Ah i call ted bullpit!
EG: SC2
~$100 @ EB
~$70 @ Dick Smith
So that's just wrong. EB are deliberately price gouging, and have been doing so for ages. As if Dick Smith were selling it @ a loss. They were still making money on it. So EB were making around 80%
It's also a distributor problem - and it's not a Gaming industry issue. It's an issue across the board for ALL industry really.
Have you seen prices drop for imported cars, AV goods, even food items?
Course not. Everyone business retail/wholesale is gouging everyone as hard as possible. Look @ all the companies around making HUGE profits. Not like they weren't making money before hand, now it's just become excessive.
When the dollar goes back to what it was for many years you watch big business sook/complain/blame - Yet the consumer will NEVER see/seen any relief or cost saving passed onto them.
The Gov't 'watchdog' isn't watching anything, it's too busy sniffing anus of easy prey rather than big business. End of the day, you dont upset that which brings you the most money. So Gov't will do nothing about it at all.
It's a fken disgrace.