Aussie Game Prices

If it's any consolation, us Americans would like to express our displeasure that our Aussie brothers and sisters pay so much more for their entertainment than we do. It also smacks the face that your internet is so piss poor too. Keep the fight alive.

Gamestop haven't teamed up with EB. They own them.

"Gamestop haven't teamed up with EB. They own them. "

" @MisterChief said:

"Gamestop haven't teamed up with EB. They own them. "

I believe you're getting GameStop and GameSpot mixed up. "

We've been so close to parity with the US for ages that Aussie game price are basically a crime. 

$120? Dear god...

The prices are nuts. Even with the text bolded, italicised and underlined I can't exemplify it enough. It's fortunate that Steam has acceptable prices on most of its games. MW2 priced at eighty-nine US dollars nearly a year after the release is a pretty big exception though. I don't mind laying out the odd one-hundred dollars for a high quality game, but when it's censored to hell and back (L4D2, my eyes are straight on you) due to our archaic rating laws, I get irritated. With most campaigns clocking in at around five or so hours nowadays, it becomes a microscopic inspection to justify the purchase. 

It's not just games; We're getting ripped of for pretty much everything. Just shop online, or if you have a store nearby, JB Hi-Fi and Game usually have some pretty good deals. EB can suck a dick.

100for a new game?that fucking sucks.

Oh come on man, don't be silly. 
 
Any new release game can be found at a good price if you look beyond EB, GAME and the like.

Only reason I buy games here is because I get 25% staff discount at GAME. Otherwise I just shop online. Fuck our prices. Complete bullshit.

@mrfizzy: Thx i'll check out www.thehut.com as ill be importing from now on purely on principal ... where as i have done before for example Ghostbusters(late release in AUS) and L4D2(cencored in AUS)

 
@Grimace:  Yes that is true that is why i'll be importing from now on ... But ive always out of  convenience shoped at Eb cause there are 3 within 15 min of each other and apart from JB HiFi which can have resonable prices normally around $89 but for instance Medal of Honor Tier 1 will be $109 ... but you know it still would be nice to walk into your local retail store and pick up a game and not feel ripped off

You think you have it bad, NZ is worse...

Edit: Eric_Buck beat me to it. Another vote for  http://www.ozgameshop.com It's a British site but it's all in Australian prices. I've preordered Fallout: New Vegas for $58 and Fable 3 for $61 from them.

I'm from the UK, and while prices here aren't as high as in Australia, we generally pay a good amount more than the US, but Aussies & Europeans aren't getting a hugely bad deal. When you compare prices directly, sure, it looks like a bad deal, BUT there are other factors to take into account. The average wage in America is pitifully low compared to virtually every other country in the developed world. I don't have the exact facts and figures for wages in Australia, but I can guarantee the average wage is a lot more than in the US. And when I'm buying a game (or anything), I really don't care about currency exchange rates and whether or not it would be cheaper in another country, I care about the price of the game relative to the amount of money I have to spend. While sure, I am paying more for a game, I have more money to spend. And the extra money I pay will go towards paying all the people involved in getting the game to me (from store assistants to delivery drivers to production operatives) a half-decent wage.