PC gamers are stingy bastards

[czc]

The console market doesn't have this.

They do have second hand sales though. Which I'm sure they dislike.

[DieGrootHammer]

They do have second hand sales though. Which I'm sure they dislike.

True. I'll admit, it's not like console games NEVER go on special, it's just not as frequent as on PC. Like the article said, we assume something will go on special only a few weeks after launch. On console, you can expect game prices to depreciate as per normal, but you are not guaranteed a special, nor second hand availability of that particular game. So reluctantly, you have to buy the game at full price.