Hey Guys, One of my pet peeves is when people complain about the price of video games. They definitely suffer from sticker shock at the register, but if you look at the long-term entertainment investment – they’re not that bad. Take for example a $60 video game. Let’s say it’s a short game like Heavy Rain with about 10 hours of playtime. That’s $6 per hour of entertainment value. Now let’s say you decide to buy a movie for say $20. You watch it for 2 hours. That’s $10 per hour of entertainment value. The average game is probably closer to 40 hours of action-packed fun, which would cost approximately $400 in new DVDs. Video games are expensive to make and they do not have other money-making outlets such as movie ticket sales and radio play royalties. I think they’re a steal.
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