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Paying more than list price for a game?
8 years ago
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Have you ever payed more than the list price for a video game?
I would say an exact number, but some games come out and they are $40 and some games come out and they are $60. (or whatever currency your country has, the US isn't the only place to get video games.) That and some countries, like Australia, have a large mark up on the price of games.
One thing to note is that if there are multiple versions of the game, like the whole silver or gold version, each of which cost more then the minimally priced version is what counts here. So if you buy the silver version at $80 then you payed more than the minimal list price for the game.
Now the first obvious way a person can spend more than the list price is by buying DLC's, micro-transactions or the oh so beloved loot boxes. Also things like Amiibos count if you specifically bought that Amiibo to use in that game. Amiibos in some way sort of count as a DLC after all.
I for one have never and will likely never buy into these, especially on a game that is already a full $60.
Another way to spend more than list price is buying the special pre-order version, like the Assassin's Creed Origins $800 collectors edition. =P
Nope, I've never bought into these either. Most of the do-dads put into these collectors editions just don't interest me.
Now there's the less obvious ways of spending more than list price for a game. Maybe the game got stolen or lost and you rebuy the game.
Or maybe you want to support the company so you not only buy the digital version but you also buy the physical version. This of course is usually the case with indie games.
Then there is also simply buying the game a second time as a back up, like me owning two copies of Super Metroid on the SNES just in case one happens to die.
Despite having three options I don't think I have done any of these to the point of spending more than list price. In my time gaming I think I have only lost one game and accidentally broke another, but neither of them are worth rebuying.
I have bought De Blob twice, once on Wii and once on PS3, but it was used and much less of a price than if I had bought it brand new.
It would take a VERY special game to make me buy the digital and physical versions. If I could have found it I would have gotten Shantae and the Pirate's Curse since that was an amazing game, far better than Half Genie Hero. >_>
So have you ever payed more than list price for a game?
I would say an exact number, but some games come out and they are $40 and some games come out and they are $60. (or whatever currency your country has, the US isn't the only place to get video games.) That and some countries, like Australia, have a large mark up on the price of games.
One thing to note is that if there are multiple versions of the game, like the whole silver or gold version, each of which cost more then the minimally priced version is what counts here. So if you buy the silver version at $80 then you payed more than the minimal list price for the game.
Now the first obvious way a person can spend more than the list price is by buying DLC's, micro-transactions or the oh so beloved loot boxes. Also things like Amiibos count if you specifically bought that Amiibo to use in that game. Amiibos in some way sort of count as a DLC after all.
I for one have never and will likely never buy into these, especially on a game that is already a full $60.
Another way to spend more than list price is buying the special pre-order version, like the Assassin's Creed Origins $800 collectors edition. =P
Nope, I've never bought into these either. Most of the do-dads put into these collectors editions just don't interest me.
Now there's the less obvious ways of spending more than list price for a game. Maybe the game got stolen or lost and you rebuy the game.
Or maybe you want to support the company so you not only buy the digital version but you also buy the physical version. This of course is usually the case with indie games.
Then there is also simply buying the game a second time as a back up, like me owning two copies of Super Metroid on the SNES just in case one happens to die.
Despite having three options I don't think I have done any of these to the point of spending more than list price. In my time gaming I think I have only lost one game and accidentally broke another, but neither of them are worth rebuying.
I have bought De Blob twice, once on Wii and once on PS3, but it was used and much less of a price than if I had bought it brand new.
It would take a VERY special game to make me buy the digital and physical versions. If I could have found it I would have gotten Shantae and the Pirate's Curse since that was an amazing game, far better than Half Genie Hero. >_>
So have you ever payed more than list price for a game?
Not to mention the "whales" that spend thousands on a single game.
In any case by point still stands. =P
The standard version of a game has its own list price, and then other editions of the of the game which may include things which are not the game itself will have its own separate list price.
Buying multiple of the game is also not paying more than the list price, it's paying for multiple of the game.
The only scenarios you'd be paying for more than the list price, is when a retailer marks it up. More often, because a product is out of print or because of low supply that gets scalped.