So I was looking through Steam and noticed that Modern Warfare 2 is still $59.99. What the hell is up with this? Bad Company 2 dropped down to $29.99 and that gained popularity through the PC masses because of their dedicated servers. Why does Activision still have this price point? It came out in November and it's close to a year. I also decided to look at Gamestops pricing and that too is still $59.99. When will this price drop?

" So I was looking through Steam and noticed that Modern Warfare 2 is still $59.99. What the hell is up with this? Bad Company 2 dropped down to $29.99 and that gained popularity through the PC masses because of their dedicated servers. Why does Activision still have this price point? It came out in November and it's close to a year. I also decided to look at Gamestops pricing and that too is still $59.99. When will this price drop? "

Bobby Kotick.

You know why.

cod 4 stayed at $40-50 for a while, so until modern warfare 3 is about to be released i wouldn't count on the price dropping.

When will this price drop? "

My cousins broke their first disk. Then they bought another one. Then the younger cousin got his own Xbox and got his own MW2 game and then they both broke it again. The younger one bought the game again. If my cousins speak for the rest of the human race I'm betting there is more out there like them.

Why drop the price when it's still selling at its current price.

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" So I was looking through Steam and noticed that Modern Warfare 2 is still $59.99. What the hell is up with this? Bad Company 2 dropped down to $29.99 and that gained popularity through the PC masses because of their dedicated servers. Why does Activision still have this price point? It came out in November and it's close to a year. I also decided to look at Gamestops pricing and that too is still $59.99. When will this price drop? "

surprisingly, MW2 still sells, whether it be @ gamestop or on Steam. Used copies of MW2 at gamestop are 54.99. ridiculous. "

The short answer: because they can. 
 
CoD 4 still sells for around $40 and they sell map pack after map pack at 15 bucks a pop because people are still lining up to buy it all.

You want to know what is more crazy ? I was at Target and they were still selling Alpha Protocol at $59.99.

Cause its still popular and people are buying it. They have no reason to lowering it.

The devil knows he can make a profit and by the devil I mean bobby kotick.

It's a Call of Duty game and hat's the way Activision handles them. Price drops don't even happen until WELL after the next game in the series comes out. Perhaps after two games since COD4 was still 60 after MW2 came out.

" Bobby Kotick. "

CoD4 was $60 until MW2 released and even then, it remained like that for a long while.  It's one of the most popular games that still sell at that price, so why lower the price?  I wouldn't be surprised if MW2 didn't change in price after the release of Black Ops.

Shortly before MW2's release the GOTY edition of CoD4 was like $55. Pretty stupid if you ask me.

Because people still buy it.

MW2 was like $45 new at my gamestop back in February when I snatched a used copy.  

Because it still sells and because there's no hope for humanity.

It has a nothing to do with Activision or Kotick. It's just a good business move. If people are still buying your product for $60 why sell it for less? 

Because it still sells and in a few weeks when the CoD: Black Ops comes out and they are both 60$ people will say "Well I might as well get the new Call of Duty game" instead of "Oh look Modern Warfare 2 is awesome and its only 40$, screw Black Ops.".

because people will pay for it regardless of price. doesn't just apply to call of duty, either.

Its because of Activision; and that surprisingly they still sell pretty well. 
 
It makes sense from a marketing point of view. If people still buy it, why lower the price if consumers are willing to purchase the game? Remember that we vote with our wallets.

The PC version is $40.

A little trick called supply & demand. Welcome to neo-Amerika citizen!

COD barely drop prices, it is not even about demand. COD4 is 40$ while Halo 3 is 30$, there is virtually no demand for COD4 as WaW, MW2 are out, and COD4 is obsolete, but Halo 3 is the most recent major Halo game. Bobby Kotick doesn't do well with price drops, it make his BP rise.

I bought the GOTY version of COD4 for $20 brand new last year, and it wasn't on sale or anything. Just depends where you buy it, I suppose.

If we are looking at this as a marketing point of view, wouldn't you drop the price to gain more buyers? That's also why I'm still lost on why Microsoft raised the price for Xbox Live, but that's another topic meant for another thread.

" My cousins broke their first disk. Then they bought another one. Then the younger cousin got his own Xbox and got his own MW2 game and then they both broke it again. The younger one bought the game again. If my cousins speak for the rest of the human race I'm betting there is more out there like them. "

Maybe the fact that it still sells has something to do with it. Oh and Bobby Kotick likes his money.

If you really need to play it you ought to buy it now or just wait till the next game that should be coming out by November.

These are the same people offering SC2 in 3 pieces, each with a collector's edition.

It's Activision. The game is selling to this day. A LOT. No reason to lower it.

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The devil knows he can make a profit and by the devil I mean bobby kotick.

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Modern Warfare 2 sells. Games drop in price when they stop selling as well. So far, Modern Warfare 2 has just been selling, selling, and selling some more. It will drop probably after Reach comes out, or maybe Black Ops. 

I highly doubt it will be the same price come this holiday, though, so if you really want to get it on the cheap, just wait another three months.

" My cousins broke their first disk. Then they bought another one. Then the younger cousin got his own Xbox and got his own MW2 game and then they both broke it again. The younger one bought the game again. If my cousins speak for the rest of the human race I'm betting there is more out there like them. "

You can get in touch with Activision and get replacement disks. If out of warranty they charge a fee but less than the price of a new game.

And like everyone else has said. It still sells for that price, so the price hasn't lowered. In fact MW2 has just, apparently, become the biggest selling game in the UK of all time. ( http://kotaku.com/5619375/meet-britains-new-biggest+selling-game-of-all-time )