales have increased, but then again, so have production and marketing costs.

So, when you say $80 vs my $60, I'm thinking you're in Europe? Where electronics prices in general are inflated for whatever reason?

[Wayning_Star]

I must just be an old crotchety tight wad, but I'm thinking that these prices should normalize to other than over half a hundred, and waiting to see the price drop and when reflects the actual value of the game/entertainment value.  I hate waiting too.. time isn't on  my side as it were..lol.

[SpiritMuse]

I'm in Europe, and video game prices for the next gen consoles are definitely higher. Games used to be around €45-55 new, but for Xbone and PS4 they're upwards of €65 easy.

DAI in fact is €55 for PC, PS3 and X360, and €65 for PS4 and Xbone.

[Kantr]

$60 for a game is cheap. Where in New Zealand I can be paying upwards of $100

[JasonPogo]

eh I agree prices are getting kinda crazy but that is the price we pay for having this hobby.  I work all day for this damn money.  Might as well spend it on something I will enjoy.

[SpiritMuse]

$60 for a game is cheap. Where in New Zealand I can be paying upwards of $100

$100 in New Zealand dollars is about €60 so pretty average from where I'm standing. It's also around $75 US dollars, for reference.

[Chiantirose82]

I don't know where you're getting your games, but I paid ~ 62$ for my Digital Deluxe on Xbox One and Amazon sells the physical copy for 70$, which is still 10$ cheaper than what you're paying.

[OctagonalSquare]

I don't think I've ever seen a standard edition game above $60 USD at release.

[veeia]

The game is $70 at release and was worked on for four years by hundreds of people, is fully voiced with top level talent, supposedly has hundreds of hours of content PLUS multiplayer, and will undoubtedly be half that price in a years time. I'm not sure what else you want.

Its a lot of money, but it does reflect the growing technology and personnel needed to make these games. Most big games are this price at release and have much much less content, so I feel like they did their best to give us the best bang for our buck.

[Nefla]

I would pay $80 for a hair and clothing DLC

[Grieving Natashina]

My dad paid $70 for Final Fantasy II for the SNES (now more commonly known as FFIV) in 1991, the day it came out.  He even reserved a copy to make sure he'd get one.  Back 23 years ago, my dad only got the cartage and game manual.  That didn't include any sort of extras, like a map or things of that sort, and there was no expecting bug fixes.  You wanted a bug fix, you hope that the company releases another version of the cartage. What you saw is what you got.  And as much as folks knock on DLC today, once you beat Zeromus (the final boss in FFIV,) that was the end of the story.  The continuation of that story, The After Years, didn't happen for 17 years.

 

 I just paid the same amount for DA:I for the deluxe digital package.   In that deal, I scored the pre-order bonus for the weapons and I don't have to go to the store.  Over the coming months, bugs will be patched and the developers are lurking on the official forums to get feedback.  The game is going to be tweaked and improved in small ways throughout the lifetime of it's maintenance.  I'm also going to get more story content in the form of DLC as well.  Plus, while it doesn't matter to me, the game also comes with multiplayer.  Which hey, it seems to roll into the rest of the price so I'm happy for those that wanted it.

 

The price for games from a AAA company have changed very little since 1991.  As consumers, we get a lot more bang for our buck too.   The only issue I can see is with the prices that those overseas have to pay versus those in North America.   While I'm sure EA (who owns BioWare) might have something to do with it, I also know that some countries have really insane import taxes.  Especially with more "luxury goods," which video games generally fall under.  

[DaySeeker]

I pay close to $20 to see a two hour movie.  I don't see this price being over the top.  I have played DAO over a dozen times and DA2 just as much.  Add to this it is my favorite type of entertainment and they have queer characters- which I would happily throw money behind so that more games would do so.  I have yet to be unhappy with a Bioware game.  I don't know why I would balk at buying this one.  I have even bought copies of this and previous games to share something I love with friends I believe will feel the same way. 

[duckley]

Games are expensive but for the hours and hours of entertainment they provide, they are actually really cheap... pennies per hour.

[Doominike]

I spend 10 bucks to be entertained for 2 hours by movies, so if the game keeps me amused for at least 12 hours I consider it a fair deal. DAI could be over 100 per playthrough, that's super cheap imo

[IamTheXena]

I bought the deluxe edition for the 360 and the deluxe edition for the Xbone AND the hardcover collector's edition game guide... (Not to mention the t-shirts and stuffed animals that are Bioware merchandise) ...so, I reckon I'm guilty of spending well over $80 for DA:I  - and I'd do it again for any RPG that Bioware puts out. The time I can spend playing the game with my son and all of the replays I will get out of it makes it cheap at twice the price for me.

[Kantr]

$100 in New Zealand dollars is about €60 so pretty average from where I'm standing. It's also around $75 US dollars, for reference.

I know its cheap in euro and usd. It's not cheap to the buyer though. Especially how here in the uk its a max of 50 or so

[viciouswhisper]

bioware peeps gotta eat

[Lumenadducere]

It costs tens of millions to make a game like this, pricing is done by marketing and business folks who do a cost analysis and determine what the market is willing to pay.  They need to make their money back, plus ideally turn a profit.  That's hard to do when development costs so much in the first place, so games are priced accordingly.  It's the same reason indie games are cheaper, because they don't cost nearly as much.

 

Also, don't assume your spending habits match everyone else's.  We all value different things in different amounts.  Some people value their spending money to be worth spending on games.  I especially do, considering how much it costs for me to go watch a 2-hour movie.  Whereas for 4x the price of a movie I can go and get a game that will last me 50x the length of the film.  And that isn't considering multiple playthroughs either.

 

You as an individual don't value games that way, and that's fine.  But don't make the mistake of assuming everyone else is the same as you.

[thats1evildude]

Assuming that I just walked to the theatre and didn't eat anything while there, I'd spent about that much to go to six movies, which roughly amounts to 10-14 hours of entertainment. I figure DAI will give me over 100 hours of entertainment, so it's a pretty sound investment by my standards.