Comments on: Did GTA IV really cost 30% more per copy than Modern Warfare 2 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/ The Business of Games Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicholas Lovell http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4365 Nicholas Lovell Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:33 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/#comment-4365 One way of thinking about is the special editions/premium versions. I suspect that those skew heavily to early adopters. So if premium editions are 2x the price, that might explain it.<br><br>I don't have any evidence about what percentage of first week sales are premium editions however.<br><br>The other odd thing is that I am just taking official announcement data (units sold and $ value). The data is as solid as any piece of PR is, and the average selling price just falls out of the bottom. One way of thinking about is the special editions/premium versions. I suspect that those skew heavily to early adopters. So if premium editions are 2x the price, that might explain it.

I don't have any evidence about what percentage of first week sales are premium editions however.

The other odd thing is that I am just taking official announcement data (units sold and $ value). The data is as solid as any piece of PR is, and the average selling price just falls out of the bottom.

]]> By: ChrisBateman http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4364 ChrisBateman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:37:47 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/#comment-4364 Something is amiss here... I believe the US retail price for GTAIV was $45, and most of the stores would have discounted this further. Of course, in the UK they sold "dollars for pounds" so the £45 retail price would be about $72... But nothing I can see right now would push average retail anywhere near $86 per unit.<br><br>Interested to see if you can unravel the validity of this number! :) Something is amiss here… I believe the US retail price for GTAIV was $45, and most of the stores would have discounted this further. Of course, in the UK they sold “dollars for pounds” so the £45 retail price would be about $72… But nothing I can see right now would push average retail anywhere near $86 per unit.

Interested to see if you can unravel the validity of this number! :)

]]> By: Nicholas Lovell http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4340 Nicholas Lovell Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:37:33 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/#comment-4340 One way of thinking about is the special editions/premium versions. I suspect that those skew heavily to early adopters. So if premium editions are 2x the price, that might explain it.<br><br>I don't have any evidence about what percentage of first week sales are premium editions however.<br><br>The other odd thing is that I am just taking official announcement data (units sold and $ value). The data is as solid as any piece of PR is, and the average selling price just falls out of the bottom. One way of thinking about is the special editions/premium versions. I suspect that those skew heavily to early adopters. So if premium editions are 2x the price, that might explain it.

I don't have any evidence about what percentage of first week sales are premium editions however.

The other odd thing is that I am just taking official announcement data (units sold and $ value). The data is as solid as any piece of PR is, and the average selling price just falls out of the bottom.

]]> By: ChrisBateman http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4338 ChrisBateman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:47 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/11/did-gta-iv-really-cost-30-more-per-copy-than-modern-warfare-2/#comment-4338 Something is amiss here... I believe the US retail price for GTAIV was $45, and most of the stores would have discounted this further. Of course, in the UK they sold "dollars for pounds" so the £45 retail price would be about $72... But nothing I can see right now would push average retail anywhere near $86 per unit.<br><br>Interested to see if you can unravel the validity of this number! :) Something is amiss here… I believe the US retail price for GTAIV was $45, and most of the stores would have discounted this further. Of course, in the UK they sold “dollars for pounds” so the £45 retail price would be about $72… But nothing I can see right now would push average retail anywhere near $86 per unit.

Interested to see if you can unravel the validity of this number! :)

]]>