PS4, Xbox Games to cost $70 - says the respected analyst Michael Pachter

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Wii U has been very underwhelming, says Michael Pachter. The new generation of consoles will appear to jump to +$10. The current generation is $60, but now it's $70. IMO, MP has been talking shit in the past. I doubt this is true, since, Xbox 720 hasn't even been announced yet.
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So $130-$150 for Australia?
I'll be sticking with my gaming PC 'til the price is right and there are a bunch of exclusive titles that I'm interested in.
 
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I dealt with the greed tax for the last two generations. I'm not dealing with it anymore. If they go up to 70, I'll stop buying.
 

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Ever considered the fact that we've been through an economical crisis and the value of the U.S. Dollar greatly decreased? What was $60 a few years ago may very well be worth $70 today - everything depends on how weak/strong the dollar is in relation to other currencies (especially the Yen and the Yuan).

That said, as it was mentioned before, PS4 games were announced to cost $60 new, so there.

EDIT: Added the Yuan since most of the hardware is made in China.
 

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Ever considered the fact that we've been through an economical crisis and the value of the U.S. Dollar greatly decreased? What was $60 a few years ago may very well be worth $70 today - everything depends on how weak/strong the dollar is in relation to other currencies (especially the Yen).

That said, as it was mentioned before, PS4 games were announced to cost $60 new, so there.

Apparently $60 in 2005 (when the Xbox 360 launched with $60 games) is equivalent to $72 today.

So if games were around $70 for the next gen it'd be about the same cost as the beginning of the last gen. Boohoo.

But if they're $60 then they'll be what, $10 cheaper adjusting for inflation?
 

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Herp Derp.

SCEA CEO Jack Tretton already said PS4 games will retail from $0.99 to $60. Just like the PS3. Also it's kinda surprising that anyone would suspect games costing roughly $70 when most pre-orders are already -10% or even -20% from the RRP. So basically quite a few PS3 games are already well below $60 if you don't count collector's editions etc.
 
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Sony already announced that their price range for games is $0.99 - $60. Microsoft could conceivably charge $70... but why would they want to charge more than their competitors? Seems like it would be business suicide.

But hey, you can't get easy publicity and press with common sense.
 

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