the rising cost of gaming

[chedabob]

Originally Posted by Darth Alec

60 pounds?

Holy crap.

You guys get arse raped.

Ok, they aren't £60 now, but at launch they were, and most places sell them for somewhere between £45 and £55, but it depends on the game, and the store. If you go to the supermarkets, you can get brand new games for £40, but you miss out on loyalty points, or free faceplates, that you get at the dedicated games stores. The only reason I chose to buy Halo 3 at Game, is because last time I pre-ordered something, the tool on the end of the phone pre-ordered the wrong thing, they only got 6 Halo 2 limited editions in, and they sold out of the normal ones.

[Darth Alec]

Where do you live?

Seriously.

All stores I've been to in Britain, they were around 30 pounds.

[chedabob]

Originally Posted by Darth Alec

Where do you live?

Seriously.

All stores I've been to in Britain, they were around 30 pounds.

Which stores? Game totally rapes people, and so does Gamestation since they got bought out. Independent game stores are well expensive too.

[PirateThom]

I get my games from Asda or Asda Living, it's a limited selection, but Ninja Gaiden Sigma was £35 rather than £50 and Rainbow Six Vegas was about the same.

Pokemon Diamond was £22.

[Darth Alec]

I have no idea which stores, as I visit Britain twice a year.

But 30 punds is about half of what I pay normally...

[Red-Blue]

In Holland, N64 games still are 40-50 euro. All other consoles are 50-65 euro.

[Sim88]

Most new games on Wii/PS3/360 here are ~$87, some ~$73 (google currency converter)

RE4:Wii edition full price

[iconoclast]

to you brits, i assume these prices include the VAT.....?

[LegateDamar]

Originally Posted by iconoclast

to you brits, i assume these prices include the VAT.....?

Supposedly we pay 17.5% extra, but my mate reckons we 35% on some things.