Are video games too expensive?

[Baw$e]

Do you think video games are too expensive?

I think a lot of games are over priced. Especially sports games, because a lot of those games are just revamped games from the year before.

 

[Grungie]

I remember during the cartridge days there weren’t fixed prices because some games had extra chips that made the game cost more. I remember some N64 games costing almost $80

 

[Dead2009]

Are video games too expensive? Yes and no. $60 is a reasonable price for most but when you start charging that price for remasters and re-releases of older games is when it gets to be a little goofy.

 

[froggyboy604]

I think video games can get too expensive especially games with a shorter offline single player mode, or sports and racing games which are similar to the older versions of the game.

 

[Artisan Vistra]

New ones are. Old ones, it depends on the buyer. I tend to think anything retro is more valuable unless it's first or second gen.

 

[Grungie]

New ones are. Old ones, it depends on the buyer. I tend to think anything retro is more valuable unless it's first or second gen.

That’ll just cause you to overpay if you don’t know the actual selling price. There’s a lot of stores that charge noticeably higher than eBay. Then they wonder why they have inventory just sitting there.

 

[TheRavenfreak]

They've always been somewhat expensive. Earthbound was $80 when it was released, but it also came with a strategy guide. I watched footage of someone browsing Toys R Us in the early 90's and most of the prices for the Genesis titles were at least $60.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

Depends on the game, some are worth the price tag, others not so much.

 

[Ash]

It seems to be getting worse. Xbox has just announced games are going to be $80 and it's going to be the games that aren't even worth that price that are going to be that price first

 

[1stop]

For me, video games are quite expensive but there are some games that truly worth it due their highly engaging gameplay and storyline.