Arstechnica: Why next-gen games have next-gen prices

[Danji Ikari]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061221-8479.html

What do you guys think? Is that chart accurate CPI?

[Garfunkel]

wow, if that's accurate...

btw, i love arstechnica

[OmniCloud]

This would be a good article to back the Wii with....But..I say If Gears can sell 2 million copies in a few months...People don't give a rats about prices that much--as long as they increase at a steady pace...

[LaLiLuLeLo]

It comes from retailers taking so much off the top for shelf space. Games could feasibly priced between 30 and 40 bucks, brand new, but they aren't.