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What's the most you've paid for a single videogame?
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DelireMan7
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Not much. I guess 90-100 € for some DS game like Radiant Historia or Chrono Trigger.
Out of curiosity : did you open it and played it ?
TheSweeper
Member
I buy a lot of Collector's Editions. They tend to be around € 300. So it's probably one of those. Cyberpunk or Horizon Forbidden West come to mind.
Bridges
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It's definitely gotta be Rock Band for me, all the content carried forward until the end so it can technically count as a "single game".
For the games themselves there's Rock Band 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Lego + Green Day + Track Pack Vol. 2 + Classic Rock Track Pack + AC/DC Track Pack discs
Add Rock Band Blitz to that as well, not including The Beatles since it was fully standalone.
Plus the fee to export the songs to the newer version which I think was $5 for 1, $10 for 2 & Lego, $15 for 3 and free for the rest (Green Day Rock Band was the more expensive special edition that came with a free export and more songs).
Then there's the hardware. Rock Band Band-In-A-Box bundle at launch. Then needed an extra guitar. Bought the Keyboard for RB3. Then later got the Pro Drums that came with cymbals. Then upgraded to a real e-kit which needed the MIDI adaptor. Bought a second MIDI adapter cause the first one broke. Then the PDP adaptor that lets you use the MIDI adaptor on XB1.
And finally there's the DLC. Somewhere north of 1500 songs and all of them that weren't exported had to be purchased. Each song is $2 each but since a lot of them were from bundles or sales it's impossible to do any accurate math on that but it's quite a bit I'm sure.
It gets even more ridiculous when I think about how I also had the Guitar Hero games and instruments up to a certain point and was paying for DLC and imports for that series too, though on a much smaller scale to what was being put into Rock Band.
For the games themselves there's Rock Band 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + Lego + Green Day + Track Pack Vol. 2 + Classic Rock Track Pack + AC/DC Track Pack discs
Add Rock Band Blitz to that as well, not including The Beatles since it was fully standalone.
Plus the fee to export the songs to the newer version which I think was $5 for 1, $10 for 2 & Lego, $15 for 3 and free for the rest (Green Day Rock Band was the more expensive special edition that came with a free export and more songs).
Then there's the hardware. Rock Band Band-In-A-Box bundle at launch. Then needed an extra guitar. Bought the Keyboard for RB3. Then later got the Pro Drums that came with cymbals. Then upgraded to a real e-kit which needed the MIDI adaptor. Bought a second MIDI adapter cause the first one broke. Then the PDP adaptor that lets you use the MIDI adaptor on XB1.
And finally there's the DLC. Somewhere north of 1500 songs and all of them that weren't exported had to be purchased. Each song is $2 each but since a lot of them were from bundles or sales it's impossible to do any accurate math on that but it's quite a bit I'm sure.
It gets even more ridiculous when I think about how I also had the Guitar Hero games and instruments up to a certain point and was paying for DLC and imports for that series too, though on a much smaller scale to what was being put into Rock Band.
wyvern_bloodfist
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RE4 Remake’s Collector’s Edition - around 250.00 USD.
anthony2690
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£150 for the limited edition of muchi muchi pork and pink sweets from playasia when it came out on Xbox 360.
I absolutely hated pink sweets
I quite liked muchi muchi pork though.
But pretty much everything else by CAVE was much much better imo. (Mushimesama Futari 1.5, espgaluda 2, dodonpachi resurrection, saidaijoioui, deathsmiles, akai katana, guwange etc etc)
I absolutely hated pink sweets
I quite liked muchi muchi pork though.
But pretty much everything else by CAVE was much much better imo. (Mushimesama Futari 1.5, espgaluda 2, dodonpachi resurrection, saidaijoioui, deathsmiles, akai katana, guwange etc etc)
Lord Malachite
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I paid about $300 USD for the Dracula's Tomb version of Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2.
