[quote name='aporter727']That's a great deal and all, but this kind of thing frustrates me. Why are these games retailing for $60 on consoles, but coming out at $40, and $50 for the PC? Not trying to be whiny, just inquisitive...[/QUOTE]
Couple of reasons.
1) There are licensing fees on the consoles. I don't know the exact amount, but I've heard little to no licensing fees to put your product out for the PC.
2) Piracy. Piracy has been easy to do on the PC for years, harder to do on consoles. More people pirate games for the PC, thus prices go down as PC titles sell less/less demand.
3) It cost more to have a uber PC. You have to upgrade your video card every so many years to make your game look sexy, and then at times you gota get a new motherboard (I get a new PC every 7 or 8 years but I'm sure PC gamers will opt for one even sooner). Your only spending $400 or less on a console but you'll spend much more on a new PC, and I usually spend about $150 or more on the graphics card alone.
Either way everything always runs better on the PC and looks better. There are benefits and I prefer most western RPGs on the PC (Fallout, Oblivion, Mass Effect) for MODs and better performance.