There has been a shit load of talk over the last few days about game retailers trading games and selling pre-owned games for a reduced price. The games industry head honchos are constantly complaining about retailers buying games from customers and then selling them again with no profits going to the developers and publishers of the games. Now I don't profess to know all the details but I do understand both sides of the conflict, and fully realise why publishers and developers are unhappy. This all makes perfect sense... In the US!!!
Don't Fuck With Angry Gamers!!! (I'm well aware this is a puppy and not a gamer)
In Australia and the UK (and I'm quite sure elsewhere aswell) us gamers get shafted all the fucking time. I want to support developers and I believe I do, I spend a shit load on games but hey I want to get the best deal possible in a country where a new game can cost $120.00 Aussie bucks. Quite simply it's complete bollocks.
It's not unreasonable to believe that games should cost the same amount (at very least in western 1st world countries) as they do in the States obviously converting currency to the right amount first. and yet somehow (probably just because we are used to it at its expected) games can cost double what they do in the US, and in the case of some games like Rock Band, never get released (in Australia anyway). I bought Rock Band in Singapore for PS3 and payed less than those in the UK, and the only reason Singapore had it was becuase they imported it from the US, which is why they didn't have the region locked 360 version.
And the 32bit, and the 64bit and the 128bit...
Again, its like this because it has always been like this, and even though times have changed, currency values have shifted and shipping is no doubt cheaper, those of us outside of the US of A are still getting raped with a chainsaw weilded by the games industry, and we probably always will be!
So a word to the US, gamers, developers and publishers, as far as gaming goes you've got it easy, shame about the pile of turd that is your government I guess you can't have every thing
P.S. I am aware that most governments suck, I just couldn't resist an easy jab.
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I wouldn't say that everyone in our government is "a pile of turd" but the executive branch is certainly lacking in integrity.
Just be happy you have something else to do besides playing Knifey-Spoonie
Great, enjoy your stable economy and all the shit that comes with it. The real reason you're getting ripped off consists of two things: Obviously the people in your country or wherever keep buying these games at ridiculous prices, which in turn encourages companies to continue ripping you off.
Second, they need to make up for the fact that they aren't making as much money off of games in America because our dollar isn't worth shit right now. See? When America isn't doing well, it effects everything. You should be praying for an economic recovery for us Americans; it may ease your burden in the future.
Then again, these companies know you guys will keep buying the games anyway, so it's highly likely you'll have to pay these prices for the rest of your lives.
Perhaps if 50% of UK citizen's salaries didn't have to go to the government to fund things like free health care you wouldn't be so effected by the high prices.
Like in America.
Thankfully some people are having sales, because no-one is buying anything! Unfortunately, if it's not some lightly-aged unpopular game we're after, we're still stuck with higher prices (80GB PS3 in the US = $399. 80GB PS3 in the UK: $532).
Now if it is a simple issue of pocketing extra cash I do agree that the companies putting these out should probably start cutting some breaks.