EA Cuts Current-Gen Prices

Posted by Zonk on Monday January 23, 2006 @02:15AM from the less-shiny-equals-less-money dept.

Gamespot is reporting that Electronic Arts is cutting the prices of their PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube titles, now that next-gen consoles are beginning to hit the scene. Their 360, DS, and PSP titles are unaffected. From the article: "The prices of several of the company's current-generation games have been reduced in an attempt to get the most out its current crop of titles. Madden NFL 06, NBA Live 06, FIFA 06, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire all seem to have benefited from the price drop, as their Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and PC versions are all now available for $29.99. Other games affected by the price slashing include Need for Speed Most Wanted (now $39.99) and Medal of Honor: European Assault (now $19.99)."

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Re:MMORPGs? by pHatidic · 2006-01-23 03:00 · Score: 3, Informative

Back when I played UO the game cost 50 dollars and came with a 30 day free trial. Now the game costs 20 dollars and comes with 45 days free. Granted, I think the monthly cost should be cheaper now that it's 8 years old, but it still has come down somewhat. The thing is though that if you can get past the 2D isometric graphics, UO is still more advanced after 8 years than WoW is today. Granted, UO has been dumbed down since for noobs since I quit, but even still.