A detonation in the fictional Empire City of newly-released inFamous jacked gas prices, as seen in this shot we took. Yesterday in Brooklyn, 87 octane was $US2.55. In Liberty City, last year, it was $US3.59.
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kNZA
May 27, 2009 at 12:45 PM
@Koztah:
You are soooo correct!
I can't believe how many people don't even know that oil extraction has stopped growing.
Demand has slowed for the recession so prices have come down but production can no longer rise.
Most of the large oil fields are nearing EoL and most new discoveries are small.
Oil is fading and we are not ready.
Not even close!
kNZA
BlingOnMyWrist
May 27, 2009 at 12:14 PM
And this must be why Cole is so amazing and used to jumping around buildings.
WPack911
May 27, 2009 at 11:04 AM
God that would suck.
trogam
May 27, 2009 at 9:26 AM
@Koztah: Just blow up the gas stations...that the easiest way to deal with the issue...but then your friend calls you and bitches at you :-p
trogam
Tracid
May 27, 2009 at 9:13 AM
@Dennen:
Then drive down electric ave.....
FireSketch
May 27, 2009 at 8:50 AM
@Dennen: Very well done, indeed.
FireSketch
crabperson
May 27, 2009 at 8:11 AM
@Dennen: Kudos good man, Kudos.
crabperson
DlllusionX: Luvs Prototype!
May 27, 2009 at 8:05 AM
@rapiiid: You get the -1. tehblondie's comment was pretty funny.
Think about it.
Kristopher.W
May 27, 2009 at 7:35 AM
@sedimin:
serious? ouch.
ah well. that nice little break when it was just below 80 cents was nice. i knew it was never going to last.
Dragon_Warrior
May 27, 2009 at 7:00 AM
@Thassodar: Reminds me of a Fark.com headline.
Dragon_Warrior
arinthel
May 27, 2009 at 6:57 AM
@VirgoKnight:
That IS the future of gas prices.
Look up something called "cap and trade"
arinthel
rapiiid
May 27, 2009 at 6:55 AM
@tehblondie: huh?
-1
lil-hand
May 27, 2009 at 6:53 AM
@Yertle8: True, but our limited production of crude oil does help. I live in Texas and I know our prices are slightly cheaper here than other states thanks to our coastal oil. You do have a good point though, however I don't agree that it should be done that way but that's another arguement all together. Personally I'd rather see my tax dollars go to getting us off crude oil, unfortunately our previous administration depending too heavily on oil companies to worry about such a thing.
lil-hand
sedimin
May 27, 2009 at 6:52 AM
@Kristopher.W: Or over a buck further north.
sedimin
UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at
May 27, 2009 at 6:50 AM
@Dennen: That was funny. Good laugh +1
MaxDragon7
May 27, 2009 at 6:48 AM
@Spiderbait: The more 'evil', the merrier! :D
Kiri Komori
May 27, 2009 at 6:48 AM
@Dennen: well played
Kiri Komori
Spiderbait
May 27, 2009 at 6:46 AM
@SketchyIndividual: Technically you'd still be the good guy since you would be promoting alternative fuel with your electric powers and you'd be eliminating their dependence on fossil fuels by destroying all their cars.
*Sigh* It's so difficult being evil.
Spiderbait
CaptainAtman
May 27, 2009 at 6:31 AM
Yikes, good thing the main character can jump around like he does.
CaptainAtman
duffdog7576
May 27, 2009 at 6:11 AM
@grantanamo: this all is extremly funny...... why are all of you guys wasting your time agrueing... all i know is the west has higher gas prices because it needs to be shipped to the gulf. gas prices fluxeate because we really dont know how much is left. there are estimates but they can be wrong. Now I THINK (could be wrong) that other countries at time can be greedy at time, or they could just be cautious. No one is aloud to blame anyone but nature, if oil were produced faster we wouldnt have any issues i bet. and that my 2 cents.
duffdog7576
HALO-32
May 27, 2009 at 6:08 AM
It would be awesome if gas prices changed depending on your actions.
inFAMOUS-Gas goes up
FAMOUS-Gas goes down
Simple!
HALO-32
fastpotato
May 27, 2009 at 6:06 AM
@ShadowXion: You are WRONG WRONG WRONG!
We, in the UK already pay a seperate road tax for road repairs and a seperate tax for social health care called national insurance, which comes out of your wages wether you use the health care or not! So stop spreading lies! Educate yourself before you start posting on matters you know nothing about.
grantanamo is correct, as far as gas prices are concerned, Americans are EXTREMELY lucky.
Hey_Blinkon
May 27, 2009 at 6:03 AM
@NeVeRMoRe666: Not me. I work hard, and an not irresponsible with my money. Don't buy shit I can't afford, live in a tiny apartment. I don't want to pay for the idiot that that lives beyong his/her means.
Hey_Blinkon
Hey_Blinkon
May 27, 2009 at 6:01 AM
@grantanamo: Most of the producing countries don't have adequate refining ability (at least until recently). Thus, they have a crude, but effectively have to outsource refining. That is why gas in Iran is expensive, and, as a result, is governmentally subsidized.
Hey_Blinkon
Hey_Blinkon
May 27, 2009 at 5:59 AM
@Burlsan: Huge fluctuations in gas prices between countries are largely dictated by the taxes. The reason they are low in those other countries (Mexico, Iran, etc) is because there is a huge government subsidy going on.
Hey_Blinkon
NekuSakuraba
May 27, 2009 at 5:56 AM
OH SHI-- We're all gonna die D: ....or have to start riding bikes.
NekuSakuraba
TheAlp
May 27, 2009 at 5:55 AM
but does it change if you are hero,
and if not how can so many people locked in a city earn money to drive cars...
grantanamo
May 27, 2009 at 5:55 AM
@ShadowXion: I hate it when people say give the "don't like it then leave its worse in other countries" argument as well (though I understand how my original comment was interpreted that way). I generally stand along the line of, "America is great, really great in comparison to a lot of the world. You should genuinely feel fortunate for being an American. Could the USA be improved? Hell yes! That should be everyone's goal, to make their country, and the world a better place. But we can recognize our country's faults without losing our sense of gratitude for what we have."
grantanamo
NeVeRMoRe666
May 27, 2009 at 5:46 AM
@grantanamo: COMMIE!!!! GET EM' :D
So, in other news, who thinks socialism kicks ass?
