Comments on: Why Gears Of War Costs $60 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/ I bake games. Indie style. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: » Forbes Does Generalized Inaccurate Article With Provocative Title, No One Is Surprised »  InsideMicrosoft - part of the Blog News Channel http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/comment-page-1/#comment-72633 » Forbes Does Generalized Inaccurate Article With Provocative Title, No One Is Surprised »  InsideMicrosoft - part of the Blog News Channel Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:08:18 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/#comment-72633 [...] over-exhuberant headline writers. Yuck. Why do these guys get paid for churning out this crap? (via GameProducer > [...] [...] over-exhuberant headline writers. Yuck. Why do these guys get paid for churning out this crap? (via GameProducer > [...]

]]> By: Lachlan Littlemore http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/comment-page-1/#comment-70522 Lachlan Littlemore Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:11:12 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/#comment-70522 Console owner's fees are the only way that the Microsofts, Sonys or Nintendos of this world make any money from their machines. Typically they sell their consoles at close-to or below cost. From what I understand, this is a side-effect of the console-wars. Console owner’s fees are the only way that the Microsofts, Sonys or Nintendos of this world make any money from their machines. Typically they sell their consoles at close-to or below cost. From what I understand, this is a side-effect of the console-wars.

]]> By: GBGames http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/comment-page-1/#comment-70400 GBGames Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:29:36 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/#comment-70400 "Console owner fee" sounded nefarious at first, but from what I understood, it is the license fee that needs to be paid to release a game on a console. I'm surprised the cost is that high, though. “Console owner fee” sounded nefarious at first, but from what I understood, it is the license fee that needs to be paid to release a game on a console. I’m surprised the cost is that high, though.

]]> By: Sijmen Mulder http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/comment-page-1/#comment-70356 Sijmen Mulder Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:32:12 +0000 http://www.gameproducer.net/2007/03/24/why-gears-of-war-costs-60/#comment-70356 Gears of Wars costs € 65 here, of which 19% is VAT. That's € 52,65 without VAT, making roughly $ 87 US: $ 60, Europe $ 87. Gears of Wars costs € 65 here, of which 19% is VAT. That’s € 52,65 without VAT, making roughly $ 87

US: $ 60, Europe $ 87.

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