In other words, they're trying to get this crap off their shelves so they can put a real game in it's place.
In other words, they're trying to get this crap off their shelves so they can put a real game in it's place.
ive seen the ps3 ultimate edition for 37 GBP on a major internet UK shop (i suppose i cant advertise here, but its a major worldwide internet shop so you probably know what im referring to), get em while they last !
The thing is many games have big name companies behind them that don't allow prices to drop precipitously. Smaller devs' titles almost always drop very quickly. I've seen this a lot.Originally Posted by WarHoundZero
I've bought games from smaller devs and despite being extremely popular and selling far more than their creators ever expected, within a few months they're selling for $19.99. I know because I buy games at times not just for me but for quite a few family members.
The Ultimate Edition on Amazon is being sol by third party vendors (Amazon is not selling it inhouse) for as much as $209. That means Gamestop does have that exclusive.
Sure that's a real drop in the price. But the real issue here shouldn't be that a game that is no longer new dropped in price, it should be about why some other games don't and why the price of games as a whole never comes down unlike DVDs and other products. Why is $59.99 always the price. If games were always $19.99 a lot more people would buy them and would play them. And I remember when DVDs or even VHS movies cost $79 or $100.
Actually, that happened about a month or two into the life of Mass Effect 3. People had forced retailers to accept returns and Gamestop had a glut of used and returned games. They stopped paying for the used game and were trying to sell the piles they had (used) for under $20. Best Buy was selling the new one for $20 and the used one for $17. People on the Bioware forum talked about how cheap the game could be found for on Amazon and at all retailers and within a few days the price had been put back to $49.99 for new copies. To me it seemed very clear that EA had had a "discussion" with their retailers.
This is something that happens all across the retail spectrum. Big name companies make deals with retailers that no company can sell a game for less than others do (unless specific deals are made) and no product can go below a certain price until the manufacturer allows it.
Smaller companies aren't able to force such deals to be made. This is pervasive in the beverage industry, in book publishing, in electronics, in software, and other retail situations, including gaming.
Yes, Gamestop may be trying to sell off the stock they have. Companies do it all the time. Defiance isn't a newer game and they do want to make room for other things. Even website space.
The thing is is that these price drops are all abroad at most stores. I checced Walmart Gamestop and Best Buy and the prices are all pretty low around the 20-30 dollar range on the console standard versions.
They probably want to grow their playerbase and earn some money with DLC sales. If they don't manage to grow their playerbase according to their expectations I bet there is a high chance that they will go free to play and rely on DLC and cash shop for revenue.
This is why I stopped buying $150 CE's at launch. It happens to EVERY game.
Last and final one I bought was TOR for $150. We all know how that turned out.
Let me guess... Destiny? Don't make me laugh.
Exactly. I don't see this as shocking. Companies go for high prices when demand is the greatest. Right now it is for pre-orders. I tend to think that those numbers will be lower for some future game pre-orders based on past practices but we're all kind of idiotic. People say they don't pay attention to hype but then are pre-ordering games based on the slightest idea that they might be good. And for games created by companies that have a track record for creating junk that just looks soooo cool.
Price drops are normal for every game after a while.
It looks like some people desperatly wants this game to fail.
Ps: i bought my PS3 at launch day for €600, after sometime it droped the price to €500 i think, and it droped again and again...
Should i complain and ask for a refund !?
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