Current Events > First party PS5 games are now officially $70

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https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/16/playstation-5-launches-in-november-starting-at- 399-for-ps5-digital-edition-and-499-for-ps5-with-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-drive/

Games like Marvels Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War, and Demons Souls will launch alongside the console. Our own Worldwide Studios titles will be priced from US$49.99 to US$69.99 (RRP) on PS5

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Which means it'll be $110-120 here in Australia. Bullshit.

Game prices actually need to lower.
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Good reason to not go all digital this gen I guess.
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It's amazing that the industry held out at $60 for as long as it did.

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Fair. Games havent seen a major price increase in decades but they cost multimillions more to develop

Now, with even MORE mtx, lootboxes, and expansion passes

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I haven't bought a game at launch or full price in years so whatever

We were lucky prices stayed where they were for such a long time in the first place.

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Axiom posted...

I haven't bought a game at launch or full price in years so whatever

It must be nice to only play singleplayer games and never worry about spoilers.

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I mean Miles Morales is $49.99 for the standard edition so not all games will be $69.99

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The $69.99 Spider-Man includes a remaster of the original game. Hard to tell what that means.

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DarkRoast posted...

The $69.99 Spider-Man includes a remaster of the original game. Hard to tell what that means.

Miles Morales is a budget release like Lost Legacy so that makes sense.

Unfortunately it probably means older PS4 games won't get free remasters.

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Foxygen posted...

Fair. Games havent seen a major price increase in decades but they cost multimillions more to develop

Educate yourself please before you show more of your ignorance on the subject. They've had many price increases, just because you don't see it on the tag doesn't mean it isn't there. Also do you think all the bullshit will just vanish due to this increase? No, gamers are the ultimate marks and continue to be so.

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Luckily in the US, with BF and Christmas, you can get most physical games released into November for $10-$30 at most (Fallen Order was $30 in the 2nd week of December last year).

At least, as long as physical remains, which I hope it does. Digital hardly matches physical deals. Even Deluxe editions hit that low, which are usually $70.

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That's like $89.99-$94.99 cad at the higher end hahahaha
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Foxygen posted...

Fair. Games havent seen a major price increase in decades but they cost multimillions more to develop

They don't need a price increase given the prevalence of day 1 dlc, microtransactions, and season passes. Gaming is more profitable than its ever been...developers and publishers just want more is all...and it isn't warranted unless they plan on releasing 100% full and complete games.

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hockeybub89 posted...

We were lucky prices stayed where they were for such a long time in the first place.

This. Accounting for inflation they're actually cheaper while developing costs have skyrocketed. Part of the reason why so many paid dlc.

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Fuck that

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Well that's officially over a $100 CAN lofl at that.

Never bought new games to begin with and I'm sure hell ain't paying that for them now.

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It's rare for any game to be worth more than $20, tbh.
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JuanCarlos1 posted...

This. Accounting for inflation they're actually cheaper while developing costs have skyrocketed. Part of the reason why so many paid dlc.

Most of a game's budget goes to advertising and hiring all those top voice actors and other extraneous bullshit that isn't needed, not development.

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Foxygen posted...

Fair. Games havent seen a major price increase in decades but they cost multimillions more to develop

They also have multi millions more people buying them now.

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I remember playing that price during the N64 era.

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hard fucking pass. I refuse to pay 100 Canadian for a new game. It's way too much. Even 80 was pushing it. I would gladly pay 65/70 after tax for a game, but no way more than that.

LightningAce11 posted...

Game prices actually need to lower.

In Australia maybe.

Imagine living in the 80's, and paying $70-$80 for Phantasy Star on the Master System.

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hockeybub89 posted...

It must be nice to only play singleplayer games and never worry about spoilers.

I only play single player games and it is nice....

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sylverlolol posted...

They don't need a price increase given the prevalence of day 1 dlc, microtransactions, and season passes. Gaming is more profitable than its ever been...developers and publishers just want more is all...and it isn't warranted unless they plan on releasing 100% full and complete games.

Games are almost always full and complete and gaming is better and better every day.

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RadiantAdolin posted...

In Australia maybe.

I haven't paid RRP for a game in Australia for over a decade lol

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InfinityMonster posted...

Luckily in the US, with BF and Christmas, you can get most physical games released into November for $10-$30 at most (Fallen Order was $30 in the 2nd week of December last year).

At least, as long as physical remains, which I hope it does. Digital hardly matches physical deals. Even Deluxe editions hit that low, which are usually $70.

That won't be how it works year one. Maybe not even 2

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LOL the same people shitting on Nintendo for being anti consumer are defending this

I hope this bites Sony in the ass
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hockeybub89 posted...

Games are almost always full and complete and gaming is better and better every day.

I'd love to live in the world your living in. Because FF 15 on release wasn't complete, Christ they had 4 separate PAID dlcs and it still didn't finish the story. And no, gaming is not better every day. Every companies game is a bloody mess on release because companies don't have standards anymore. They are being pushed by publishers to finish the game before its ready, which is why we get things like day 1 dlc patches, and them still trying to finish the game months after launch.

Even my favorite game of the PS4 console generation, Bloodborne was riddled with latency problems.

Can't fathom the mindset of people who are happy to bend over and pay more and more to game companies. It's the same as those simps who want streamers/influencers to pay attention to them.
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Darmik posted...

I haven't paid RRP for a game in Australia for over a decade lol

Yeah online stores and jb usually knock 30-40 dollars of the RRP, but now that might still be 80 bucks.
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LightningAce11 posted...

Yeah online stores and jb usually knock 30-40 dollars of the RRP, but now that might still be 80 bucks.

Yeah true. Looking at EB Games budget release Spider-man Miles Morales is $95 (lol). Black Ops Cold War is $120. For some reason Destruction All-Stars and Demon's Souls are $125?!

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You know, I'm fine with games being 70 dollars. It means companies wont have to do the garbage content carving of pre-order bonuses and DLCs to make money.

I mean, surely they're not gonna do everything the same way but charge more money regardless?
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No thanks.

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GS was a bit slow on getting out the price.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-price-how-much-we-think-the-playstation-5-will-cost/1100-6477901

When is Working Designs/ G.W. onna bring another Lunar that's the top ? for 2D enthusiasts. Also, a new Gunstar Heroes.
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LightningAce11 posted...

Can't fathom the mindset of people who are happy to bend over and pay more and more to game companies. It's the same as those simps who want streamers/influencers to pay attention to them.

Yea no game is worth me paying over a $100 for even it's my goty and I argued with my buddy about it who says hed gladd fork over that for Sony exclusives. Some people are just sheep to these companies.

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