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Gaming

SidDithers

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9. So much gaming these days is done on-the-go...

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 10:36 AM

Apr 2012

on smartphones or tablets. I play fieldrunners, or solitaire, or angry birds on my iphone almost as much as Skyrim on my laptop. When you can buy entertaining, playable, portable time-wasters for $1.99, it's no surprise that folk are less likely to shell out for big the newest PC or console game.

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Why the end of the $60 video game is near [View all] JonLP24 Apr 2012 OP

Well, I'll scramble for Diablo 3... Neoma Apr 2012 #1

Frankly, 60$ is way to high.... Broken_Hero Apr 2012 #2

It's a demand issue as to price along with competitor prices JonLP24 Apr 2012 #3

Makes sense to me... Broken_Hero Apr 2012 #4

It takes a lot for me to consider spending that much on a title Posteritatis Apr 2012 #8

Any reason why you put the dollar sign after the number, rather than before? Ter Apr 2012 #10

a price of $60 must encourage piracy. n/t eShirl Apr 2012 #5

Lets hope.. Giantsfootball10 Apr 2012 #6

Price fixing thrown into the mix hibbing Apr 2012 #7

So much gaming these days is done on-the-go... SidDithers Apr 2012 #9

Unless you consider yourself a serious gamer. Neoma Apr 2012 #11

World of Tanks nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #12

I'm down to two or three a year. bluedigger Apr 2012 #13

I almost always buy used at GameStop Inkfreak Jun 2012 #14

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