Being an American, not only was this edition of the game quite pricey, but I had to pay the huge EU VAT and then a good $50 in shipping on top of that to get it over here.
Technically, I paid more like $370 when all was said and done, as that got me a shiny PAL edition of the game I couldn't play properly here, so I had to buy a vanilla NTSC copy here in the States on top of that which was $60 before MSRP.
I migrated my NTSC copy into the steelbook and put the PAL copy into the standard plastic case. Which is probably floating around somewhere? Having bought the NA Collector's Edition of LOS1 and a physical copy of Mirror Of Fate for the 3DS, i actually managed to get Dracula's Tomb to hold the entire trilogy for me.
Being an American, not only was this edition of the game quite pricey, but I had to pay the huge EU VAT and then a good $50 in shipping on top of that to get it over here.
Technically, I paid more like $370 when all was said and done, as that got me a shiny PAL edition of the game I couldn't play properly here, so I had to buy a vanilla NTSC copy here in the States on top of that which was $60 before MSRP.
I migrated my NTSC copy into the steelbook and put the PAL copy into the standard plastic case. Which is probably floating around somewhere? Having bought the NA Collector's Edition of LOS1 and a physical copy of Mirror Of Fate for the 3DS, i actually managed to get Dracula's Tomb to hold the entire trilogy for me.
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CashPrizes
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I like to think when I paid $80 for Phantasy Star IV in 1995, that was the most I have ever paid for just a game. No giant collectors art book or soundtrack or statue, just the game in a box with a manual. $80 in February 1995 is the equivalent $167 dollars today. I also paid $70 for Chrono Trigger but that was a year later.
For literal actual paid cash money and including collectors edition swag, Cyberpunk and Star Wars: The Old Republic Collectors editions were both $250. Came in huge boxes with a statue and a bunch of other stuff. I think those are the only two $250 I have bought, I would have bought the Witcher 3's if given the chance.
For literal actual paid cash money and including collectors edition swag, Cyberpunk and Star Wars: The Old Republic Collectors editions were both $250. Came in huge boxes with a statue and a bunch of other stuff. I think those are the only two $250 I have bought, I would have bought the Witcher 3's if given the chance.
Schmendrick
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League of Legends. Never paid a dime but the amount of rage inducing waste of time matches due to trolls or afks over the years....and well, time is money.
Utherellus
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Star Citizen for 75 bucks.
Love my Aegis Avenger.
Love my Aegis Avenger.
Killjoy-NL
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I think a couple hundred on FFXIV covering ARR, all expansions, subs and some cosmetics.
Alan Wake
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Retro or new? I can spend quite a lot on retro games. Deep Fear for Saturn was about $300.
New games - does collector's editions count? $350 for Resident Evil 4 CE. Roughly the same for Starfield Constellation Edition as well as TLOU2 CE (my only regret since I didn't enjoy the game that much).
New games - does collector's editions count? $350 for Resident Evil 4 CE. Roughly the same for Starfield Constellation Edition as well as TLOU2 CE (my only regret since I didn't enjoy the game that much).
PeteBull
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Easily WoW+ its expacks, i stopped playing right before pandas so still got cataclysm , dunno total how much it was, maybe 300-400 euro or so.
In my defense i played that game exclusively few solid years(even changed pc for it so add another 800 euro or so, coz old one was too weak even for burning crusade expack or alterac valley
In my defense i played that game exclusively few solid years(even changed pc for it so add another 800 euro or so, coz old one was too weak even for burning crusade expack or alterac valley
Dr. Suchong
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£50 plus on first party (physical) Nintendo titles.
No point hanging around, waiting for a sale price.
There'll never be one. Greedy twats.
Otherwise I'm quite thrifty and always chance upon a bargain.
No point hanging around, waiting for a sale price.
There'll never be one. Greedy twats.
Otherwise I'm quite thrifty and always chance upon a bargain.
Bring Back Scalebound
Banned
34 dollars (200 R$), Red Dead Redemption 2.