ShadowXion
May 27, 2009 at 5:43 AM
@grantanamo:
Ah, yes this point (or the same point stated differently) I do agree with. We are very fortunate to be paying less for gas and our factors involved in why its so low compared to other nations. But any large increase let alone $8.50+ would cripple our economy over night as we are so dependent on oil. A national heath care backed by higher taxes on gas, or taxes in general, would at least give more reason to the rise in gas prices. Also, I hate it when people use use the "don't like it then leave its worse in other countries" argument, as it ignores the different reasons (economy, taxes, producer/importer, politics, giant monster attacks) in a countries price in oil. Seems like that wasn't your original intent. ;)
Omnimon
May 27, 2009 at 5:43 AM
@Poul Wrist: Back to your island, with the 'shhhh' and the 'hush'. :p
seamroy
May 27, 2009 at 5:42 AM
@Dennen: I pee'd a little bit. Totally owe me pants.
PS. I was going to pee them anyway, this is a remotely reasonable excuse however.
Revenge_of_Nekojin
May 27, 2009 at 5:41 AM
I'd say the prices are jacked because the city is in quarantine.
Koztah
May 27, 2009 at 5:40 AM
@VirgoKnight:
There is no future in gas. Fossil fuels need to be replaced, like twenty years ago.
Koztah
Koztah
May 27, 2009 at 5:38 AM
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.:
Indeed, the gas prices are nothing when you consider the elevated risk of having both you and your car blown up in all too frequent crossfires.
Koztah
loeffe
May 27, 2009 at 5:31 AM
@jargy1: A gallon of gas is about 7 bucks here in Denmark where I live.
I'd gladly pay 1,5 more if I could tear around on power cables in Empire City ;-)
cfive3
May 27, 2009 at 5:27 AM
Seems accurate.
cfive3
Voltar
May 27, 2009 at 5:24 AM
I'm surprised it's not more expensive in the game. Unless currency in the quarantined city has deflated a bunch.
Voltar
Aaron Monroy
May 27, 2009 at 5:21 AM
@Southrncomfortjm:
long before it disappears the free market would encourage the auto industry to move away from it, with or without government mandate. because someone like you or me will go "hmm gas gets rarer and rarer might as well go with something that uses an easier to find resource (or look at the price of fuels, rare gas will go up in price supply and demand)."
or... we are already capable of synthesizing gas! with more time it will become more efficient, unless we find something easier to use as fuel.
Aaron Monroy
Hiroken
May 27, 2009 at 5:18 AM
@grantanamo:
Thanks for pointing this out.
Mlata
May 27, 2009 at 5:12 AM
@undefined: High gas prices? WONDERFULL! Best think that happend to all of us in a long time! It's time clean energy gets a boost!
Mlata
Southrncomfortjm
May 27, 2009 at 5:10 AM
@snuter: Word.
Southrncomfortjm
May 27, 2009 at 5:09 AM
@Valnen: Wonder what everyone will do once all of the gas disappears. You know there's a limited supply right? We'll all be taking public transportation, walking or biking soon enough. That is, unless law makers, car manufacturers and energy companies get off their collective asses and find us alternative fuels that, you know, aren't in limited supply.
grantanamo
May 27, 2009 at 5:07 AM
@Valnen: Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd wow. Just wow.
grantanamo
grantanamo
May 27, 2009 at 5:06 AM
@everyone: I think, after reading everyone's posts, that my original point was misunderstood. Devoid of the reasoning, gas in America is relatively inexpensive. Therefore, the cost of gas could be significantly higher (if for instance we instituted socialized health care, as shadowXion stated). I hate it when people generically whine about high gas prices because it is generally an empty complaint based around how cheap gas used to be. But, considering Americans pay significantly lower taxes (in general, most 1st world countries are far more socialized then the US... oooooo scary, "socialism!") and considering we pay significantly lower gas-specific taxes, we are very fortunate that we pay so little for gas. And to stop anyone from starting another argument, this is not a thread supporting or opposing socialism.
grantanamo
Acebuckeye13
May 27, 2009 at 5:04 AM
This is completely wrong. Everyone knows that premium is always 10 cents more expensive then regular, regardless of price.
Acebuckeye13
ryandesu
May 27, 2009 at 5:04 AM
@PositivelyGreg:
This one's the best one. That'll do pig, that'll do.
Valnen
May 27, 2009 at 5:01 AM
@grantanamo: I don't care. It's still too expensive. And it's retarded in those other countries. Anyone who isn't rich would be forced to take public transportation or walk. No thanks. I'd rather not live in such a terribad country.
GameBuddy
May 27, 2009 at 5:00 AM
@VirgoKnight: I love that the gas price for Unleaded was only $1.35 in Terminator Salvation. Sure, the machines have enslaved us all, but the gas is cheap!
CockroachMan
May 27, 2009 at 4:57 AM
We should tell the people from Liberty City about it!
hot_heart
May 27, 2009 at 4:53 AM
The price of ga-as keeps on rising, nothing comes for free
Pizookie
May 27, 2009 at 4:53 AM
The future is bleak.
Pizookie
PositivelyGreg
May 27, 2009 at 4:52 AM
@excel_excel: Just assault?
Not.... battery?
grantanamo
May 27, 2009 at 4:52 AM
@Poul Wrist: LOL thanks, I try my best to be, *gulp*, globally informed.
