I think its just an effort to try and sell more copies, and given the circumstances it makes sense for multiple reasons. I mean did NFL 2K5 lower its price to $20 because it was a bad game? No, there were other factors to consider why they did that.

I don’t think anyone expects it to be a “great” game. A fun game probably. Which makes it a lot easier for someone to bite the bullet on a $40 purchase of a game that is just expected to be “fun” and not the deep enriching experience that they may expect out of a $60 game.[/quote]

The big difference in your comparison is that this game really has no competition since it will be the only football game released in the winter/spring timeframe.

EA has never been one to leave money on the table so it sounds like a case of trying to capture the largest userbase it can on a game that will be released right around the time the NFL season is ending. I also doubt anyone is expecting it to be very deep or for that matter a ton of modes. To me the $39.99 pricetag is a good fit for what I have seen. This is the pricetag APF2K8 should have launched with.

I think its just an effort to try and sell more copies, and given the circumstances it makes sense for multiple reasons. I mean did NFL 2K5 lower its price to $20 because it was a bad game? No, there were other factors to consider why they did that.

I don’t think anyone expects it to be a “great” game. A fun game probably. Which makes it a lot easier for someone to bite the bullet on a $40 purchase of a game that is just expected to be “fun” and not the deep enriching experience that they may expect out of a $60 game.[/quote]

True very true..

I think its just an effort to try and sell more copies, and given the circumstances it makes sense for multiple reasons. I mean did NFL 2K5 lower its price to $20 because it was a bad game? No, there were other factors to consider why they did that.

I don’t think anyone expects it to be a “great” game. A fun game probably. Which makes it a lot easier for someone to bite the bullet on a $40 purchase of a game that is just expected to be “fun” and not the deep enriching experience that they may expect out of a $60 game.

its not gonna be a great game thats why they keep bumping down the price.

As long as they avoid EA’s example of quality control, I’m all for it.

Seriously though, from what I’ve read of this title it sounds pretty shallow, with very little replay value. It would take a good deal of features to bump this title anywhere near a “must-buy” for me.