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zombie67 Wrote:Any increase noticed in the US yet??

Total costs of ownership, on the whole, is increasing.

Things are purposefully being axed from games for later charges (made even easier by the evil that is DLC, whereas, previously, expansion packs were a harder sell). (Example: The Sims 3 was a $100 game if you include all the downloadable content for it that was released at the same time as the game; stuff that was OBVIOUSLY yanked out of the release.)

I haven't seen prices for boxed games drop at all. Actually, I've noticed the reverse trend that prices fall more slowly as a product ages nowadays. However, stores DO more often put things on sale than previously; so, if you hunt for sales, you are more likely to notice lower prices.

Of course, I only speak for the PC side. Console gaming is a tiny part of what I do.

EDIT: Here's a quick recap of the actual reasons for the L4D2 conspiracy: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/06/08/l...er-protest