@Burlsan: You are completely right about why the US has lower gas prices, no argument there. But the reason the other countries you listed have cheap gas prices is because they produce the crude oil (I know this is a gross oversimplification due to the cost of refining crude oil, and considering we pay significantly for oil refining as a sort of kick back to those said countries, yada yada economics is a vicious circle.) I'll settle for a compromise that I misunderstood your original point.
grantanamo
ShadowXion
May 27, 2009 at 4:49 AM
@Lozmaster:
Try using Google before you attempt, and fail, at being snarky.
"A fuel tax (also known as a petrol tax, gasoline tax, gas tax or fuel duty) is a sales tax imposed on the sale of fuel. In most countries, the fuel tax imposed on fuels which are intended for transportation. Fuels used to power agricultural vehicles, and/or home heating oil which is similar to diesel are taxed at a different, usually lower, rate.
In the United States, the fuel tax receipts are often dedicated or hypothecated to transportation projects so that the fuel tax is considered by many a user fee. In other countries, the fuel tax is a source of general revenue."
In America fuel tax varies by state and cold be anywhere between 30~50 cents per gallon. On average, 60% of what Europeans pay at the pump goes to their governments in taxes. In Britain the government takes about 75% and raises taxes by 5 percent above inflation every year. The percentage might have changed in the past year due to increasing protest, but how the taxes get used has mostly stayed the same.
I'm assuming that the prices are high in Empire City because they've been quarantined and cut off from further gas shipments
Ghostwise
May 27, 2009 at 4:47 AM
Just saying man! Diesel is always 10-20 cents cheaper here in montana.
Ghostwise
Burlsan
May 27, 2009 at 4:43 AM
@grantanamo: Our gas prices aren't relative to our production (or lack thereof) of crude oil, but our purchasing power and our refining. We refine the majority of oil we purchase, cutting our costs drastically. Gasoline prices are artificially inflated by futures and oil conglomerates. It could and should be much cheaper.
Bichatse
May 27, 2009 at 4:36 AM
@carrliadiere: On a related note - I was confused at the mention of "87 Octane", thinking to myself "but the stuff I buy in the UK is 95 RON, is American petrol really that shit?". So I went and read up about it on Wikipedia-that-always-lies - apparently US petrol octane is stated as a mean of the RON and the MON, which makes it 4-5 points lower.
So it's not so bad as I first thought, but US 87 Octane is still only 92-93RON. So we may be paying more over here but at least we're getting higher-octane petrol for it. ;-)
(I'm also curious how this affects engines - both the vehicles I own say in the manual to use minimum 95RON fuel to avoid engine damage...)
Bichatse
Yertle8
May 27, 2009 at 4:31 AM
@lil-hand: Our gas prices are cheaper because they are subsidized. By our taxes. That simple.
Yertle8
m9105826
May 27, 2009 at 4:31 AM
@Brain.wav: Wow... really? Nobody else caught this one? Congrats, sir. Anyway, I'm really amped up for this game.
Poul Wrist
May 27, 2009 at 4:30 AM
href="#c13080279">grantanamo: Wow, a thinking american online? And already in a flamewar with his own countrymen for doing so! Exciting times!
Poul Wrist
LordChris915
May 27, 2009 at 4:29 AM
@VirgoKnight: Its already a reality in the UK!
¬.¬
High Speed Indeed
May 27, 2009 at 4:28 AM
@716: Easy now... Don't get all amped up.
randomspirits
May 27, 2009 at 4:25 AM
@Dennen: Nice
randomspirits
Kristopher.W
May 27, 2009 at 4:24 AM
hm...try living in canada, or in a logical example, toronto, where gas IS 97 a litre.
lil-hand
May 27, 2009 at 4:23 AM
@grantanamo: While we don't produce a large portion of crude oil here, we do still produce at least some which is why our gas is cheaper.
lil-hand
sascha23
May 27, 2009 at 4:23 AM
I will probably play as a goody two-shoed hero the first time around, but I'm making Cole into a real devil the second time.
Can't wait to pick it up later today.
sascha23
bakagaijin
May 27, 2009 at 4:21 AM
@Ghostwise: In Massachusetts Diesel fuel is considerably more expensive than regular fuel, regardless of octane.
liquidxtension
May 27, 2009 at 4:21 AM
Well what do you expect when Cole is blowing up all the gas stations? Supply is low, demand is high=price spike. =P
716
May 27, 2009 at 4:20 AM
@Thassodar: That was very ICEly done! Wait--
716
Moonshadow101
May 27, 2009 at 4:19 AM
@Ghostwise: What planet do you live on? I've never even seen it match premium, let alone go below it.
Moonshadow101
excel_excel
May 27, 2009 at 4:19 AM
@doubtful: I'm charging you with pun assualt.
doubtful
May 27, 2009 at 4:18 AM
@Thassodar:
Watt are you talking about? Seriously, let's try to resist commenting for the sake of getting a charge out of people who are just trying to keep up with the current gaming news.
Frankly, I'm shocked you would conduct yourself in this manner. I mean really, what do you have to gain? Now I'm all fried. I'd sure like to cool down with a Volt or an Amp.
Tony Crespo
May 27, 2009 at 4:15 AM
@Ghostwise:
thats not always true. some times it is a bit more, or even with the current unleaded price.
Tony Crespo
Edo411
May 27, 2009 at 4:13 AM
Wow, thats expenisve...but maybe you should see the price of fuel in the UK now THATS expensive and real as well.
On a side note, i just finished this pack of Sensations Poppadoms, quite nice they were too and my mum came up found out that i ate them all called me a bastard then slapped me on the head and stormed off...i laughed. (I would have felt bad if she hadn't hit me)
grantanamo
May 27, 2009 at 4:12 AM
@Lozmaster: Thanks Loz, at least you have a brain.
@Burlsan: Did you really just quote gas prices of countries THAT PRODUCE ALL OF THE CRUDE OIL THE WORLD BUYS? You blow me away, because after that ridiculous comparison you use a very reasonable comparison like England, proving my point.
