Why do people from the US constantly complain about game prices?

[Adzma]

Seriously, it pisses me off to no end whenever I see people from the US who complain about spending $60 for a new game. People in Australia and Europe would kill to get those kinds of prices. Lets compare shall we.

StarCraft II listed on EBGames.com for $59.99 USD, the same for Halo: Reach. On EBGames.com.au SCII is $98 AUD, and Halo: Reach is $118 AUD... That translates to $88 USD and $106 USD respectively.

The RRP For SCII in the UK is 44.99 GBP which is equal to $70 USD. Halo: Reach has a RRP of 49.99 GBP, roughly $77 USD.

Seriously, you guys have the cheapest games in Western society. Stop complaining about it and be thankful you don't live in Australia or Europe.

EDIT: OK it's clarification time because people aren't reading past the first few posts anymore. Many have assumed that I am generalising, saying that I'm annoyed at ALL Americans because I believe you ALL complain. No. The topic title is asking why is it that people who live in the US complain about game prices. It does not say, why do all Americans complain about game prices. The fact is that the US has it better than most. That's the point of this thread.

 

[delet]

Because it's still money that we have to pay.

"Why can't I pay nothing! Better yet, why can't you pay me to buy your game?!"

People will complain about anything. Get over it.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

There used to be a time when US games cost $15-30.

/thread

 

[The Amazing Tea Alligator]

If you ask me, prices are fine the way they are. Then again, I generally don't buy new releases, and when I do, it's on steam with either a weekend deal or a preorder deal.

 

[Satin6T]

cuz we complain about everything, also i didn't know we did

 

[Adzma]

There used to be a time when US games cost $15-30.

/thread

Yeah, that would've been a time when games cost thousands to make... not millions.

 

[flying_whimsy]

Well, we are in a recession and our overwhelming consumerist mindset makes us a bunch of cheapskates; more the latter than the former, I think.

 

[101194]

Yes, America is WONDERBAR!

Capitalism circlejerk for all!

 

[dfcrackhead]

Because it's still money that we have to pay.

"Why can't I pay nothing! Better yet, why can't you pay me to buy your game?!"

People will complain about anything. Get over it.

Seriously man, I only got paid $75 to get Half-Life 2 when they should have been paying me at least triple that!

Also, Australia isn't in the Western World

OT: I don't buy new games, I wait for those nice steam deals to get stuff since I'm a PC gamer. Also, ours may be cheaper, but you've also got to look at how much money the average person has to spend in those countries against how much we do, theres more than just greed that dictates prices.

 

[Gindil]

And this is why I watch a lot of Youtube videos to see if games are good or not.

EX: Duke Hazard was stilted gameplay that I would never have bought now that I see it as a shoddy ripoff (oh, I'm sorry... parody) of most FPS games.

 

[SimuLord]

I don't know that I'd ever pay $60 for a game. I'd either wait for a price drop/Steam sale or...well, my tastes run to the niche-market games and generally run $40 brand new (Victoria 2 being latest case in point.) Being a PC gamer, even the AAA titles don't top $50...and those I rarely buy new (I paid $37.50 for Fallout 3 Game of the Year Ed. in December '09.)

 

[Tehlanna TPX]

Americans take the right to free speech to the point of whine mode. And yes, I'm American. And I'm whining about Americans whining. Lol. But really, the sense of entitlement is rather ludicrous at this point.

 

[sketch_zeppelin]

I usally don't hear us americans bitching about game prices per say. It's usally only when we buy a lemon that we start complaining...your going to do that no matter what.

 

[MadManZac]

People will always complain about spending money. Regardless of what people pay in other countries for anything really.

 

[Arcane Azmadi]

Not really much to do in this thread other than repeat what everyone else has said (that Americans will whine about anything that isn't free) and report trolls.

 

[SantoUno]

Not all US gamers should be generalized like that.

We all may be in different financial/economic standings/situations so it may not be as simple as simply 60 per game.

More bluntly, some of us have fair reasons to complain. I don't complain but I sure am not getting such a good deal all the time, with sales tax and that sort of stuff.

 

[Eren Murtaugh]

I think the reason Americans complain about it is because they constantly need something to complain about. Something HAS to be wrong with EVERYTHING or they're not happy. Also it gives yelling, screaming, posting fan-boy/girl douche bags something to complain about.

 

[Necator15]

Because we like to *****. Especially when money is concerned. Basically anything above being payed to play their games is too much for people.

"Aww, you mean I have to walk all the way to the store to get that game for free!? Fuck that, why can't they deliver it?"