News: Supermarkets are the cheapest place to buy games

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News: Supermarkets are the cheapest place to buy games

Added: 18.03.2013 12:01 | 9 views | 0 comments

On average you'll pay two pence less than when shopping online.

News: Supermarkets are the cheapest place to buy games news

Citing Chart-Track data, the average price of video games in 2012 rose 3.2 per cent year-on-year to £26.45. However, shop at a supermarket and you'd pay an average of £25.50, two pence less than the average online price of £25.52. Online prices saw a huge price hike of almost £2 following the closure of the Channel Island Tax loophole.

Meanwhile it's the specialist and indie stores which remain the most expensive, charging an average of £27.82 per game. However, high-street retailers held a 42.5 per cent market share of all software revenue in 2012, followed by supermarkets...