Trivial Pursuit hitting PS3 in March ... for $40

by Andrew Yoon { Jan 12th 2009 at 4:30PM }

It's no surprise we like casual games. It's hard to resist the bite-sized charms of downloadable pick-up-and-play games like PixelJunk Monsters. Sure, these games don't feature the most advanced 3D graphics, but at $10, we're ready to bite.

Trivial Pursuit also sounds like a great PlayStation Network game. The problem is? It's not. EA will be releasing this game on Blu-ray and it'll retail for $40 in March. For some reason, it seems strange to pay more for a digital version of this classic board game. It is, however, cheaper than the alternative -- Buzz! Quiz TV, which retails for $60 (but includes four wireless buzzers).

[Via WorthPlaying]

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

halebound00 @ Jan 12th 2009 4:40PM

Epic.....fail.

hpdedriver @ Jan 12th 2009 4:49PM

$40 for an animated pie game piece jumping around the board? PASS!

Adjsteam @ Jan 12th 2009 4:41PM

and not to forget monopoly!!

vahdyx @ Jan 12th 2009 4:42PM

I'm getting it, I got buzz, and buzz is very fun, my friends and their girlfriends play and we have a great time.

Trivia Pursuit would be another great game for parties.

Kattleox @ Jan 12th 2009 10:43PM

Try playing LittleBigPlanet with your friend and his girlfriends. It will be more fun, I promise.

ryuk @ Jan 12th 2009 4:42PM

nope

John S @ Jan 12th 2009 4:45PM

I'm good with Buzz. I don't need to buy 2 extra controllers for a 4-player game. Wireless buzzers are the best.

Mo @ Jan 12th 2009 4:47PM

buzz lets you make your own quizzes.... does trivial?

William @ Jan 12th 2009 4:48PM

People actually like this game? I've always found it terribly boring. I can't imagine paying anything like $40 per person to be able to play it.

kinadian @ Jan 12th 2009 4:50PM

Buzz is well worth the $60 price tag. Not only does it come with 4 wireless buzzers but the game is really fun. My family and I spent 6 hours playing the game on Saturday.

While I generally love trivia games I will have to wait and see on this one. I have a feeling it would fair much better if is was cheaper and released as a download title on the PSN.

ThermoPants @ Jan 12th 2009 5:06PM

I would like this if it were a downloadable title, and not so expensive. $20 max.

but who knows, maybe Sony will surprise us. Big maybe.

bluefrog @ Jan 12th 2009 11:33PM

Sony doesn't have much say in the price - EA is putting it out.

Smitty @ Jan 12th 2009 5:19PM

Way to go, EA... way to go.

spikeylee @ Jan 12th 2009 5:34PM

i dunno, call me old school, but there's nothing like playing the actual board game version of these games; missing pieces and all.

Tanya @ Jan 12th 2009 5:49PM

I would have picked this up because I love playing the real board game but $40 for a downloaded version? Nuh-uh! Screw you EA and Hasbro!

PrinceAshitaka @ Jan 12th 2009 6:07PM

Firstly, let me just say how I agree with spikeylee.. Actual board games are much better than software ones.

Secondly, the price tag.. spells doom for the game. I foresee a commercial flop xD