Far Cry 2 prices

[daveza]

Just received a mail from Kalahari to advise FC 2 goes on sale next week.

For PC - R 302

For PS3 AND XBox - R 603 !

Double the price - why ?

 

[Peppercorns]

Welcome to the world of consoles

It's always been like that for some reason.

For a 360 or PS3, you are guaranteed to run the game pretty nicely, but the game's price is quite high.

For a PC, the price is a bit cheaper, but your hardware is gonna have to be really good to run the game optimally.

 

[daveza]

Fortunately I only have a pc !

I imagine XBox and PS3 are harder to crack/copy. Perhaps the pc price is less in order to encourage buying a legal copy ?

 

[Keeper]

just another reason to stick to pc.

 

[Chevron]

Fortunately I only have a pc !

I imagine XBox and PS3 are harder to crack/copy. Perhaps the pc price is less in order to encourage buying a legal copy ?

No it's because the publishers payy sony and microsoft royalties.

Pc is an open platform.

The money you save buying cheaper games more than makes up for the hardware.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

yeah, while it is a bonus being able to stick any new game in and play at max, and in the comfort of my lounge, the recent increases have forced me back to PC gaming. I'll wait a few months and then get Xbox titles from now on (pre-played or trade) ..... R700 for a game is just not on.

 

[HANDsolo]

No it's because the publishers payy sony and microsoft royalties.

Pc is an open platform.

The money you save buying cheaper games more than makes up for the hardware.

That's the main reason, but I think that competing with piracy is another reason to keep prices reasonable.

R302. Whoohoo! That's R2 over R300 which means I can get a R75 if I purchase during this month. That R75 is going towards GTA4

 

[daveza]

Take2 are R30 more expensive on all formats....

Anyone found it cheaper than Kalahari ?