PlayStation 3 game prices revealed from Best Buy

***wraggster*** · July 19th, 2006, 17:53

That's right boys and girls, Best Buy Canada is touting bold game prices on their website. For the ripe price of $74.99, these jokers don't come cheap. But if you thought the next-generation of gaming was going to cost you anything less than an arm or a leg, you might as well dust off your cartridges.

Does this really come as a surprise though? With a console as steep as the PlayStation 3, it'd be naive to think the games would be bargain-priced. As much as I'd like to say "Keep your eyes out for an amended page" or be wary of the current costs, we may be kidding ourselves thinking that next-gen games are going to be anything cheaper than 75 bucks a pop.

**Accordion** · July 19th, 2006, 18:11

hmm that works out at about 40 quid, which is actually how much most psp and and ps2 games cost in the shops in the uk. of course there will be a price mark up upon euro release(why oh why) but if sony stick to there promise of region free games then it may be okay to import all the games for a pretty reasonable price(minus tax and postage of course)

**SSaxdude** · July 19th, 2006, 18:54

I wonder if this is for first or third party games.

**Cooe14** · July 19th, 2006, 20:53

Called it

. The high price is due to Blu-Rays high manufacturing costs.

**BrooksyX** · July 19th, 2006, 21:33

Who in their right mind would buy a video game for $75, sony is just asking people to find ways to pirate their games. (I know blu-ray is supposed to be hacker proof, but i am sure they will find a way)

**Accordion** · July 19th, 2006, 21:50

i must be missing something, how much are average games in the US, unless my conversion is wrong then there is almost no difference to current games here in the uk.

how messed up is the economy?