kingfey
Banned
Expect future games for this current gen to be $70 from now on. This is just the US pricing. EU and other countries would be much expensive, than the US price.
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Hogwarts Legacy joins the list of games that costs $70 on current gen consoles
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Even on Xbox? Wow. Inflation is a bitch. Still better than what we had to pay for some carts back in the day but damn.
They increased the prices before inflation.
kingfey
Banned
Inflation now is crazy. Too many goods that are expensive now.
Making the PS5/Series X version more expensive when they are still releasing the same game on the PS4 and Xbone is so stupid. If you are gonna charge us extra money then you better make sure it was actually built for the more expensive systems.
Harry Potter was even delayed. No reason for it to be 70.
Harry Potter was even delayed. No reason for it to be 70.
Torrent of Pork
Member
For the love of God stop preordering things sight-unseen.
ToTTenTranz
Member
I'm completely fine with this. It's mind boggling how videogame prices never kept up with inflation and production costs.
Very cheap introductory prices on videogames despite inflation and skyrocketing production costs is part of the reason why we got to live service games, MTX and titles launching with unfinished stories so we need to buy DLCs to get to the bottom of them.
Very cheap introductory prices on videogames despite inflation and skyrocketing production costs is part of the reason why we got to live service games, MTX and titles launching with unfinished stories so we need to buy DLCs to get to the bottom of them.
Record profits before the price increase and yet never kept up with production cost.
Oh, and now we have $70 games with microtransactions.
kingfey
Banned
Only $10 increase for Americans. Outside world, it's expensive.
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ToTTenTranz
Member
Record profits for a few safe bets, massive losses for most attempts at innovation.
If the initial price for games was $70 or $80 from the get go, more AAA experiences could be successful with a lower sales count.
I'm fine with it.
Have you been living under a rock? Big hhird party games have been $70 since the launch of these consoles, yes even on the xbox. This isn't a new trend Hogwarts is setting.
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Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
I don't buy full priced games any longer so will get this when on sale. The whole $70 tag for games is insane.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
here it's £60 for last gen and £70 for current gen 
i'm sure i'll be able to get a steam key for <£40 so i'm not bothered.
i'll be waiting for them to drop the price. fuck supporting that shit.
i'm sure i'll be able to get a steam key for <£40 so i'm not bothered.
same. the prices are insane and certain publishers are trying to pull the same shit on PC now. looking at you Square Enix. I'm not paying £70 for FFVII Remake
i'll be waiting for them to drop the price. fuck supporting that shit.
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kingfey
Banned
Its just following that trend that has been set.
Now this $70 is becoming a normal thing now. All of our games from now will cost $70, instead of the $60, if this keeps going.
ZehDon
Member
Sony pushed hard for this trend, creating a few controversies with paid upgrades, but it looks like it is catching on. There isn't an endless supply of money, so I suspect they'll start seeing fewer day one sales and longer tails. AUD$100.00 is already expensive. Now we're looking at AUD$110.00 - or AUD$125.00 for Sony's titles - and then the usual DLC and MTX bullshit on top. Greed's a hell of a thing.
saintjules
Member
You want to play day 1? Cough it up. Otherwise wait for a sale like always.
saintjules
Member
Are you under a spell (pun intended) whenever microtransactions are placed in games? Can they not be ignored? I have never been forced to buy any of that when playing base games.
If you were looking for a way to blunt ANY positive momentum your game had. . .
Except it isn't normal nor is there any rhyme or reason to it even within a studio (FFO is 60 while FORSPOKEN is 70). Same with small studios: THE QUARRY is 70 while Saints Row is 60. TT: Wonderland has locked it's "console optimization" for next gen behind this tax.
None of this was inevitable.
. . . and you want to know why all of the above is bullshit? Because it didn't happen with the previous generation.
Except it isn't normal nor is there any rhyme or reason to it even within a studio (FFO is 60 while FORSPOKEN is 70). Same with small studios: THE QUARRY is 70 while Saints Row is 60. TT: Wonderland has locked it's "console optimization" for next gen behind this tax.
None of this was inevitable.
. . . and you want to know why all of the above is bullshit? Because it didn't happen with the previous generation.
I don't get the reasoning here. A delayed game has even more production cost. Why would a delay make it cheaper?
DonJorginho
Gold Member
Meh, these games go on sale quicker than you can get banned on ResetEra so unless you're desperate to play day one this won't hurt your wallet too much.
If you buy every game day one you probably can afford the extra £10 here or there anyways.
If you buy every game day one you probably can afford the extra £10 here or there anyways.
Swift_Star
Banned
It is what it is.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
OldBoyGamer
Banned
Well that’s my decision made for me then. I’ll play it in a couple of years when it’s £15.
It was pretty much already a normal thing with all the new big blockbusters from the big publishers COD, BF, FIFA, NHL, HFW you name it. on PS5 or XS every one of these publishers were releasing $70 big games. It was already normal. Why are people acting like this is surprising for Hogwarts? Do people think it's a lesser game or WB would operate differently?
wOs
Member
What does 109 koalas translate to in dollars?Australian price.
anthony2690
Banned
Series X version £54.85
PS5 version £54.85
Obviously these are UK prices but it beats £69.99 that they are at other retailers.
RafterXL
Member
I don't buy $70 games, they can shove it up their asses. And it's not about $10, it's about the principle of it. Record gaming profits, on top of that they found fifty different ways they monetize customers, and the industry is bigger than ever. There's zero reason to increase the prices and anyone ok with this is just a corporate ballwasher.
kingfey
Banned
We still have games, which cost $60.
Bethesda games, dying light 2, and elden ring are still $60.
The big 5 are the only one who jumped on this opportunity.
wOs
Member
Bonfires Down
Member
Probably makes sense for them to price at $70 considering that many gamers have no self control. I’ll just wait since my backlog has reached ridiculous levels and AAA games don’t really do anything new anyway.
Braag
Member
If you think raising prices is going to affect that in any way, then you'll be in for a surprise.
Swift_Star
Banned
It’s not going to make any difference. The games are going to sell millions even with the $10 increase. It is what it is.
Tripolygon
Member
That is because taxes are uneven by state. So one state might have 7% tax while another might have 6% tax and others might be 0% tax.
Yeah third party do whatever.
1st party Xbox has remained $60, and we'll there's gamepass there too
kingfey
Banned
That is for those who have a deal with MS.
This is marketed by Sony. So MS won't get that kind of deal.
Chukhopops
Member
I’ve managed to not buy a single €79 game and I think I’ll keep it this way. I know it’s pointless but at least I didn’t contribute to it becoming widespread. And it makes me respect Nintendo and MS even more.
Smart Delivery isn’t mandatory, there have been a couple of games with no free upgrade to next gen.
Topher
Gold Member
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Fbh
Gold Member
Ah yes, the $10 next gen tax to cover the monumental cost of setting the framerate limiter to 60fps instead of 30 and the resolution to ~1440p instead of ~1080p.
Every time I go the settings on a PC game and there's like 10 resolutions to choose from I'm like "wow, this feature alone must have cost like $30 million"
Every time I go the settings on a PC game and there's like 10 resolutions to choose from I'm like "wow, this feature alone must have cost like $30 million"