Game sales decline in February

I'm actually surprised that sales are dropping. I mean, in general more "awesome" games come out than the average Joe can ever play, even if he likes them all.

Or wait...Maybe that's a reason...
 
Yep. Poor sales is related to expensive prices. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out. PC games are now R399 and console games are between R599 and R699 - totally unacceptable.
 
Console game prices have ranged from R500 to R800 on and off again since I got a PS2 in 2002 so that cannot be the problem. PC prices needed to finally go up by a massive R99 since their prices have stagnated for like 12 years. It's probably gone down due to February being a tough month after December and January.
 
MooDy said:
What do you think is acceptable?
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IMO I would say PC Games are still acceptable so my money is still there to buy... but Console games I would say drop them to between R499 and R599 thats how the publishers should do it....
 
sycogrim said:
IMO I would say PC Games are still acceptable so my money is still there to buy... but Console games I would say drop them to between R499 and R599 thats how the publishers should do it....
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I for one would love to see that - R499 X360 pricing of 3 years ago - wouldnt that be nice - PS3 games were more expensive back then than they are now.
Most new relases have been coming in and around the R600 for the last year or so.
 
MooDy said:
I for one would love to see that - R499 X360 pricing of 3 years ago - wouldnt that be nice - PS3 games were more expensive back then than they are now.
Most new relases have been coming in and around the R600 for the last year or so.
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The thing is its not about the money.... its more about if they were cheaper damn we would be able to purchase more at one time and it would be a win win situation for everyone in the long run :rolleyes:
 
sycogrim said:
The thing is its not about the money.... its more about if they were cheaper damn we would be able to purchase more at one time and it would be a win win situation for everyone in the long run :rolleyes:
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I hear and fully agree with you sy - lol ive always been of the buy it cheap stack it high mentality.
There are games that I bought in the past that are definatly not worth the price that I paid but on the other hand there are a few games that I would happily have paid double of what I paid for them
 
MooDy said:
I hear and fully agree with you sy - lol ive always been of the buy it cheap stack it high mentality.
There are games that I bought in the past that are definatly not worth the price that I paid but on the other hand there are a few games that I would happily have paid double of what I paid for them
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Ag you know what I sometimes wait for games to hit the Sinbin/Bargainbin and then I go for them or I look out for the second hand games... but I would rather not wait that long for stuff to get old and dusty before playing them :o :rolleyes:
 
sycogrim said:
Ag you know what I sometimes wait for games to hit the Sinbin/Bargainbin and then I go for them or I look out for the second hand games... but I would rather not wait that long for stuff to get old and dusty before playing them :o :rolleyes:
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I was just thinking 3 years ago a guiness at Mcgints was R15 - The last time I bought from there a year ago it was R28
 
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