Is this good or bad?

Ed Kolis · #1 July 13th, 2006, 10:20 AM

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=646582

$9.99??? They slashed the price by HALF??? Is this good or bad???

Captain Kwok · #2 July 13th, 2006, 10:25 AM

It's not unusual that games that are 6 years old end up at 10$. From my own experience, I've only seen the game being sold at Staples in Toronto. It's 20$ there and I figure the store by my place has sold about half their copies (~10) in the last couple months. Anyway, it's probably not flying off the shelves anywere (and frankly why would it?) but I think it's doing fine giving age etc.

Dizzy · #3 July 13th, 2006, 01:18 PM

Damn... I may do that just to have the disk... 10 bucks is great. I got mine from a DL that apparently wont let me install it anywhere else... If it gets messed up I think Im SOL.

Baron Munchausen · #4 July 13th, 2006, 03:32 PM

But this hasn't been in stores nearly as long as 6 years. I wonder if Aaron knows about this? Any 'cut' he gets from retail sales will also be slashed dramatically.

Suicide Junkie · #5 July 13th, 2006, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Dizzy said:
Damn... I may do that just to have the disk... 10 bucks is great. I got mine from a DL that apparently wont let me install it anywhere else... If it gets messed up I think Im SOL.

My condolences. Strat First's whole system is so much worse than shrapnel its just not funny.

Caduceus · #6 July 13th, 2006, 09:10 PM

Probably with the release of SE:V, they want to clear the shelves...

Tim Brooks · #7 July 14th, 2006, 10:40 AM

If the game is at retail this will happen with SEV also. You have to remember, the retail stores have limited shelf space. There are new releases continually coming out. Retailers will drop pricing quickly on titles that don't move off the shelves fast so that they can give that space to a title that may move quickly. Average lifespans of most titles before the price is dropped is 6 weeks. If SEV goes longer that that, they have a winner. But 6 months is about all you can hope for...

Ed Kolis · #8 July 14th, 2006, 01:24 PM

I know... I just rarely see games get marked down to $10 unless they REALLY, REALLY suck...

Captain Kwok · #9 July 14th, 2006, 03:42 PM

Is that so? Was my $10 investment in MOO:II a bad decision?

Fyron · #10 July 14th, 2006, 03:50 PM

Suck, or just really old? You can buy Starcraft for $10. You can buy those Diablo games. You can buy some old Ceasar games for $10. I sometimes see Baldur's Gate I/II for $10.