Is $40 too much for a handheld video game?

Everyone will be different.

Personally I cant play hand helds for more then 5 minutes without getting sick of looking at a tiny screen. So I wouldnt pay more then $5 for one.

When Nintendo had the gameboy and gameboy advance players for SNES and Gamecube it added value to their hand held games but even then I wouldnt spend $40 to play them on a game boy itself.
 
Absolutely not, no one is forcing you to buy it. If God Of War is good enough to you to drop $40 then that is your choice, otherwise you can not buy it, or wait for a price drop. There are numerous $60 console games which are complete crap, I'd take an incredible hand held adventure at $40 than a piece of garbage $60 console game.
 
I voted that it depends, but for the most part I don't mind the $40 price, though I think that's as high as it should go. It's $20 cheaper than PS3 games, and while you could argue that maybe they should be half price (so $30), it's not a huge deal to me.

Really though, for handhelds, I think that for the price of the game you should get the added benefit of being allowed a single downloadable version tied to your system. Since the point of a handheld is that it's portable and can go anywhere, you should be able to better carry around your collection, or at least a decent part of it, without having to bring around all the discs/carts.

If I could purchase downloadable versions of games for like half price of the MSRP and they had some way of not screwing you if you get a new system instead of the crap MS has, I'd only buy the downloadable versions.
 
$40 is fine for a game that has a lot of replay value, therefore, many/most RPG's that are good are worth the $40 admission. However, Patapon released at $19.99 and that is a very attractive price. If PSP games were reduced to $29.99 new, i would be much happier.
 
i said it's too much, but only by a little.

i paid full price for new PSP games like God of War and will do so for FFVII:CC, but a $5 break would make feel better. personally, it's the feeling of not having to break more than $40 (including tax) on a handheld game that would do it for me.
 
I hate paying so much for handheld games and it's worse on the PSP because most of the games I bought I didn't enjoy. Patapon is a perfect example of pricing and gameplay though.
 
For me, it depends on the game. Although mostly $30 is the upper most I would pay, $40 for some games is passable in my book. It is hard to fork over more than $30 for a mediocre game with Disgaea being $30 and Patapon released at $20. Both are excellent games worth their asking price. I am going to buy Crisis Core at full price, but I am looking forward to that for awhile.
 
Not really. I feel many PSP games which are console like quality (like Brave Story, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, Crisis Core, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow, etc.) is worth $40 and if they are priced at $30 (like Jeanne D'Arc), it's a steal. I'm more than willing to pay $40 for PSP games (I bought Wild Arms XF today at $40). I rather pay $40 for a console quality game than be cheap on a handheld game that's extremely simple and dated (I'm not against simple and dated games because I enjoy some, but the main reason I love my PSP is for the console like experience, on the go). However, I will not deny $50 being too much (since I feel any game that isn't last gen should be $50 anymore).

I personally get tired of people saying $40 is too much for certain games (like Crisis Core) because I want to pay for quality.

I've probably bought 25-30% of my PSP games at $40 (most I bought at $20-$30).
 
Depends on the game. GOW/FF7:CC I will gladily pay $40 for, but that is also the max I will pay. Say a game like Lumines was $40, would I pay $40 for that? Uhh no.
 
Other than my launch PSP game when I got the system, I've never paid $40.

No wait, I had a BB coupon to get that game.

So I've never paid that much.
$35 and down is the sweetspot.
 
Yes. I only pay $40 for absolutely excellent games (only 2 or 3 games in the past few years) and so far I haven't seen anything that high of quality on a handheld.
 
Is $40 too much for a handheld video game?

Yeah, God of War got me thinking, too. And for that short game, as great as the reviews have been, the answer is "NO."

Put a quality RPG, sports/racing game, retro compilation, or something like a SOCOM or Twisted Metal on there, and I can definitely make a case for paying that much. I see myself getting Crisis Core before a price drop, if not necessarily on Day One.
 
Can't bring myself to shell out more than $30 for a handheld, and that's only for the real heavy hitters. So far, I've yet to pay more than $25 for a DS game.
 
[quote name='Jesus_S_Preston']But 50 is fucking absurd, Dynasty Warriors PSP launch title. [/quote]

THAT is the reason why i didn't buy it til summer 2007. and only paid $15 used.

just gotta say, i'm a huge DW fan and probably have like 30+ Koei hack and slash games (both US and Japanese versions). i give them my money like they own me or something...

but $50 for DW PSP? if it was good, i'll gladly hand over $40...but you must be crazy to think i'd pay $50. that game was pretty a shoddy release. what is this? DW4 downgraded to DW2? that's some bull.
 
