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Console Game Prices Going Up?

Posted by michael on from the blood-from-a-turnip dept.

The Bungi writes "MSNBC is running a story that I found interesting in light of the previous article here on Slashdot predicting hardware prices will likely fall. The MSNBC piece is quoting analysts that think software prices might go up by about $10 for a new title. The reasons? Among others, more complex games and anti-piracy measures built into the media. Get ready for $60 Halo II."

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  1. The best way to combat piracy by huh_ · · Score: 5, Insightful

    would be to LOWER the price of the games.

  2. Perhaps game prices should go up. by bkedelen · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I remember paying $40 for Apple II games in the 80s. Inflation must certainly take its toll on game prices eventually, and I am all for supporting game developers. What I am not for is supporting the near-extortion practices of game publishers (coughmicrosoftcough) who force developers to get games out the door prematurely. That, I believe, is why we see games with so much less spit and polish than we used to. The first time I saw a game seg fault on the Xbox, I raged. Because of that, I am willing to pay $60 for a Blizzard game that I know will be clean and well-concieved. And for software which is belted out before a Christmas deadline so that a trillion dollar multinational corporation can recoup losses on the system itself, I'll pay nothing at all...