Drunkensamurai
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Imagine paying 70$ for GodFall and Sackboy
Sackboy is $60.
Imagine paying 70$ for GodFall and Sackboy
Likely going to be a next gen standard, like it or not. Will Microsoft maybe continue to eat some costs to be the value pick, perhaps, but when third parties and Sony are all doing it it will probably not last long.
The return of the $70 video game has been a long time coming
Top-end game pricing has never been lower when measured in constant dollars.arstechnica.com
I'll say it again, if this was really an 'issue" then why aren't they charging more on PC?
You can keep showing inflation prices and how games have stayed lower when you adjust but if the market was truly ready for this it would be scores the board.
PC games have always cost less on average. I suspect they'll follow the trend up, we'll just have to find out together.
I assume Microsoft's approach is watching to see what the industry is pushing for and wanting to jab on Sony to help push their console. (I'm sensing some spite and revenge for how Sony jabbed them during the Xbox One Announcement).
I can see Xbox letting games from 3rd parties be listed as $70. But they will turn around and tell their fans their games will still be $60 and still be released on Gamepass day 1 (which is how they prefer everyone to play those games to begin with). Essentially jabbing Sony as the bad guys, while in reality they don't really need to do anything since Gamepass is their sales plan and game costs don't really factor into that.
I feel like Sony is also watching pre-order sales (as well as third parties) on the $70 game cost seeing if they can push and get away with it.
I would recommend any first year PS5 owners shouldn't preorder or purchase any game at $70. Or else your validating the change.
BargainImagine paying 70$ for GodFall
Plenty of games from third party publishers are not increasing next gen games at the moment. Ubisoft for example.
It's not a question of a clever and cynical Xbox ploy, in your scenario Sony would clearly be the bad guys. Especially if those prices become standard as Sony would be spearheading the change and using the loyalty of their fanbase to push it through.I assume Microsoft's approach is watching to see what the industry is pushing for and wanting to jab on Sony to help push their console. (I'm sensing some spite and revenge for how Sony jabbed them during the Xbox One Announcement).
I can see Xbox letting games from 3rd parties be listed as $70. But they will turn around and tell their fans their games will still be $60 and still be released on Gamepass day 1 (which is how they prefer everyone to play those games to begin with). Essentially jabbing Sony as the bad guys, while in reality they don't really need to do anything since Gamepass is their sales plan and game costs don't really factor into that.
I feel like Sony is also watching pre-order sales (as well as third parties) on the $70 game cost seeing if they can push and get away with it.
I would recommend any first year PS5 owners shouldn't preorder or purchase any game at $70. Or else your validating the change.
Imagine writing off a pair of games you've never played or even read a review of.Imagine paying 70$ for GodFall and Sackboy
You would've had a heart attack if you lived during the NES and SNES. And I'm not talking about inflation.Jesus. $70 is an absolutely insane price to pay for a single game. I'm surprised so many people are ok spending that much. I still have a hard time justifying $60 on a single game.
*cross gen.
That’s a spinoff, it's cheaper like Miles Morales.At least for now. I just looked at Gears Tactics for Xbox and it's $59.99
No they wouldn't. You crazy?Honestly, Sony could price their games at 100€ or 150€ and get away with it.
So, even Godfall is $69... what if that's what most games cost on PS5? ...But not on XSX?
In my retrospect both are allowing the price hike if fan demand allows it. However, I see Xbox sidestepping and maneuvering around the situation letting Sony take the heat and leading the charge on that topic.It's not a question of a clever and cynical Xbox ploy, in your scenario Sony would clearly be the bad guys. Especially if those prices become standard as Sony would be spearheading the change and using the loyalty of their fanbase to push it through.
It's early days though, let's see where the official numbers fall from everybody.
You guys are lucky. They were €70 last gen in Europe which is $83.Everyone is going $70 next gen.
Where I live it's $106 or something after tax.You guys are lucky. They were €70 last gen in Europe which is $83.
The new Xbox controller is $70 as opposed to their current gen $60 controller. They are absolutely increasing their game price.In my retrospect both are allowing the price hike if fan demand allows it. However, I see Xbox sidestepping and maneuvering around the situation letting Sony take the heat and leading the charge on that topic.
Its not a clever ploy, its a possible clever maneuver around avoiding negative feedback being directed towards them as well. While simultaneously sticking to their sales plan and bottom line.
Xbox most likely does support the price hike, but they aren't touching the conversation or topic because their letting Sony take the heat of the situation. And they know appeasing their fans in this decisions doesn't factor into their own sales plan.
For Xbox, they have the ability to jab Sony to entice people. But if you look at how their marketing is framed: Friendly Phil Spencer who just wants everyone to be friends. He would never directly jab Sony, so they side step and maneuver. As an example, after the bad press for Sony's PS5 randomly being dropped the day before. Phil state's they will give a date and later the set time of when their pre-orders go up.
They see fan response towards Sony, side steps and maneuver with not making the same mistake at no costs to themselves. They leave the conversation appeasing fans, and they just had to indirectly jab to do it.
I'm saying we should be critical towards Sony and Xbox for allowing developers to raise game costs, or in Sony and potentially Xbox's case their own as well.
I'm not knocking Xbox's marketing plan either, I think they are being very smart. But I notice it, I can easily identify, predict and see what they are doing. I think Gamepass is an amazing value, but I have no interest in Xbox's consoles, games or what they are offering at the end of the day.
But direct towards both companies, because if Xbox moves keeping the $60 price tag. Playstation will reluctantly follow. Or vice versa.
And these Americans have the cheek to complain!Where I live it's $106 or something after tax.
Ubisoft confirmed their games will remain at $60 (at least for 2020).Everyone is going $70 next gen.
Exactly, at least for 2020. They are going $70 next year.Ubisoft confirmed their games will remain at $60 (at least for 2020).
exactlyImagine paying 70$ for GodFall and Sackboy