[Poll] Retail Games - Expensive or Not?

[windrider]

Do you think retail (original) games are too expensive in India? Please vote in the poll! Also post your reasons for your choice.

[Tech Geek]

they are very costly

It is not expensive for those who are working. It is expensive for school or college students and parents who can not afford or parents who does not buy games for them.

Instead of talking about price. The availability of games is very less. For example. I have waited for metal gear solid 2 for pc for two years. I have gone to many computer shops nobody has it. The kept saying next week and then next week and then one of the shop keeper who sell original games in MG road in bangalore told me that he will give a pirated copy for RS:2500 and i was totally shocked the original game cost somewhere around 1500. I brought metal gear solid 1 for RS:2500. It is a original copy and i gave to a friend who in return gave me scratched cd . Then i got loads of error msg and then i have to download the game to play it again.

Then comes another story. I waited for getting act of war: high treason. I could not find the games anywhere in bangalore. The game got released on march 16th 2006 and i got the game this month. That too i got the game from germany not from india. I asked one of friend. She send me the game.

[bkpeerless]

thats the reason why indian gamers have to go for pairated games. i bought original tomb raider legends for more than rs 2000 and completed it in one week and started spending sleepless nights . after this i decided to buy pairated games. satisfied,happy.......

[kumarmohit]

Originally Posted by thunderbird.117

It is not expensive for those who are working. It is expensive for school or college students and parents who can not afford or parents who does not buy games for them.

Instead of talking about price. The availability of games is very less. For example. I have waited for metal gear solid 2 for pc for two years. I have gone to many computer shops nobody has it. The kept saying next week and then next week and then one of the shop keeper who sell original games in MG road in bangalore told me that he will give a pirated copy for RS:2500 and i was totally shocked the original game cost somewhere around 1500. I brought metal gear solid 1 for RS:2500. It is a original copy and i gave to a friend who in return gave me scratched cd . Then i got loads of error msg and then i have to download the game to play it again.

Then comes another story. I waited for getting act of war: high treason. I could not find the games anywhere in bangalore. The game got released on march 16th 2006 and i got the game this month. That too i got the game from germany not from india. I asked one of friend. She send me the game.

While I totally agree with you on all points, I disagree on the first point, if you earn something like 10,000 a game a month @ 2500 Rs is still ultra expensive. even if you make 20000 a month you pay 1/8 of your pay buying a single game. Now that's rather undesirable.

[hemant_mathur]

They are costly.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

I voted for "not costly,i can buy them"(but I usually don't)

[Pathik]

all games cost rs 100 in mumbai..

Originally Posted by vimal_mehrotra

I voted for "not costly,i can buy them"(but I usually don't)

What are you working?.

I will be more than happy to spend 2000RS. If the game come with unlimited gameplay (neverending), Mod and to backup the dvd. I.e :- Games which does not come with copy protection.

[Stalker]

Originally Posted by pathiks

all games cost rs 100 in mumbai..

Retail, not pirated....

[NIGHTMARE]

they r very costly and there some problem with original game

[Pathik]

@thunderbird.. Wat do u mean by unlimited gameplay??

[Arsenal_Gunners]

sorry for sticking my ass in but It means games like battlefield 2 and sports or racing games,which are not tied to a story and go on and on.

Originally Posted by pathiks

@thunderbird.. Wat do u mean by unlimited gameplay??

The game that never ends. Games like NeverWinter Night 2, Elder Scrolls : The Oblivion, Grand Theft Auto.

Games which has FreeRoam is never ending. The game that which never ever ends.

Future Never Ending games are :-

1. Grand Theft Auto 4
2. Alan Wake.
3. Assassin Creed.

Battle Field is never ending only in online but in offline. I have no idea. I never played that game.

I usually spent my time only on offline games.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

In offline also it is never ending.But the maps are for 16 players only compared
to 32 and 64 online.

[sam9s]

Originally Posted by windrider

Do you think retail (original) games are too expensive in India? Please vote in the poll! Also post your reasons for your choice.

Max Payne and F.E.A.R both were worth enough for me to buy them.

[Pathik]

@sam wat ws the price of fear?? I had seen it 4 1499/-

[sam9s]

Originally Posted by pathiks

@sam wat ws the price of fear?? I had seen it 4 1499/-

I got it for 2000. There was no printed price I am sure I was robbed 500. Heck I think FEAR anyhow is worth even that amount.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Rs.2000??I got it for free

[pra_2006]

okay sorry guys i buy only original games

[sam9s]

Originally Posted by vimal_mehrotra

Rs.2000??I got it for free

Yes I know I got FARCRY, HL 2 and COD II for free as well but FEAR and Max payne both for me were worth their respective prices.

[Arsenal_Gunners]

Originally Posted by pra_2006

i buy only pirated games becauz they r so much cheap and i sells them ,if anyone want to buy in delhi then contact me okay Latest DVD games for RS 80

^^^^ PIRACY BEING ADVERTISED. Please delete it or a mod will take action.

[windrider]

Yes, please delete that post.

The multiplayer version of FEAR is free to download and play online legally.