The fact is, for any 1st world country that does not produce a large portion of the worlds crude oil supply we have insanely low gas prices. ESPECIALLY relative to our economy and dollar strength.
grantanamo
BlueGeek
May 27, 2009 at 4:10 AM
well, on the bright side the 70 cents a gallon I have to pay to get premium no longer seems so bad.
Burlsan
May 27, 2009 at 4:08 AM
@[money.cnn.com]
Len Bias Cocaine Surplus
May 27, 2009 at 4:08 AM
These microtransactions are just getting ridiculous.
dreamfall
May 27, 2009 at 4:08 AM
can't waiiiit to pick this up... those gas prices are really creeping up!
dreamfall
peacefuloutrage
May 27, 2009 at 4:07 AM
The REALLY funny thing is that even in the game, you still pay 9/10ths of a cent per gallon.
Lozmaster
May 27, 2009 at 4:07 AM
@ShadowXion:
You so funny, and so very wrong, infact, may I suggest that you "Educate yourself before you think you're high and mighty."
Lozmaster
Ghostwise
May 27, 2009 at 4:06 AM
AT least in my neck of the woods it is hehe.
Ghostwise
ShadowXion
May 27, 2009 at 4:05 AM
@grantanamo:
And I hate people that don't realize why gas prices are higher in other countries. Their economy's are different and they have MUCH higher taxes on their gas that go to pay for things such as road repair and health care. Educate yourself before you think you're high and mighty.
Ghostwise
May 27, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Diesel Fuel is always cheaper. InFamous fails at gas prices!
Ghostwise
Jolan
May 27, 2009 at 4:02 AM
@frank0127: that really burns
oh shi-
superberg
May 27, 2009 at 4:01 AM
Must secretly take place here in Chicago.
frank0127
May 27, 2009 at 4:01 AM
@Thassodar: what a revolting series of puns, sir.
frank0127
Rory Michael O'Sullivan
May 27, 2009 at 4:00 AM
@BarbeQueQ: I agree. Everything is too overpriced. I don't care if they import the gas at $10 and make all their money off people buying those little tree shaped air fresheners when they gas up I want a cut.
I mean I can fill my car with vegetable oil or water for less so gas should be the same price.
[oh here I go, starting another war about how all liquids are identical despite slightly different features...]
Rory Michael O'Sullivan
Vecha
May 27, 2009 at 3:59 AM
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
For diesel that is.
;)
bkchurch
May 27, 2009 at 3:59 AM
Well if that's the price of gas in inFamous then Diesel is actually priced better in comparison than it is in the real world.
bkchurch
Alex_Mexico
May 27, 2009 at 3:58 AM
Just remove gas-backwards compatibility and give us a price cut!
KillerBee
May 27, 2009 at 3:58 AM
@NES8bt: booooooooooo :P
lvl54spacemonkey
May 27, 2009 at 3:57 AM
Oh man. Scary thought just popped into my head. How long until we actually have to pay for the gas our cars use in games with real monies?
lvl54spacemonkey
Dangeresque Wants to Take You Fo
May 27, 2009 at 3:57 AM
@Dennen: +1
Rory Michael O'Sullivan
May 27, 2009 at 3:57 AM
@Dennen: And me I must admit
Rory Michael O'Sullivan
HokiPoki
May 27, 2009 at 3:57 AM
@Thassodar: i see what you did there, and I raise you two puns with 'electrical' in it.
NES8bt
May 27, 2009 at 3:56 AM
SHOCKING!
sorry... literally irresistable
goldarsun
May 27, 2009 at 3:56 AM
As if I needed another reason to blow up gas stations.
mitch_93
May 27, 2009 at 3:54 AM
Oh lookie infamous gas prices!
mitch_93
AuthenticM
May 27, 2009 at 3:53 AM
per litre?!
AuthenticM
Ackers
May 27, 2009 at 3:53 AM
electric cars ftw
SketchyIndividual
May 27, 2009 at 3:53 AM
Y'know, I'd probably try to be the good guy in the game until I walk past that sign.
All that'd be going on in my head would be "Well sonuvvabitch..." and I start rampaging on the city.
Brain.wav
May 27, 2009 at 3:52 AM
@SketchyIndividual: Calm down now. Let out a calming "ohm" and chill.
carrliadiere
May 27, 2009 at 3:52 AM
I'll resist the urge to do the old 'petrol in the UK is twice as expensive and it's annoying' thing. Oh, I just did it.
Dennen
May 27, 2009 at 3:52 AM
@Ashkihyena:
Well if the hero had to actually drive....
Wouldn't he drive....
An electric car? Hua.. Hah! HAAA! Oh, I amuse myself.
Dennen
PissedPS3Fan
May 27, 2009 at 3:52 AM
That's if there's even any gas left. The whole city has been walled off, with noone going in or out. I'm sure the gas stations would run out sooner or later.
PissedPS3Fan
FatalChaos
May 27, 2009 at 3:52 AM
Is that why there's so many parked cars everywhere and when you do see someone driving it's very slow.
jargy1
May 27, 2009 at 3:51 AM
And that's still cheaper than most European nations pay...
jargy1
mrgregs
May 27, 2009 at 3:51 AM
I like how he is aiming antihero lightning at it. As if to say , son of a ...
mrgregs
Ashkihyena
May 27, 2009 at 3:51 AM
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Yeah, there's that as well, but its even worse if you're driving. You're susceptible to gangs, mutants and high gas prices.
BarbeQueQ
May 27, 2009 at 3:50 AM
Sony product, obviously. I demand a price cut!
BarbeQueQ
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Sc
May 27, 2009 at 3:49 AM
@Ashkihyena: I'd hate to be almost any character in this game. The freaking place is brutal.
SketchyIndividual
May 27, 2009 at 3:48 AM
@Thassodar: Shame on you!
I_Hate_This_Place
May 27, 2009 at 3:48 AM
Hmm, looks like the EPA got their wish to add all the special "earth saving" additives. Yet, it's still a wasteland-like place? Whaaaaaa?