I think $30 is pushing it for a handheld game. If I see a $40 PSP or DS game with a 5 hour single player story and no multiplayer, I'd rather shell out another $20 for a console game that supports play on a big screen TV, surround sound, multiplayer, achievements, downloadable content, and awesome graphics.

$40 is lame. Even the incredible MGS games on the PSP aren't $40.
 
I'd pay $40 for a game so long as it had both a good story, and good replay value.

Keep in mind, however, that not all PSP games have the $40 price tag. In fact, you'll find many games for $25-$35 USD.
 
I will pay $40 for select games, like GOW and FF7:CC, but most I will not. Luckily there are lots of Jeanne D'arc/Patapon type games that come out at a budget price.

$30 is the sweet spot for portable games IMO
 
I’m assuming this is directed towards the GoW game. Now that I’ve played it, I don’t know that it was worth $40(even though I paid $35 shipped). GoW2 cost $50 and had 2-3 times more gameplay and had great pre-rendered cut scenes.

I’m not big into playing handhelds, even though I own a PSP and DS. Staring at the small screen bugs my eyes out after an hour or two. Plus, my neck gets sore from looking down at the screen.
 
I am big on handheld games (thats basically all I own) and I really don't want to pay more than 19.99 for any handheld game because they all drop in price eventually and then I feel like a turd when I paid more for a game than I should have. But I am an extreme cheapass.

Wipeout Pulse and Jeanne D Arc both have 29.99 prices at release so yes some PSP games are being released at a good price, there are others too that have this price at release, so not every game is 40$.
 
$30 and below is what I consider a good handheld gaming price.

I remember when 90% of gamboy games from every publisher was $30 or less. those were good times.

at least sony is making most of its 1st party PSP titles $30, other than GoW.
 
It also sucks how price drops for handheld games (on eBay, etc.) are slower or harder to come by for a significant amount. I see console games dropping $10-$30 in the first three months.
 
Yes but the $49.99 many older PSP games released at was worse. I'd like to see handheld games release at $19.99 - $29.99 but I guess it doesn't affect me anyway as I rarely pay more than $10 for any handheld game.
 
I voted yes. thankfully I canceled my pre-order on GOW and decided to rent it... I'm glad I did. very good graphics and enjoyable story but too short...
 
[quote name='Rocko']Yes.

I paid $40 for Pokemon, but that's it.[/quote]

where did you pay $40 for pokemon at?

And no handheld game is worth $40.
 
Pokemon RPG games (not the spinoff games) are the only handheld games worth more than 30$, you can get like 300 hours of play out of them (some people get a lot more) so its well worth the cost to me. All these games that have less than 5 hours of play are NOT worth more than 10$.
 
yes, i only pay $40 for console games. I got COD4 CE for $40, why should i pay $40 for something half as good. Even GOW PSP is $10 too expensive imo.
Remember we are all CAG's here!
 
$30 is win. On rare occasions I'll pay $40, but with so many great $30 and under PSP games coming out, I find it easy to pass on almost all $40 games.
 
The most I ever paid for a handheld game is $30 (and that was for Field Commander).

Yes...I am a true cheap ass.
 
Only psp game I'll pay 50 dollars for is GTA. Just because its so fun and never feels repetitive to play over and over again
 
Depends on the game really. I can see RPG's being $40-but most games should be no higher than $29.99
 
Nah... I bought Brave Story for $40 and boy was that a waste. RPGs would be great on a handheld but the great ones aren't made for handhelds (unless they were remakes). I have Persona 3 and Tales of the Abyss among others sitting on my shelf unplayed and I would play them in a second if they were on my PSP.
 
The reason I definitely feel $40 is not too much is because we paid $30 for some Gameboy games back in 1992 as an example (I paid $30 for Super Mario Land 2, Mega Man II, etc.). When using an inflation calculator, the game now cost $45.14 in 2007. So in reality, I'm buying Crisis Core for a cheaper price than I paid for Super Mario Land 2.
 
I REALLY wanted to click "no", but then again, I paid 40 for Vakyrie Profile and MMPO when they came out, and I'll probably end up shelling out 40 for Wild ARMS XF, so maybe they know what they're doing? I guess I am willing to pay console price when the game feels like a console game (that means LONGER THAN 5 HOURS, God of War!)
 
if 2 20 dollar bills is not enough to pay for a portable game (including tax) i will not buy it. the only exception being crisis core since im a huge ff7 fan.
 
I own both handhelds, and for some PSP games, $40 seems like a solid price. But I have yet to pay that much for a handheld title, only a few DS games have pushed $30 with me.
 
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