Why is this game still so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ expensive?

[Dusk ✨]

I understand that it's some kind of updated version but you can't even find the OG 2011 version for 5 bucks or something. I just want to revisit some nostalgic escapism when things were better, without Bethesda wanting to shove a cheese grater into my ass-wallet. What the ehll.

[Dopey Shepard]

Originally posted by Dusk ✨:

I understand that it's some kind of updated version but you can't even find the OG 2011 version for 5 bucks or something. I just want to revisit some nostalgic escapism when things were better, without Bethesda wanting to shove a cheese grater into my ass-wallet. What the ehll.

Not sure what you even mean here. The game is 10$ at 75% off for Special Edition. Don't forget that Special Edition is like 2016, not 2011. They aren't supposed to just sell you all their work done on SE/AE for 5 bucks now, are they?

p.s. pretty sure even 5$ for OG Skyrim might be a stretch. 30$ maybe? Maybe 20$ lowest, but 5? Without any discounts? Come on

[BimboGooch]

Supply and demand. This is still one of the most played games on steam alone, obviously the prices are going to stay "high"
Just wait for a sale, or something.

The company would be stupid to just drop the price so much when it still sells like hot cakes.

[mikk011]

The game got an under-the-hood upgrade and some new content incorporated into the base game less than 18 months ago. While I'm less than fond of the new content, the publisher is still investing in the game. That said, players can get a decent deal on price via Steam sales or from reputable key sellers.

[Dopey Shepard]

Originally posted by mikk011:

The game got an under-the-hood upgrade and some new content incorporated into the base game less than 18 months ago. While I'm less than fond of the new content, the publisher is still investing in the game. That said, players can get a decent deal on price via Steam sales or from reputable key sellers.

hard to believe Bethesda is "investing" anything into this game. They already released VR title a long time ago, took all the content from Club Creation and just released it as 1 bundle, I mean, what more are they investing? Did some patches/updates in September that literally NOBODY was asking to, patches that actually may have ruined the game for many people's mods?

[answers_]

Just look on key sites, its way cheaper on them if you want to save money.

[alexander_dougherty]

Originally posted by Dusk ✨:

I understand that it's some kind of updated version but you can't even find the OG 2011 version for 5 bucks or something. I just want to revisit some nostalgic escapism when things were better, without Bethesda wanting to shove a cheese grater into my ass-wallet. What the ehll.

there was an article on the internet last week, asking why people seem to think games HAVE to go down in price as the years go by..... Noone demands a book originally published twenty years ago to cost a few pound (stirling) or a DVD of an old movie..... ok they do if it the book or DVD is second hand, but not for a new copy..... yet they make this demand of a computer game (new copies as well as old).....

[sdack]

The game is still more worth than your $5 offer.

This is simply the truth. Consider how many hours players get out of this game not to mention the freedom one gets from modding the game. Your $5 do not match the value it still has.

[Longhaul]

For what the game has to offer, and what can be added via mods. A game you can literally spend thousands of hours in is worth the price.

Can't afford it?..... Plenty of sales where its 75%off.

[Junipercat]

Originally posted by Dusk ✨:

Why is this game still so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ expensive?

Game is still popular. They can continue selling it for full cost. Unlike the old days with physical copies there is not a stop in production. As long as it can still run on common enough setups, it still sells.

Nothing entitles you to getting a sale just because you can't find another version or how old it is. Either buy it at full cost, wait for a sale, or just shove off and enjoy something else.

[ĿIFE oƒ ƤIE]

This game with all its modding potential is still worth £40, why you think Bethesda released so many editions.

[gaymboi22]

Buy the steam key on G2G dot com.. 11.25 right now for SKSE

[darinbob]

Actually, in the past, game prices dropped precipitously after the first year. That's because they took up precious shelf space in the stores. So discount the old games, make room for new games. Same with last years fashions, automobiles, etc.

With online only games, prices drop amazingly slooooowly. If it costs the distributor almost nothing to keep a game for sale online, and one copy costs the same amount as a hundred thousand copies, there's not much incentive to drop prices. Eventually someone will pay the $69.95 for a 5 year old game. Not many keep prices that high forever of course, the prices will drop soon but still remain in the "too much more me" category very often. But the time it used to take for a game to reach $9.95 in the stores it now feels like it only reaches $39.95, and that's not just due to inflation.

As for sales - three main reasons they exist (and some minor ones too). First to clear the shelves, clearance sales, which is less important now. Second, is to attract people into the stores. Third, to at least try to get some money from something that isn't selling well. Those second and third reasons still matter, even on Steam.

[crowbar]

special edition is 100% the same game it just looks better for 10 dollars it's worth it. Same nostalgia.

[crowbar]

If you can 5 you can afford 10 lol.

[Longhaul]

Originally posted by crowbar:

If you can 5 you can afford 10 lol.

Can probably find that in his couch....