AdeptVoice
May 27, 2009 at 3:47 AM
So that's why normal people are walking around with crazy mutants and gang members everywhere - it's simply too expensive to drive anywhere.
AdeptVoice
Thassodar
May 27, 2009 at 3:47 AM
Wow those prices are shockingly high. I'd hate to be the person struck in their pocket book by those prices. I can imagine that it would be electrifying to see all that money come out of your account.
Electricity
Dante_Ravenkin
May 27, 2009 at 3:47 AM
@d4rlp3nc1l: But people play games to get AWAY from reality :P
snuter
May 27, 2009 at 3:46 AM
If I had to pay that for gas, I'd ride electric power lines for free as well. Makes 100% logical sense...
snuter
grantanamo
May 27, 2009 at 3:46 AM
@VirgoKnight: Leave the US, gas costs that much everywhere else. I hate people that complain about gas prices. We are fortunate as hell.
grantanamo
tehblondie
May 27, 2009 at 3:46 AM
well it is a sony exclusive....yknow....price drop.....
tehblondie
Sheen_Latrine
May 27, 2009 at 3:45 AM
Suddenly the $500 gas card dealers are offering around here seem that much less of an incentive to buy a new car.
Ashkihyena
May 27, 2009 at 3:45 AM
@d4rlp3nc1l: If it required money, you'd be out of it quickly after having to gas up your vehicle.
VirgoKnight
May 27, 2009 at 3:44 AM
Is this the future of gas prices? Lets hope not because that would be bullshit!
d4rlp3nc1l
May 27, 2009 at 3:44 AM
@Ashkihyena: it would be totally funny, if you had to pay for gas to drive around in the game. ha ha. idk why i even said that.
Ashkihyena
May 27, 2009 at 3:43 AM
Fffff....I'd hate to be a character driving in that game.
tingyu
May 27, 2009 at 8:41 PM
People just get real, when the economic bounce back, gas prize is the first thing to shoot up.
tingyu
Xer0Ph0kus
May 27, 2009 at 4:39 PM
@Bichatse: Most gas stations offer 3 selections in the US. 87/89 is the lowest depending on the state you are in. This is used by the general consumer for the average car. A 85 ford f-150 doesn't need 95RON by any means, it just makes it pollute more.
91 Octane is usually mid-grade, IDK who buys that but its there.
and 93 octane is the high grade stuff. My car requires at least 91 octane or I risk engine knocking as it tries to compensate. So your 95 RON minimum is about the same as a US 91 octane minimum.
paulrenzo
May 27, 2009 at 4:11 PM
@Ashkihyena:
Don't worry. Cars in videogames USUALLY don't run out of fuel.
paulrenzo
Ivan Cortes
May 27, 2009 at 3:53 PM
Chump change....
Ivan Cortes
LordMaim
May 28, 2009 at 2:57 AM
@d4rlp3nc1l: I'd be more concerned with continually having your battery die for no apparent reason.
...that and having your car blown up by the electric madman running around the streets.
Hey_Blinkon
May 28, 2009 at 5:26 AM
@tehblondie: Haha. Good one.
Hey_Blinkon
Farva
May 27, 2009 at 6:22 AM
@Ashkihyena: And yet, it seems everyone in the game owns a car waiting to be destroyed. Which, in a way, will be a good thing.
Farva
casmith07
June 01, 2009 at 12:14 PM
must be George W. Bush III as President XD
casmith07
dmc666
June 01, 2009 at 12:04 PM
i know this is particularly random for this article, but im having a problem with the game. when im in the game controlling cole, you can faintly see the menu. its a faded version of the menu but i can make out all of the different options. i got the game opening day and have not noticed it until now. its kind of annoying, so any info would be greatly appreciated. if your confused, WHILE IM PLAYING THE GAME CLIMBING A FREAKIN BUILDING, I CAN SEE POWERS ON THE SIDE OF THE CEILING WHILE STILL CLIMBING UP THE FREAKIN BUILDING. (i would have swore more, but do to the fairly recent ban at ign.....)
A detonation in the fictional Empire City of newly-released inFamous jacked gas prices, as seen in this shot we took. Yesterday in Brooklyn, 87 octane was $US2.55. In Liberty City, last year, it was $US3.59.
Comments (AU Comments | US Comments)
@Koztah:
You are soooo correct!
I can't believe how many people don't even know that oil extraction has stopped growing.
Demand has slowed for the recession so prices have come down but production can no longer rise.
Most of the large oil fields are nearing EoL and most new discoveries are small.
Oil is fading and we are not ready.
Not even close!
kNZA
And this must be why Cole is so amazing and used to jumping around buildings.
God that would suck.
@Koztah: Just blow up the gas stations...that the easiest way to deal with the issue...but then your friend calls you and bitches at you :-p
trogam
@Dennen:
Then drive down electric ave.....
@Dennen: Very well done, indeed.
FireSketch
@Dennen: Kudos good man, Kudos.
crabperson
@rapiiid: You get the -1. tehblondie's comment was pretty funny.
Think about it.
@sedimin:
serious? ouch.
ah well. that nice little break when it was just below 80 cents was nice. i knew it was never going to last.
@Thassodar: Reminds me of a Fark.com headline.
Dragon_Warrior
@VirgoKnight:
That IS the future of gas prices.
Look up something called "cap and trade"
arinthel
@tehblondie: huh?
-1
@Yertle8: True, but our limited production of crude oil does help. I live in Texas and I know our prices are slightly cheaper here than other states thanks to our coastal oil. You do have a good point though, however I don't agree that it should be done that way but that's another arguement all together. Personally I'd rather see my tax dollars go to getting us off crude oil, unfortunately our previous administration depending too heavily on oil companies to worry about such a thing.
lil-hand
@Kristopher.W: Or over a buck further north.
sedimin
@Dennen: That was funny. Good laugh +1
@Spiderbait: The more 'evil', the merrier! :D
@Dennen: well played
Kiri Komori
@SketchyIndividual: Technically you'd still be the good guy since you would be promoting alternative fuel with your electric powers and you'd be eliminating their dependence on fossil fuels by destroying all their cars.
