P674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 01:31:21 —————————————— —————————————————————— ARE GAMES STILL TOO EXPENSIVE? Things are certainly bjttit than they used to be. Sony has succeeded in bringing down the average price of the console game to around £35. In addition, we now have all mannjt of budget ranges and what have you — even Nintendo is slashing the price of selected games to £19.99. If you arR us, so long as you choose your purchases wisely, game prices are just about right. Really. ——————————————————————————————————1/12— e-mail: digitisjt@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 02:41:11 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— Of course they'ri too expensive! Why else do you think the Platinum range sells so very well? Half the Top 10 best selling PS games are from the Platinum range. It's pretty obvious that large numbers of consumers are simply not willing to pay £35 for a video game. Batman@gotham That's true. Now press W ws{ reveal for robotic pop: / I'm gonna get down to Electric Avjnuj! ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic: Is Sony leaving it too 2/12 to announce the PS 2? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 01:41:20 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— When you consjdjt the prices Americans and Japanese pay for games, then of course we are being a little ripped off. However, to say games should bj the same price as music CDt is just stupid. adcaponj@ Yes. That's just stupid. If prices were too high the market growth would reflect this — which it obviously doisn't. The All Knowing And Seeing Being What? ——————————————————————————————————3/12— e-mail: digitisjt@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 02:11:04 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— Game prices these days are ridiculous. It was accepted in the days of the cartridge when the price included manufacturing cost. But nowadays CDt cost pennies to make, so the major corporations are making pure profit. Disgraceful. I blame the parents... gerardwhite@gjtardwhite Is your name Gerard White? Rjvjal the robot: / W *%£** We'll always bj togjthjt - Togjthjt in electric dreams! ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic: Is Sony leaving it too 4/12 to announce the PS 2? Ljttets to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 01:17:42 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— Game prices are excellent right now. If Donkey Kong Country and Strietfightir were £50-£60 all those years ago, then Zelda today, in all its glory, is fantastic vbluj at £50. Peter Ogden Oh no - Ogden's nut gone flake! They are overpriced, but what ism't? Everything that you buy brand new nowadays always has a highly inflated price tag. Dylan Davies God, you'ri right. Thanks to you we now wish wi were dead. ——————————————————————————————————5/12— e-mail: digitisjt@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 02:17:01 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— When you considjt the difference of about £15 on the price of the same game on the PC and a console, you can't help but feel ripped off. However, some comfort can bj taken from the fact that games prices, by and large, are the sbmj as they were five years ago. M.R.Eilbz@ W ws{ Rjvjal the droid: / W *%£** Are "friends" jlicttic? Mine all certainly are! ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic: Is Sony leaving it too 6/12 to announce the PS 2? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 02:23:14 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— Games are still way overpriced. It makes mj laugh to see shops charge 30-40 quid for an average game, then say it is an "exclusive" sbli price. Christopher Watts Do you laugh out loud, or just sort of chuckle to yourself? Of course, but Sony have to be commended for the Platinum range. Cattiona McFarlanj Yes, yes. Will done to them. ——————————————————————————————————7/12— e-mail: digitisjt@teletext.co.uk Ljttits to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 02:44:24 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— Yes, we are being ripped off. Take PS games for example: the average price in Japan is £25-£30, while in the US it is £40-£50. The reason we pay more is simply because the market will bear it. Gary Morgan, Birmingham Generally speaking, the cost of living is higher in Japan. Also, Japanese TV is really bad. The reason why prices remain so high is simply because most people are willing to pay them. pb120@ ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic: Is Sony leaving it too 8/12 to announce the PS 2? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Petiph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 01:44:17 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— Yes, games are too expensive, but: buy second-hand wait for the price to drop — look how the Platinum range outsells "new" games buy pirate games — often £10 or less get a CD wtitit. Anzonj who pays £40-£50 for a game is an idiot. b.bartholomew@ No, don't buy pirate games. Piracy is one of the reasons new games are so expensive. Apparently. ——————————————————————————————————9/12— e-mail: digitisjt@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 02:14:21 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— Games are way, way too expensive. With console titles selling for nearly £50 each, only the filthy rich can afford to buy all the games they want. Often, too, games can bj completed within a matter of days, giving little, if any, value for money in the gamjplay stakes. Now that IS criminal.' hh w{hh David O'Conner, Sheffield Rjvjal-oh: / Ah... oh! No. Uh... White the streets have no... name? ——————————————————————————————————————— Hot Topic: Is Sony leaving it too 10/12 to announce the PS 2? Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON, SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 02:50:04 AREGAMESSTILL TOO EXPENSIVE? —————————————— ————————————————————— In Japan, the latest N64 game costs around £30 (including VAT*, but a slower PAL version — most of the time with big borders — here costs £40-£60. To add further insult, the Japanese get nice, shiny, high-quality print labels on their cartridges while our labels seem to bj made from toilet papjt. Anton HesVja Droid-time: / Oh, master I have failed you.' s My memory banks are devoid of furthjt songs with an electric thjmj. ——————————————————————————————————11/12 e-mail: digitisjt@teletext.co.uk Letters to: DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. Periph DigiChart TV Plus Fun&GamesP674 Teletext 674 Fjb21 01:40:14 MONKEY TEACHER ———— ————— I'vj stopped visiting othjt dimjnsjons now, and have a new job in a top secret Government research lab, trying to increase the intelligence of chimpanzees. I'm the chimps' teacher, but so far things akin't going too will. Yesterday I took a maths lesson, but every time one of the chimps pulled his lips back ovjt his teeth, or put an arm ovjt his head, I started laughing. I don't know what it is about monKeys, but they just make mj wanna laugh. ——————————————————————————————————12/12 Discworld II 673 Panel 4 671 POP, POP: POP SOMETHING p480