Ka-CHING!

Did you hear that? I think ... yes it was! That was the sound of money.

What makes the world go around? No, silly, not the earth's core! I'm talking about currency.
It all started years ago when mankind invented trade. One would trade one item with another of equal value. Sometimes this meant that you have to give more of your item to receive the other item. Sooner or later, people gold and other materials to pay for their articles. But, seeing as these were too heavy to carry around if you have it in large numbers, banks were invented. You went to the bank and deposited your gold. In return you received notes on which were written how much that note was worth in gold. You could turn in this note at another bank and get back your currency.

THIS, is what makes the world go around. These notes became the standard currency combined with coins. For working a set time you received a certain amount of money. That money could be spent on articles, thus giving the companies money that give the money back to you so you can purchase their products.

The industry has always followed a similar line in the sense of buying and selling.
The woodchoppers chop their wood and sell it to the factory.
The factory process the wood and make a product out of it. They sell that product at: The same price + Cost + profit.
The bulk supplier bought the product and sells it again at: The same price + Cost + Profit.
The warehouse supplier bought the product and sells it to the stores at: The same price + Cost + Profit.
And this is just the simplified version. Because there's also taxes and whatnot involved. Everyone needs to make money and everything you do costs money. Thus raising the price exponentially.

In the end, the price for a simple disc with a program on it could cost 60 bucks. But it shouldn't. Wanna know why not? Okay, listen up: Stores are not allowed to sell a product at loss. Which means they can not lose money selling a product. Now, let's take the last gen games. Most of them cost 60 bucks when they were released. Yet, the stores are selling them for 5 - 15 bucks at the moment and getting away with it. Which means they aren't selling them at a loss because the only time allowed is in the sales period.

So, the price for games is just insane. What the hell is costing this much? If the stores buy the games at such a low price, then why the fuck do they cost that much? I know that the starting price is always high. Just look at the playstation 3 and the PSP GO. They had a high starting price because of all the work put in to them and the quality of the machine. But now, years later, the PS3 is still insanely expensive. Luckily there's talk of a 100 bucks pricedrop. BUT STILL.

On the flipside of the equasion you have the fact that if games didn't cost this much, the gaming industry would look a lot different. Why? Because if the prices were low then people would buy them more easily. If people would buy them more easily then the gaming industry would look a lot more like the movie industry where the good movie bad movie ration is 1 to a thousand whilst in the gaming industry, you have to work to get the money's worth. Of course, there's still developers that only make a game to make a quick buck, see movie based games or trend based games or games for girls.

Meh, this has been my two cents on the matter. Final word: Lower the prices faster and have a lower starting price of about 45 bucks.
Peace out!