The latest gaming generation has introduced a number of features, but with all the new and shiny things comes a higher price tag. Some AAA game publishers have used this new generation as a springboard to increase the prices of games from $60 to $70. One of the companies leading the charge is Take-Two, who released NBA 2K21 for $70 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. During a conference call that took place earlier this week, Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick reiterated the point of the price increase for major games going forward, saying, "our review was that we're offering an array of extraordinary experiences, lots of replayability, and the last time there was a frontline price increase in the US was 2005/2006, so we think consumers were ready for it."

While Take-Two seems to think that players are ready to accept the new MSRP for games, he also mentioned that the $70 price point won't apply to all future games published by the studio, as they plan to, "make announcements on a title-by-title basis" and that they "want to always deliver more value than what [they] charge."

Source: Morgan Stanley Technology Media & Telecom Conference (transcribed by VGC)

 

[Deleted User]

I'm ready to pirate $70 games.

 

[CTR640]

I'm ready to pirate $70 games.

If it's a €70 sports game or other half-assed game, I'm ready to ignore it.

 

[Esdeath]

dafaq, every time I hear this. I could actually understand it if the games would look like the Unreal 5 Techdemo, but not when you have something that doesn't look different from the old console, especially those dumb sport games where it is proofed that they just recycle assets. Not even talking about the CEOs with their million dollars extra pay.
Have to stop here to prevent a stroke

 

[TastifulBurger]

I would like to just remind everyone that 8 years ago, EA wanted to charge you $80 for their games during the start of 8th gen.
http://www.product-reviews.net/ps4-xbox-one-games-from-ea-with-warning/?

 

[EmanueleBGN]

OH YES, 70$ + 30$ for a DLC!

 

[Mikemk]

OH YES, 70$ + 30$ for a DLC!

You wish the DLC was that cheap.

 

[ds34]

changes like these will just increase piracy. let's take russia for example. the ratio between sales/downloads on steam (according to valve, https://store.steampowered.com/stats/content/) doesn't quite fit the population. I know from many friends of mine that they prefer torrenting because, even in russia, games are way to expensive for a normal person to buy.
Plus this whole price change will just make more people play F2P games like Fortnite.

but let's be honest, what would you rather spend your money on: a sports game that's basically the same every year, has microtransactions or an indie game like The Long Dark (currently at 30$, discounted very often for around 19$) with great story, not toxic developer and actual effort put into it.

I preordered No Man's Sky and felt ripped off because Hello Games actually did lie to their players/customers. but they delivered and finished the game after all, so I think that the 60$ were well spent, considering that it's basically an indie title too.

The thing that I don't understand and will never support is how Sony and Microsoft are regulating the price for physical copies of their games.
Nintendo said that they had to increase the price because of the manufacturing cost of the cartridge. Ok. I can understand that, but why are Microsoft and Sony also increasing their price? there's no reason. it's the same disc, with the same shitty pay for online scheme.

At least you can use Game Pass on PC.

Anyways. this comment became somewhat of a rant.

tl;dr expensive games = more piracy = no indie games