*Sigh* It's so difficult being evil.
Spiderbait
Yikes, good thing the main character can jump around like he does.
CaptainAtman
@grantanamo: this all is extremly funny...... why are all of you guys wasting your time agrueing... all i know is the west has higher gas prices because it needs to be shipped to the gulf. gas prices fluxeate because we really dont know how much is left. there are estimates but they can be wrong. Now I THINK (could be wrong) that other countries at time can be greedy at time, or they could just be cautious. No one is aloud to blame anyone but nature, if oil were produced faster we wouldnt have any issues i bet. and that my 2 cents.
duffdog7576
It would be awesome if gas prices changed depending on your actions.
inFAMOUS-Gas goes up
FAMOUS-Gas goes down
Simple!
HALO-32
@ShadowXion: You are WRONG WRONG WRONG!
We, in the UK already pay a seperate road tax for road repairs and a seperate tax for social health care called national insurance, which comes out of your wages wether you use the health care or not! So stop spreading lies! Educate yourself before you start posting on matters you know nothing about.
grantanamo is correct, as far as gas prices are concerned, Americans are EXTREMELY lucky.
@NeVeRMoRe666: Not me. I work hard, and an not irresponsible with my money. Don't buy shit I can't afford, live in a tiny apartment. I don't want to pay for the idiot that that lives beyong his/her means.
Hey_Blinkon
@grantanamo: Most of the producing countries don't have adequate refining ability (at least until recently). Thus, they have a crude, but effectively have to outsource refining. That is why gas in Iran is expensive, and, as a result, is governmentally subsidized.
Hey_Blinkon
@Burlsan: Huge fluctuations in gas prices between countries are largely dictated by the taxes. The reason they are low in those other countries (Mexico, Iran, etc) is because there is a huge government subsidy going on.
Hey_Blinkon
OH SHI-- We're all gonna die D: ....or have to start riding bikes.
NekuSakuraba
but does it change if you are hero,
and if not how can so many people locked in a city earn money to drive cars...
@ShadowXion: I hate it when people say give the "don't like it then leave its worse in other countries" argument as well (though I understand how my original comment was interpreted that way). I generally stand along the line of, "America is great, really great in comparison to a lot of the world. You should genuinely feel fortunate for being an American. Could the USA be improved? Hell yes! That should be everyone's goal, to make their country, and the world a better place. But we can recognize our country's faults without losing our sense of gratitude for what we have."
grantanamo
@grantanamo: COMMIE!!!! GET EM' :D
So, in other news, who thinks socialism kicks ass?
@grantanamo:
Ah, yes this point (or the same point stated differently) I do agree with. We are very fortunate to be paying less for gas and our factors involved in why its so low compared to other nations. But any large increase let alone $8.50+ would cripple our economy over night as we are so dependent on oil. A national heath care backed by higher taxes on gas, or taxes in general, would at least give more reason to the rise in gas prices. Also, I hate it when people use use the "don't like it then leave its worse in other countries" argument, as it ignores the different reasons (economy, taxes, producer/importer, politics, giant monster attacks) in a countries price in oil. Seems like that wasn't your original intent. ;)
@Poul Wrist: Back to your island, with the 'shhhh' and the 'hush'. :p
@Dennen: I pee'd a little bit. Totally owe me pants.
PS. I was going to pee them anyway, this is a remotely reasonable excuse however.
I'd say the prices are jacked because the city is in quarantine.
@VirgoKnight:
There is no future in gas. Fossil fuels need to be replaced, like twenty years ago.
Koztah
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.:
Indeed, the gas prices are nothing when you consider the elevated risk of having both you and your car blown up in all too frequent crossfires.
Koztah
@jargy1: A gallon of gas is about 7 bucks here in Denmark where I live.
I'd gladly pay 1,5 more if I could tear around on power cables in Empire City ;-)
Seems accurate.
cfive3
I'm surprised it's not more expensive in the game. Unless currency in the quarantined city has deflated a bunch.
Voltar
@Southrncomfortjm:
long before it disappears the free market would encourage the auto industry to move away from it, with or without government mandate. because someone like you or me will go "hmm gas gets rarer and rarer might as well go with something that uses an easier to find resource (or look at the price of fuels, rare gas will go up in price supply and demand)."
or... we are already capable of synthesizing gas! with more time it will become more efficient, unless we find something easier to use as fuel.
Aaron Monroy
@grantanamo:
Thanks for pointing this out.
@undefined: High gas prices? WONDERFULL! Best think that happend to all of us in a long time! It's time clean energy gets a boost!
Mlata
@snuter: Word.
@Valnen: Wonder what everyone will do once all of the gas disappears. You know there's a limited supply right? We'll all be taking public transportation, walking or biking soon enough. That is, unless law makers, car manufacturers and energy companies get off their collective asses and find us alternative fuels that, you know, aren't in limited supply.
@Valnen: Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd wow. Just wow.
grantanamo
@everyone: I think, after reading everyone's posts, that my original point was misunderstood. Devoid of the reasoning, gas in America is relatively inexpensive. Therefore, the cost of gas could be significantly higher (if for instance we instituted socialized health care, as shadowXion stated). I hate it when people generically whine about high gas prices because it is generally an empty complaint based around how cheap gas used to be. But, considering Americans pay significantly lower taxes (in general, most 1st world countries are far more socialized then the US... oooooo scary, "socialism!") and considering we pay significantly lower gas-specific taxes, we are very fortunate that we pay so little for gas. And to stop anyone from starting another argument, this is not a thread supporting or opposing socialism.
grantanamo
This is completely wrong.
Everyone knows that premium is always 10 cents more expensive then regular, regardless of price.
Acebuckeye13
@PositivelyGreg:
This one's the best one. That'll do pig, that'll do.
@grantanamo: I don't care. It's still too expensive. And it's retarded in those other countries. Anyone who isn't rich would be forced to take public transportation or walk. No thanks. I'd rather not live in such a terribad country.
