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So, we have the credit-crunch, the meltdown of the mortgage market and ever-rising fuel bills. We're in the midst of some horribly uncertain financial times.
And yet, despite this grim, dark background, it's almost beyond belief that there's some fantastic commercial success going on within the video-game industry at the moment.
All this has been, perhaps, best demonstrated by the eagerly-awaited release of Grand Theft Auto IV. Hell, shops even opened at midnight for the launch. Folks were scouring internet forums to track down places that haven't sold out.
And it's not just the next-gen XBox 360 and Playstation 3 consoles that are doing so well. Thousands of people are handing over their cash for the brilliant Wii-Fit too.
But...
Don't get me wrong, it's great to see the industry doing so well, with some truly fantastic games available now. The thing is, video-games are a massive industry now (getting to epic Hollywood proportions), but - sadly - gamers are having to get all too used to the obscene £40/$60 price point. And, for every Grand Theft Auto IV, there's a Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles waiting to rob you blind.
I really feel the cost of video games is still way, way, way too high, despite the hours of entertainment they can undoubtedly bring. Is £40 really value for money? Just a quick comparison off the top of my head - I rent movie DVDs through Amazon. £6.99 for 4 movies per month...that's £1.75 per movie...which means I can watch 22 movies for price of one game. Twenty two movies! At least 40 hours of entertainment. Okay, I can still sell/swap the game at the end of it, but do you get my point?
Anyway, the worst thing, the thing that really gets to me, is the way publishers continue to pitch average and mediocre games at exactly the same price point as the ground-breaking, quality titles like Grand Theft Auto IV. It's simply outrageous.
But then again, I guess if game prices were reasonable this site wouldn't really need to be here...
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