Gotta love inflation: here is an informative image.

[img]http://static.arstechnica.com/gaming/genesiscatalog-inflation-adjusted.jpg[/img]

Also, I'm pretty sure I paid like $69.99 for FFVI (FF III US) when it came out, and that was back then. Don't even want to think about it adjusted for inflation...

Compared with most other games and media Elder Scrolls is a steal!

100's of hours, so many options.

I would gladly pay 70€ but here in Spain Mediamarkt Stores have an offer and you can get it for 39.90€ if you give away a used PS3/ XBOX 360 game, the used games are for charity purposes. They already did this for Rage, MW3, Uncharted 3, Forza 4 and some others.

Are you mad dude? Don't give Bethesda any ideas about increasing prices!

The people who won't pay more than $60 for a game are the people who don't understand money. Even most mediocre games are far cheaper per hour than almost any form of entertainment you can buy. Try it. Go to a movie with your girlfriend, go to a bar for an evening or go paintballing. The bill will add up fast and if you're really lucky you get 8 hours of fun.

I will happily pay over $100 for a game I know I will really like. For a TES game I don't even have to think about it. I like TES games. The same has been true for dozens of other games in the past, but often they're more of a gamble. I really liked Total Annihilation, so it was easily worth $40 in 1997. Supreme Commander wasn't nearly as fun, but I still got enough hours out of it to make it far cheaper than going to the movies (which lots of people still insist on doing).

This crap about it being just bytes is garbage. It's the sum of the labour of dozens of people over a period of years. Sure, maybe it should cost a little less than if you get a box and discs, but not much. Shipping software in volume is far cheaper than designing it in the first place.

The funny thing with me is I've long since stopped appreciating collectibles. I will never pay for a CE anymore because I don't want a pile of stuff sitting around. I own too much stuff already. If both versions cost the same I'd get a Steam-only version anyway. If the one with a pile of stuff included cost less obviously I'd get that just because it's cheaper.

Skyrim is worth about $100. I'd buy it if it was that much or less.

I do not care how good a game is, I almost always wait until a game is older and cheaper to buy it. 60 dollars is a lot of money to spend on a game in my opinion. This year has made me break that rule though for Space Marine, Skyrim and AC: Revelations. These things can not wait.

i doubt it will be more than 100 hours with the main quest being 30 hours long, side quests, exploration, crafting, leveling and so on for the rest and truckloads of mods in a few years.

so lets say 100 hours for one single playthrough.

Oblivion was even shorter than that and i have personally used over 400 hours and still counting with over 120-130 mods installed on 2-3 playthroughs so its looking good with skyrim, only downside is that it can take a few years before we see some really great mods.

$60 for a game that comes with mod tools/capabilities is a good price, the 10% off I got from D2D was nice too.

Come over to Australia, that's how much it is here. Even though the AUD hasn't been stronger in a very long time, if ever. Currently $AUD1 = $USD1.03.

Edit: Sorry, that's console price. PC is $AUD90.

I would say it is very fair, especially since TES fans will most likely spend at least 250 hours in the game. Which is significantly more than 99% of games out there.

Here in Australia AAA Titles are always $100 on release.

Do you watch the news?? Our $ has been stronger a LONG time mate..

Don't let them now how much we're willing to pay for it! It's only worth $60 I'm kind of surprised games are still this cheap. You get hundreds of hours out of them and yet they only cost 6X as much as a movie ticket.

At that price i'll download a cracked copy. Skyrim has a fair price, COD is the one just overpriced!

I think the price is fair for a physical copy (which i have on pre-order).

What is not fair at least in Australia is Steam charging the same or more (currently steam version is more then a copy from EB games) when a digital version would have a fraction of the overheads (CDs, Rulebook, Box, Transport, Store Staff, etc...)

Digital used to be cheaper (much cheaper) now that its taken off they charge the same which really bugs me. (so now we get used to getting less for our money)...

anyway.... lol... /end rant

Australians have to pay $90 if they want the game release day. But I'm not complaining, because of all dat JUICY CONTENT OM NOM NOM NOM...


Errrr.... excuse me for a minute while I go recover my composure.

Being that most people pre-ordered it and some paid upwards of $150 for the collectors edition (some not everyone). I would say the price is very justifiable regarding the amount of game-play hours you'll sink into this game.

Normal Edition; Yes.

Special Editions: Hell no. I went to get one and it was said to cost ￡130. I love Skyrim, but I think I will do with just the game thanks.

Yes i think the price is OK.
I did pay 376 SKR for my pre ordered "normal" PC copy including shipping cost.

that is...
55.14 USD
40 EUR
34.12 GBP

But i would never spend such ridiculous amount of money on a Special/Collectors edition like they cost now days, and for what?...often just a lot of junk or toys.

What kind of human being wants to pay more rather than less??? If Bethesda is happy with US$60, then we pay US$60. You're asking them to increase the price to US$100. Are you sure we are the ones who don't understand money and how hard it is to earn it?

40€ max for any game seems fair to me.
BTW, if people think the current price is cheap and "in an ideal world Skyrim would cost 100$", nobody stops you from donating.

Most places I know call it "More money than sense"; such a pity it seems quite rife these days.

I'd pay $100 if that was the case. But Skyrim is unique in that for me. Bottom line though, it's a business and the norm for games for consoles is $59.99 and producers know that they have to charge that to be accepted by consumers.

The price of an item is worth whatever its purchaser is willing to pay for it.