@VirgoKnight: I love that the gas price for Unleaded was only $1.35 in Terminator Salvation. Sure, the machines have enslaved us all, but the gas is cheap!
We should tell the people from Liberty City about it!
The price of ga-as keeps on rising, nothing comes for free
The future is bleak.
Pizookie
@excel_excel: Just assault?
Not.... battery?
@Poul Wrist: LOL thanks, I try my best to be, *gulp*, globally informed.
@Burlsan: You are completely right about why the US has lower gas prices, no argument there. But the reason the other countries you listed have cheap gas prices is because they produce the crude oil (I know this is a gross oversimplification due to the cost of refining crude oil, and considering we pay significantly for oil refining as a sort of kick back to those said countries, yada yada economics is a vicious circle.) I'll settle for a compromise that I misunderstood your original point.
grantanamo
@Lozmaster:
Try using Google before you attempt, and fail, at being snarky.
[en.wikipedia.org]
"A fuel tax (also known as a petrol tax, gasoline tax, gas tax or fuel duty) is a sales tax imposed on the sale of fuel. In most countries, the fuel tax imposed on fuels which are intended for transportation. Fuels used to power agricultural vehicles, and/or home heating oil which is similar to diesel are taxed at a different, usually lower, rate.
In the United States, the fuel tax receipts are often dedicated or hypothecated to transportation projects so that the fuel tax is considered by many a user fee. In other countries, the fuel tax is a source of general revenue."
In America fuel tax varies by state and cold be anywhere between 30~50 cents per gallon. On average, 60% of what Europeans pay at the pump goes to their governments in taxes. In Britain the government takes about 75% and raises taxes by 5 percent above inflation every year. The percentage might have changed in the past year due to increasing protest, but how the taxes get used has mostly stayed the same.
Some articles:
[money.cnn.com]
[answers.yahoo.com]
[www.csmonitor.com]
[news.bbc.co.uk]
Read more, troll less.
I'm assuming that the prices are high in Empire City because they've been quarantined and cut off from further gas shipments
Just saying man! Diesel is always 10-20 cents cheaper here in montana.
Ghostwise
@grantanamo: Our gas prices aren't relative to our production (or lack thereof) of crude oil, but our purchasing power and our refining. We refine the majority of oil we purchase, cutting our costs drastically. Gasoline prices are artificially inflated by futures and oil conglomerates. It could and should be much cheaper.
@carrliadiere: On a related note - I was confused at the mention of "87 Octane", thinking to myself "but the stuff I buy in the UK is 95 RON, is American petrol really that shit?". So I went and read up about it on Wikipedia-that-always-lies - apparently US petrol octane is stated as a mean of the RON and the MON, which makes it 4-5 points lower.
So it's not so bad as I first thought, but US 87 Octane is still only 92-93RON. So we may be paying more over here but at least we're getting higher-octane petrol for it. ;-)
(I'm also curious how this affects engines - both the vehicles I own say in the manual to use minimum 95RON fuel to avoid engine damage...)
Bichatse
@lil-hand: Our gas prices are cheaper because they are subsidized. By our taxes. That simple.
Yertle8
@Brain.wav: Wow... really? Nobody else caught this one? Congrats, sir. Anyway, I'm really amped up for this game.
href="#c13080279">grantanamo: Wow, a thinking american online? And already in a flamewar with his own countrymen for doing so! Exciting times!
Poul Wrist
@VirgoKnight: Its already a reality in the UK!
¬.¬
@716: Easy now... Don't get all amped up.
@Dennen: Nice
randomspirits
hm...try living in canada, or in a logical example, toronto, where gas IS 97 a litre.
@grantanamo: While we don't produce a large portion of crude oil here, we do still produce at least some which is why our gas is cheaper.
lil-hand
I will probably play as a goody two-shoed hero the first time around, but I'm making Cole into a real devil the second time.
Can't wait to pick it up later today.
sascha23
@Ghostwise: In Massachusetts Diesel fuel is considerably more expensive than regular fuel, regardless of octane.
Well what do you expect when Cole is blowing up all the gas stations? Supply is low, demand is high=price spike. =P
@Thassodar: That was very ICEly done! Wait--
716
@Ghostwise: What planet do you live on? I've never even seen it match premium, let alone go below it.
Moonshadow101
@doubtful: I'm charging you with pun assualt.
@Thassodar:
Watt are you talking about? Seriously, let's try to resist commenting for the sake of getting a charge out of people who are just trying to keep up with the current gaming news.
Frankly, I'm shocked you would conduct yourself in this manner. I mean really, what do you have to gain? Now I'm all fried. I'd sure like to cool down with a Volt or an Amp.
@Ghostwise:
thats not always true. some times it is a bit more, or even with the current unleaded price.
Tony Crespo
Wow, thats expenisve...but maybe you should see the price of fuel in the UK now THATS expensive and real as well.
On a side note, i just finished this pack of Sensations Poppadoms, quite nice they were too and my mum came up found out that i ate them all called me a bastard then slapped me on the head and stormed off...i laughed. (I would have felt bad if she hadn't hit me)
@Lozmaster: Thanks Loz, at least you have a brain.
@Burlsan: Did you really just quote gas prices of countries THAT PRODUCE ALL OF THE CRUDE OIL THE WORLD BUYS? You blow me away, because after that ridiculous comparison you use a very reasonable comparison like England, proving my point.
The fact is, for any 1st world country that does not produce a large portion of the worlds crude oil supply we have insanely low gas prices. ESPECIALLY relative to our economy and dollar strength.
grantanamo
well, on the bright side the 70 cents a gallon I have to pay to get premium no longer seems so bad.
@[money.cnn.com]
These microtransactions are just getting ridiculous.
can't waiiiit to pick this up... those gas prices are really creeping up!
dreamfall
The REALLY funny thing is that even in the game, you still pay 9/10ths of a cent per gallon.
