Retail price from video game stores is not likely to drop anytime soon, not till around maybe christmas time/boxing day temporarily before it is raised again, it'll take about 6 months after Sept. 22 for it to officially drop down in price. If you really want ODST right now and don't want to spend that much money on it, just try buying it off of Ebay/Craigslist/Kijiji. Some people are selling pretty cheap copies of the game, prices that would take normally 6 months to drop, some are at those low prices while the game is still sealed.