SA makes international news for “shunning Xbox 360”
Local Distributor tells UK based industry publication that retailers “refuse to stock the 360”
Local retailers "shunning" Xbox 360?
SA makes international news for “shunning Xbox 360”
Local Distributor tells UK based industry publication that retailers “refuse to stock the 360”
I seriously hope that the distributors, developers et al realise why the game sales have dropped.
Personally I think the drop in Xbox game sales has a lot to do with people getting pirated copies. With the advent of cheaper uncapped internet, a lot more users will rather spend R1000 per month on uncapped internet and download copied games "for free" rather than pay R300-R700 per game. Now, I am not justifying this, but I can understand the reasoning. I mean, never mind children, I'm a working adult earning a salary with no children and to be able to afford R700 for a new title is simply too much. How on earth is little Timmy or Suzy going to afford that or their poor parents? I realise there are development costs etc, but R700 for a game? Insane.
And the same would apply to the PS3 if the console could handle cracked/copied games.
Console game prices are more than reasonable at this point in time. R700 for a game is fine.
Gaming is a commodity, no one is forcing you to partake in the hobby.
I have started purchasing all multi-platform games on my PS3 instead of my 360. For various reasons.
I think DenSweeP has a good point there. Sadly, there's already a significant community of Xbox pirates in South Africa, and uncapped internet is only going to enable and increase that.
Having said that, I don't think R550-700 is all that unreasonable for a game that's likely to deliver 15-20 hours or more of entertainment. And if that's too much, hang on a couple of months, and the price will drop.
I have to agree. Having a night out can be more expensive.Originally Posted by Azimuth
R700 for a game is not reasonable. Why then are PC games so much cheaper? R300-R400 The distributors etc must not then come and complain that their sales are dropping. It's a commodity after all and those are the first to go when the budget is tight...
Or maybe I'm just in too low a income bracket?
Just import from the UK etc if you don't want to pay R600 for a console game.
What is that going to work out to?
I think PC games are cheap. :P Also, console games are more expensive because publishers have to pay licensing fees to Microsoft / Sony / Nintendo.
Games aren't much cheaper in the UK generally. You might save a little right now with the favourable exchange rate, but for the most part, it works out around the same. New console titles sell for 40-45 quid. I spend a lot of time in the UK, and the exchange rate is usually around 15:1, which makes the price just about the same. Of course, if the pound stays as weak as it currently is (about 11:1), importing might not be such a bad idea. Just don't cry when you're hit for customs duties and end up paying a lot more than you'd expected. ;P
Paying R700 for a game was the main reason I never bought a console. Its a lot of money, no matter which way you look at it.
However, there are tons of specials on Xbox games and rereleases (Classics) which go for under R200. (Just trawl Take2 and Kalahari.net)
Then you have the secondary market, although I'm not sure how long that's going to last.
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