Why are video games SO expensive?

Question

Like Wow Almost 80 bucks for a game !!!!

Answer 1

Because a lot of people enjoy video games and the creators know that they can charge a very high price for a game in order to make more profit.

Answer 2

beacause they typically take a couple of years to make and perfect, not to mention all the technology that had to be developed to make the game itself. Many game studios work themselves to the bone to finish the game on time. Also, games provides typcially about 8-12 hrs of gaming, which i think is pretty good, since movies are seen once but cost like 10 bucks for only 2.5 hrs of entertainment. Even the snacks are overpriced!!!!

Answer 3

The standard video games that come out for consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PS3 cost $59.99 when they first come out, but Special Edition games are the ones that cost more money. For example, Grand Theft Auto 4 Special Edition costs $89.99, and the Special Edition of Assassins creed was $69.99.

It's costs more money to develop games on newer and advanced consoles, plus the PS3 uses Blu-Ray DVD's and Blu-Ray dics are more expensive than standard DVD.

The only game that I've paid more than 80 bucks for was Grand Theft Auto 4 when I preordered the Special Edition version of the game for my PS3, plus I had to pay $10 extra dollars for shipping. But I think that it was worth every penny.

Answer 4

properly the fee have been given bigger by way of fact now the builders now can do greater issues that they could no longer do on the previous structures additionally they're that top by way of fact they % earnings to begin on the subsequent interest which would properly be greater clever and fee greater like take halo 3 and ODST look how can they have the money for to contain a the maps unfastened with it and sell the interest after which they're which includes a unfastened beta as long as you have the interest they does not be waiting to do this if the fee became into like $30 like DS video games which could't do as many kool issues in basic terms like the 360 and PS3 yet additionally the video games on it have not got stable photos and that they permit all people develope on there structures they do no longer bypass by way of a approval technique in basic terms like the 360 and PS3

Answer 5

For the time you spend with them, they are underpriced. Plus look back 25 years to the Atari. Those games were $30 (in 1980s money), and were typically written by one person in about 3 weeks. Modern games have massive staffs that spend years on them. FF12 was 200 people for 5 years. That's one huge budget!

Answer 6

Breakdown:

Development Costs: $20
Retailer & Licensing+Manufacturing= $12 each.
Publisher: $9
Marketing: $7.

Answer 7

Cuz Their Hard To Make And Take A While

Answer 8

yup. exactly what 1 person said already.
they can do it because people want it and they know people will buy it.

but of course don't burn any games cuz that would be ripping THEM off.

Answer 9

the technology that goes into them

Answer 10

computer programmers have to make their mint too