@ShadowXion:
You so funny, and so very wrong, infact, may I suggest that you "Educate yourself before you think you're high and mighty."
Lozmaster
AT least in my neck of the woods it is hehe.
Ghostwise
@grantanamo:
And I hate people that don't realize why gas prices are higher in other countries. Their economy's are different and they have MUCH higher taxes on their gas that go to pay for things such as road repair and health care. Educate yourself before you think you're high and mighty.
Diesel Fuel is always cheaper. InFamous fails at gas prices!
Ghostwise
@frank0127: that really burns
oh shi-
Must secretly take place here in Chicago.
@Thassodar: what a revolting series of puns, sir.
frank0127
@BarbeQueQ: I agree. Everything is too overpriced. I don't care if they import the gas at $10 and make all their money off people buying those little tree shaped air fresheners when they gas up I want a cut.
I mean I can fill my car with vegetable oil or water for less so gas should be the same price.
[oh here I go, starting another war about how all liquids are identical despite slightly different features...]
Rory Michael O'Sullivan
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
NINE US DOLLARS AND 67 CENTS!!
For diesel that is.
;)
Well if that's the price of gas in inFamous then Diesel is actually priced better in comparison than it is in the real world.
bkchurch
Just remove gas-backwards compatibility and give us a price cut!
@NES8bt: booooooooooo :P
Oh man. Scary thought just popped into my head. How long until we actually have to pay for the gas our cars use in games with real monies?
lvl54spacemonkey
@Dennen: +1
@Dennen: And me I must admit
Rory Michael O'Sullivan
@Thassodar: i see what you did there, and I raise you two puns with 'electrical' in it.
SHOCKING!
sorry... literally irresistable
As if I needed another reason to blow up gas stations.
Oh lookie infamous gas prices!
mitch_93
per litre?!
AuthenticM
electric cars ftw
Y'know, I'd probably try to be the good guy in the game until I walk past that sign.
All that'd be going on in my head would be "Well sonuvvabitch..." and I start rampaging on the city.
@SketchyIndividual: Calm down now. Let out a calming "ohm" and chill.
I'll resist the urge to do the old 'petrol in the UK is twice as expensive and it's annoying' thing. Oh, I just did it.
@Ashkihyena:
Well if the hero had to actually drive....
Wouldn't he drive....
An electric car? Hua.. Hah! HAAA! Oh, I amuse myself.
Dennen
That's if there's even any gas left. The whole city has been walled off, with noone going in or out. I'm sure the gas stations would run out sooner or later.
PissedPS3Fan
Is that why there's so many parked cars everywhere and when you do see someone driving it's very slow.
And that's still cheaper than most European nations pay...
jargy1
I like how he is aiming antihero lightning at it. As if to say , son of a ...
mrgregs
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: Yeah, there's that as well, but its even worse if you're driving. You're susceptible to gangs, mutants and high gas prices.
Sony product, obviously. I demand a price cut!
BarbeQueQ
@Ashkihyena: I'd hate to be almost any character in this game. The freaking place is brutal.
@Thassodar: Shame on you!
Hmm, looks like the EPA got their wish to add all the special "earth saving" additives. Yet, it's still a wasteland-like place? Whaaaaaa?
So that's why normal people are walking around with crazy mutants and gang members everywhere - it's simply too expensive to drive anywhere.
AdeptVoice
Wow those prices are shockingly high. I'd hate to be the person struck in their pocket book by those prices. I can imagine that it would be electrifying to see all that money come out of your account.
Electricity
@d4rlp3nc1l: But people play games to get AWAY from reality :P
If I had to pay that for gas, I'd ride electric power lines for free as well. Makes 100% logical sense...
snuter
@VirgoKnight: Leave the US, gas costs that much everywhere else. I hate people that complain about gas prices. We are fortunate as hell.
grantanamo
well it is a sony exclusive....yknow....price drop.....
tehblondie
Suddenly the $500 gas card dealers are offering around here seem that much less of an incentive to buy a new car.
@d4rlp3nc1l: If it required money, you'd be out of it quickly after having to gas up your vehicle.
Is this the future of gas prices? Lets hope not because that would be bullshit!
@Ashkihyena: it would be totally funny, if you had to pay for gas to drive around in the game. ha ha. idk why i even said that.
Fffff....I'd hate to be a character driving in that game.
People just get real, when the economic bounce back, gas prize is the first thing to shoot up.
tingyu
@Bichatse: Most gas stations offer 3 selections in the US. 87/89 is the lowest depending on the state you are in. This is used by the general consumer for the average car. A 85 ford f-150 doesn't need 95RON by any means, it just makes it pollute more.
91 Octane is usually mid-grade, IDK who buys that but its there.
and 93 octane is the high grade stuff. My car requires at least 91 octane or I risk engine knocking as it tries to compensate. So your 95 RON minimum is about the same as a US 91 octane minimum.
@Ashkihyena:
Don't worry. Cars in videogames USUALLY don't run out of fuel.
paulrenzo
Chump change....
Ivan Cortes
@d4rlp3nc1l: I'd be more concerned with continually having your battery die for no apparent reason.
...that and having your car blown up by the electric madman running around the streets.
@tehblondie: Haha. Good one.
Hey_Blinkon
@Ashkihyena: And yet, it seems everyone in the game owns a car waiting to be destroyed. Which, in a way, will be a good thing.
Farva
must be George W. Bush III as President XD
casmith07
i know this is particularly random for this article, but im having a problem with the game. when im in the game controlling cole, you can faintly see the menu. its a faded version of the menu but i can make out all of the different options. i got the game opening day and have not noticed it until now. its kind of annoying, so any info would be greatly appreciated. if your confused, WHILE IM PLAYING THE GAME CLIMBING A FREAKIN BUILDING, I CAN SEE POWERS ON THE SIDE OF THE CEILING WHILE STILL CLIMBING UP THE FREAKIN BUILDING. (i would have swore more, but do to the fairly recent ban at ign.....)
dmc666