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Why are PSN prices so much?

  • 11-12-2009 9:12pm
    #1
    Mr Trade In
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭


    Just bought Tekken 6 for Psp from Smyths today for €29.99, it is €39.99 on PSN, Little Big Planet is also €29.99 in HMV and is €36.99 on PSN, same with smaller games such as Breath of Fire 3 which is €10 in Gamestop and €15 on PSN,just seems to me we are paying too much.


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  • #2
    projectmayhem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    The difference is that the RRP on digital titles, without proper price management, stays the same. Even in retail, the RRP stays the same on most games but the retailer drops the price to shift stock. Such an issue doesn't exist with digital stores, so Sony just leave them there. They still haven't done steam-esque sales and offers yet, but I'd say that'll be the next step as they all try to figure out this digital business!


  • #3
    Mr Trade In
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭Mr Trade In


    I hope they have a post christmas sale on the PSN as my PSP Go still has 9gb free space.


  • #4
    Gaeldor68
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 94 ✭✭Gaeldor68


    I did get monster hunter when it was on sale on psn for 21 and it was 30 in shops so you do get a bargain every now and again but they really should have more sales


  • #5
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Mr Trade In wrote: »
    Breath of Fire 3 which is €10 in Gamestop and €15 on PSN,just seems to me we are paying too much.

    Breath of fire 3 is on psn? is this the psp version or a psone classic?


  • #6
    Mr Trade In
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭Mr Trade In


    It is the psp version


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  • #7
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,019 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    I think some of the prices are quite reasonable (Disgaea for 15 euro is perhaps the best bargain I've gotten this year), and always worth keeping an eye on the special offers section. I do think their pricing of new games is a bit steep though - in reality a new game should be cheaper when digitally distributed through saving money on any number of middlemen (packaging, retailers etc...) but as Steam and PSN have shown it isn't going to go that way (I suppose it is a good opportunity for developers and Sony to make healthy profits). However, as said some of the sale prices are fantastic and once it is running as smoothly as Steam or say the App store I'd imagine plenty of bargains will be had.


  • #8
    Gunmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,067 ✭✭✭Gunmonkey


    While we would all like to see digital prices be cheaper, its not gonna happen apart from short term special offers.

    Sony has to sell them at the RRP, otherwise all the bricks and mortat and online stores would either sue them for driving their profits down or boycott them completely. Say a game has an RRP of €40, B&M stores sell it for €35 and then Sony drops it to €20, independant sellers will cause an uproar as Sony is pricing them at a rate they can never match to boost their own internal sales, could be seen as a monopoly of sorts.


  • #9
    chrislad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    Fair point. Maybe it would be an idea for two tiered pricing. One for PSPGo users who have no option but to go to the online store, and one options for regular PSP users who have the option.

    I wouldn't mind getting LBP for the PSP but it's 35 (?) online but 25 in HMV but since I have a Go, I'm waiting for a drop.


  • #10
    amjon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 174 ✭✭amjon


    chrislad wrote: »
    Fair point. Maybe it would be an idea for two tiered pricing. One for PSPGo users who have no option but to go to the online store, and one options for regular PSP users who have the option.

    I wouldn't mind getting LBP for the PSP but it's 35 (?) online but 25 in HMV but since I have a Go, I'm waiting for a drop.

    Sorry but is piracy not rife on the PSP? Can you not get these games for free with a few clicks of a mouse?


  • #11
    Cold|Fusion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭Cold|Fusion


    Yup, but as he stated, he's got a psp go, as of yet, not hacked.


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  • #12
    seclachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 510 ✭✭✭seclachi


    Gunmonkey wrote: »
    While we would all like to see digital prices be cheaper, its not gonna happen apart from short term special offers.

    Sony has to sell them at the RRP, otherwise all the bricks and mortat and online stores would either sue them for driving their profits down or boycott them completely. Say a game has an RRP of €40, B&M stores sell it for €35 and then Sony drops it to €20, independant sellers will cause an uproar as Sony is pricing them at a rate they can never match to boost their own internal sales, could be seen as a monopoly of sorts.

    I dont think so, I havent heard of any uproars from steam selling cheap pc games, and believe me they have had some brilliant offers as of late. Retailers drop there prices all the time, I cant see sony not doing it themselves when its suits, they already took a massive dump all over retailers with the psp go anyway.


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