THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: PhoenixWright on May 13, 2008, 04:54:43 PM

Title: Paying $40 for handheld games
Post by: PhoenixWright on May 13, 2008, 04:54:43 PM
I see alot of complaining about the "Square Enix Tax," that is $40 for a DS game. However, almost every time I get a PSP game new, it's that same price. Why is it alright for PSP games to be that much, but not DS games? Handheld games are handheld games ,aren't they?

Note: I'm not doing this as a system fanboy. I hate paying the "PSP tax" as much as the "Square Enix Tax," and if I wanted this to be system wars, I'd have posted it at GAF.
Title: Re: Paying $40 for handheld games
Post by: MCD on May 13, 2008, 04:56:37 PM
no one buys psp games handheld games anymore.
Title: Re: Paying $40 for handheld games
Post by: GilloD on May 13, 2008, 04:59:44 PM
because PSP is a "mini PS2 slim" and a DS is a cheap toy.

 :-\
Title: Re: Paying $40 for handheld games
Post by: The Fake Shemp on May 13, 2008, 05:06:15 PM
because PSP is a "mini PS2 slim" and a DS is a cheap toy.

 :lol
Title: Re: Paying $40 for handheld games
Post by: Laramie on May 13, 2008, 05:40:42 PM
PSP games follow the pricing structure of other real video games.  They start at $30 of $40 and then drop to $20 over their lifetime.  DS games follow the Nintendo pricing structure which starts games out at a certain price and then drops them in the next decade.
Title: Re: Paying $40 for handheld games
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 13, 2008, 09:15:53 PM
Because only 1 out of 10 PSP owners actually buy games, so they really gotta charge the hell out of that one guy. Square just does it on the DS because they're gay.
Title: Re: Paying $40 for handheld games
Post by: Eric P on May 13, 2008, 09:22:58 PM
PSP games follow the pricing structure of other real video games.  They start at $30 of $40 and then drop to $20 over their lifetime.  DS games follow the Nintendo pricing structure which starts games out at a certain price and then drops them in the next decade.

at which point they're resold to you at a higher price on the next generation of nintendo console