Devaluing of games over time

[Da Orky Man]

We all know that games rapidly lose value. Today's blockbuster is tomorrow's bargain bin, right?

Well, something has caught my eye. Duke Nukem Forever was released merely a few months ago, to massive sales and cries of amazement. Now, check the link below.

http://www.game.co.uk/en/duke-nukem-forever-93473?pageSize=20&searchTerm=skyrim

Duke Nukem Forever, brand new, selling for £10, about $14 i think. And GAME is the UK version of Gamestop.
How the hell did this happen? Not complaining, but DNF appears to be losing value faster than bananas do.

Any other games that have done similar? I notice most place still sell Civ IV at £15 after 6 years now.

 

[Uber Evil]

It was panned by critics, so even if a bunch of people bought it, it didn't nearly live up to 14 years of expectations and so basically died very soon after release.

 

[Darknacht]

DNF is $20 when not on sale on most digital distribution sites, $5-10 when on sale, it is cheap because nobody wants it. I've also seen Civ V below $10 on sale, it is cheap because there is too much DLC.

 

[krazykidd]

Yeah i actually saw DNF go for 20$ in stores , I never seen a game go down in price so fast ! Still didn't buy it though . Although i saw fable 3 for 15 dollars at a toys r us , about a month ago , and thats still 59$ at gamestop ... Also didn't buy it.

 

[Stall]

"Cries of amazement" for DNF? That game was one of the most hated titles of the year. I am more than willing to bet that it will be showing up on more than a few "worst games of the year" list.

That's why it has dropped in price so quickly: because its kind of bad.

 

[Hal10k]

"Cries of amazement" for DNF? That game was one of the most hated titles of the year. I am more than willing to bet that it will be showing up on more than a few "worst games of the year" list.

Well, they're still technically cries of amazement, in the same sense that "Dear god, it has my spleen!" could be considered a cry of amazement.

 

[Zantos]

I remember Bioshock 2 dropped remarkably quickly, I picked it up for a tenner a few months after release. I mean DNF was only good for a few laughs, but Bioshock 2 was a fairly decent game that just got panned for not being the original, not that I'm complaining.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Bad games or games no one wants tend to drop very quickly. Surprisingly even though it was pretty much universally hated FFXIII managed to retain quite a high price in my country at least to knowledge for quite a long period of time.

Remember before ever buying something take a minute to ask yourself. Why is this so cheap?

 

[Catchy Slogan]

GAME is the UK version of GameStop? I thought GameStop was the UK version of GameStop. Silly me.

/Smarmy prick.

And it's not really that shocking considering it recieved such bad ratings and reviews.

 

[Da Orky Man]

GAME is the UK version of GameStop? I thought GameStop was the UK version of GameStop. Silly me.

/Smarmy prick.

And it's not really that shocking considering it recieved such bad ratings and reviews.

Technically, GameStop have got stores over here, but I've yet to see one, though you can find a GAME in every town with a population of more than 10,000.

 

[Robert Ewing]

DNF must of enjoyed a spike in sales. Because everyone must of wanted to see for themselves how bad it was. Any publicity is good publicity.

But yeah, now we all know it's bad- nobody wants it. So it decreases in value.

 

[Catchy Slogan]

GAME is the UK version of GameStop? I thought GameStop was the UK version of GameStop. Silly me.

/Smarmy prick.

And it's not really that shocking considering it recieved such bad ratings and reviews.

Technically, GameStop have got stores over here, but I've yet to see one, though you can find a GAME in every town with a population of more than 10,000.

True, I've seen only one. I never really go to the actual store, because they tend to hike the price up because we live in the middle of no-where . It's cheaper to either get it online or go to Blockbuster or Tescos's.