People still play that game series?

Try PC gaming. Much cheaper.

"A fool and his money are soon parted"

This is different though. It's a PS3 game. All of the others are estimated for $60. The standard has been $60 for a while now. It's just a bit concerning.

They aren't taking risks, just in case it ends up with an actual $70 price tag.

Well just like with the Wii U titles they were estimated prices, after awhile they were taken back down to the standard $59.99 price tag. I personally wouldn't worry about it right now as there isn't an official release date for this game.

It's just the price of games being adjusted for inflation. Sure, it sucks, but the problem is that wages aren't adjusted for inflation to match. A $50 game in 2000 would cost around $65 in 2012. It's just economics.

Hey your back!

This is probably not based on any kind of reality.

Still, wouldn't surprise me to see higher prices next go-round. Or at least higher prices on select games that might deserve it. Which isn't that insane really, in the SNES days and multiple-CD days we had $70 or even $80 games.

I would have paid $100 for Skyrim but I waited until Max Payne 3 was under $30... different games are worth different prices to different people. It's why the Steam sale model works so well, you get the sales from all of them eventually.

I came, I didn't really like what I saw, and now I'm off again.

...yes.

Not in the 80's. An average SSI computer wargame was $74.99. I wouldn't be surprised if the cost of an average game went up, everything keeps getting more and more expensive.

It did, and I ended up buying a new copy for 10 pounds two months after release. A shame in some respects, because it's a great game, and much superior to the first one.

GameStop Germany is also selling LR at €70, although that's actually not a new phenomenon. The RRP of many major titles is €70 and they drop in price very quickly. A few major publishers tried to establish a standard €70 on this generation of consoles (PS3, 360 etc.) and it just hasn't really taken hold. Games drop to €60 within a week or two and then follow their usual course.

When I see new single-player AAA games that I want to play, I usually just add them to my wishlist with the intention to buy them at least 3-5 years from now when they are on sale. I feel no pressing need to pay full price for games when I could be playing great games that came out in 2008 for a fraction of the price. The great games that come out in 2013 will still be great a few years from now. Plus this way, they've usually stopped releasing DLC/expansions, so I can get those bundled, and it gives them a chance to fix bugs and whatnot.