Regret it to this day.
Even though it isn't a lot of money by American standards.
Awful game.
Regret it to this day.
Even though it isn't a lot of money by American standards.
Awful game.
Arioco
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Of course I didn't. Why would I do that? xD Besides, I already had an open copy and a NTSC-U copy (which I prefer because it's 60hz),.
schaft0620
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I think I put like $2,000 in the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter.
DelireMan7
Member
Ok. I understand the whole "sealed" copy appeal for a collection but it's not a thing that matters to me.Of course I didn't. Why would I do that? xD Besides, I already had an open copy and a NTSC-U copy (which I prefer because it's 60hz),.
Game are to be played. I couldn't keep a game sealed xD
But I get its a thing in the high value collecting world. Nice for you that you could get a sealed copy
So you basically get it for potential resale value later ? Or pure pleasure to have it sealed ?
DaGwaphics
Member
$60 on some pre-orders.
I've learned my lesson on both fronts.
I've learned my lesson on both fronts.
Arioco
Member
Ok. I understand the whole "sealed" copy appeal for a collection but it's not a thing that matters to me.
Game are to be played. I couldn't keep a game sealed xD
But I get its a thing in the high value collecting world. Nice for you that you could get a sealed copy
So you basically get it for potential resale value later ? Or pure pleasure to have it sealed ?
I've NEVER sold a game from my collection. It's just a little gem I like to treasure.
I guess that if I really needed the money, and ran out of kidneys to sell... I would consider the possibility.
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
WoW has got to be my answer as well. Been playing since the beta, have Collector's Editions of all expansions + original. Store mounts, etc. Tons of money.
DelireMan7
Member
I get the feeling.I've NEVER sold a game from my collection. It's just a little gem I like to treasure.
I guess that if I really needed the money, and ran out of kidneys to sell... I would consider the possibility.
I like having physical copy of games, especially old one. I know I could just emulate or play some cheap digital rerelease but it gives me a lot of pleasure to play them on original material.
But so far I don't see myself spending more than 100/150 euros on a game.
Mobilemofo
Member
£75.00 for an import copy of street fighter 2 : Hyper Fighting for the SNES. Great fuckin times man. Great times.
AndrewRyan
Member
$70 for R&C Rift Apart or Returnal for the PS5 near launch. That extra $10 still bugs. Double-dipped on both for pc.
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SnipeyMcGee
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A copy of Xenosaga 3, I recall it was around $200.
1993 - Dragon Ball Z : Super Butoden for the Super Famicom. This Japanese import cost $125 USD ($270 adjusted for inflation in 2024).
My room mate and I went half and half and bought it. Seemed like it took forever to get delivered.
We had our SNES hooked up to a Pioneer receiver with some rather large Advent floor standing speakers. The echoes of KAMEHAMEHAAAA! reverberated through the college quad. We had a lot of walk in and drop by visitors that year.
We were flexing a full setup with a Sega Genesis & Sega CD, SNES and a PC with an Intel 486DX processor.
Good times.
My room mate and I went half and half and bought it. Seemed like it took forever to get delivered.
We had our SNES hooked up to a Pioneer receiver with some rather large Advent floor standing speakers. The echoes of KAMEHAMEHAAAA! reverberated through the college quad. We had a lot of walk in and drop by visitors that year.
We were flexing a full setup with a Sega Genesis & Sega CD, SNES and a PC with an Intel 486DX processor.
Good times.
Gameboy415
Member
I think the most I've ever dropped on a 'standard' game was $189.75 for Cubivore back in 2019 and prior to that was about $150 for Panzer Dragoon Saga in 2004. (No regrets!!)
I've also bought a handful of the bigger Limited Run Games Collector's Editions, the most expensive of which was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Radical Edition for Switch ($199.99).
I've also bought a handful of the bigger Limited Run Games Collector's Editions, the most expensive of which was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge Radical Edition for Switch ($199.99).