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Most games out excluding platinum are above the £30 price tag. Well, why? £39.99 is the most common price I see, and I have even saw Onimusha 2 in Woolies for £50. Why so expensive? The answer is simple - Greed.
I give Greed a capital g because it's a major factor in the pricing of games.
Let's go through the factors concerning production.
1) Raw materials.
Plastic and platinum. Platinum is the most expensive between the two, so obviously it's going to cost more. Lets say it costs £5 for the raw materials.
2)Labour Force.
Obviously those who extract the raw materials are going to get paid, and the few people that work in the game producing companies get paid too. Lets say another £5.
3)Transport Costs.
To and from the companies. Alot of discs, so the cost is balanced out. Another £5
4)Developers.
Obviously they are going to be paid more than everyone else. Lets say £10 shall we?
5)Shops
Finally, the shops that sell the finished product. Most shops get about £5 out of every game that they sell. Some goes to owners, the rest to staff.
This brings the grand total to £30. So why are most games on retail for £39.99 - an extra £9.99 than is needed. The answer is simple -
Developer's Greed.
Thanks for reading.
Feedback would be very much appreciated.
I give Greed a capital g because it's a major factor in the pricing of games.
Let's go through the factors concerning production.
1) Raw materials.
Plastic and platinum. Platinum is the most expensive between the two, so obviously it's going to cost more. Lets say it costs £5 for the raw materials.
2)Labour Force.
Obviously those who extract the raw materials are going to get paid, and the few people that work in the game producing companies get paid too. Lets say another £5.
3)Transport Costs.
To and from the companies. Alot of discs, so the cost is balanced out. Another £5
4)Developers.
Obviously they are going to be paid more than everyone else. Lets say £10 shall we?
5)Shops
Finally, the shops that sell the finished product. Most shops get about £5 out of every game that they sell. Some goes to owners, the rest to staff.
This brings the grand total to £30. So why are most games on retail for £39.99 - an extra £9.99 than is needed. The answer is simple -
Developer's Greed.
Thanks for reading.
Feedback would be very much appreciated.
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it's the shops that make the big prices not the developers, i walk into Woolworths and almost every game is at least £40 then i walk into Dixons and most games are about £30 to £40 range but they always lower prices on games that have been around a while.
*walks into Woolworths and sees Agent under fire for £45*
*walks into Woolworths and sees Agent under fire for £45*
Im guessing that post was influenced by an article in PSM2? The retailers do get a fair chunk of the money, so maybe this is why Rockstar havn't made as much money as was said in a previous post. If their only getting around 14% of the sales, then they may need to keep charging higher prices to make the difference, maybe.
Shadow Knight wrote:
> it's the shops that make the big prices not the developers, i walk
> into Woolworths and almost every game is at least £40 then i
> walk into Dixons and most games are about £30 to £40 range
> but they always lower prices on games that have been around a while.
>
> *walks into Woolworths and sees Agent under fire for £45*
it isnt just the shops and not just the delepers either its abit of both. bacause the shops want a profit and they put the prices up by about £10 - £30 pounds depending on what shop it is. argos are selling games as new as the getaway for £30 where as game are selling the getaway for £45. if you brought the game from the publishers you could get it much cheaper and you could by twice as many games as you could fom places like game.
> it's the shops that make the big prices not the developers, i walk
> into Woolworths and almost every game is at least £40 then i
> walk into Dixons and most games are about £30 to £40 range
> but they always lower prices on games that have been around a while.
>
> *walks into Woolworths and sees Agent under fire for £45*
it isnt just the shops and not just the delepers either its abit of both. bacause the shops want a profit and they put the prices up by about £10 - £30 pounds depending on what shop it is. argos are selling games as new as the getaway for £30 where as game are selling the getaway for £45. if you brought the game from the publishers you could get it much cheaper and you could by twice as many games as you could fom places like game.
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