Ugh, GAME? That's the U.K.'s most overpriced game store there is. You'd be better off using Amazon for an MSRP.
However, in this case their pricing is correct as Amazon shows the same price: B0CFB8XRR6 (it doesn't show on GBATemp for some reason so I'll just leave that reference)
This'll probably still sell millions, but it's obviously overpriced. $14.99-24.99 would have been a more sensible price for a port. Rockstar copying Nintendo's tactics on selling old games overpriced.
I always shop at GAME and it’s always been best value for money to me, you just need to know how to spot a good deal. Their membership offers wipe the floor with Amazon, especially if you’re on a constant game rotation, which I am - I pick up nearly every major new release. I can’t even begin to recall how many times I scored a game for less than a fiver, either because I had a bunch of loyalty points with them or because it was on a sale. This is doubly true if I’m buying stuff from PSN - why would I buy games digitally directly from Sony and get nothing when I can buy a PSN card in GAME and get part of the value back onto my loyalty card, not to mention that this stacks with PlayStation Stars? Yeah, you go on ahead and stick with Amazon - I can guarantee you that I pay less for my games, even if the MSRP for day 1 releases *seems* £1-2 higher in GAME. That difference evaporates when you consider that I get 10% back on anything I buy - once you factor that in, GAME is cheaper, and it is not close.
Example:
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon - £59.99 direct from Amazon, currently £52.99 on a sale (plus shipping), *or* £54.99 in GAME, *except* I get £5.50 back plus an additional £5 back on a membership deal, so yeah, I paid £2 extra, but I’m getting £10.50 off my next game. My next £50-£60 title is actually £39.50-£49.50, and I’ll get points back on that too. Better value long-term.
Long story short, I haven’t paid full MSRP for a new release in years. If I pay more than £40-ish a pop, something truly unusual has happened - busy month, maybe. If I was buying individual titles once in a blue moon you’d be right, saving £2-3 at a time would make sense. In my case it doesn’t.
EDIT: I just realised that your point was to pick a retailer to check MSRP, not so much to pick the best deal. Sorry bub, I’m a little bit out of sorts, it’s been a long day.
In any case, if accurate MSRP was my aim, I’d probably just check the digital storefronts, Amazon notoriously sells software under MSRP (if only by a small fraction) in an attempt to get other retailers out of business. Their pricing is rarely representative of the recommended retail price, they’ll happily lose money on margin and make it up in shipping costs or Prime. I don’t even factor shipping into my calculus since I can throw a stone and take one of GAME’s windows out, it’s actually less hassle for me to buy stuff there instead of waiting for a package.