6/5/2023 0 Comments Forspoken 70 dollars![]() ![]() People would go to them because they were cheaper (this is back in the day of £60 catridges). High street stores had a shop/rent/staff to pay for, these mail order places did not. The idea is that at first, dedicated game stores and PC stores used to have to compete with mail order retailers who could undercut them because they were just a warehouse somewhere. but I'd put it personally down to just how UK competition changed over the last 2 decades or more. This goes far older than the last couple of gens. Keep in mind, I'm no expert so take what I say with some personal bias. You can contact the author at or on Twitter. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. Publisher 2K Games' NBA 2K21 was the first confirmed game to see the higher price for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions.Ī life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. Square Enix is charging $70 / €80 for the base versions of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade via the Epic Games Store and Forspoken via Steam. The higher prices are now starting to hit games on PC. This is higher than the $60 price of games we have seen for well over a decade. With the launch of the latest consoles in November 2020, we started to see some games priced at $70 on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles. For a lot of gamers, it might be too much too fast, especially with more affordable alternatives-like game streaming or monthly subscription plans-available than ever before.By William D'Angelo, posted on 03 February 2022 / 3,554 Views In a time when Game Pass has become incredibly popular and free-to-play hits like Fortnite and Genshin Impact continue to dominate the world, it seems like the worst time to ask people to plop down yet another $10. Unfortunately for folks who can’t afford to routinely spend $70 or more on a single game, this seems to be the new normal moving forward as Sony, Ubisoft, and other publishers commit to the price increase. Some might assume that the human developers working on these games will get more money, but that’s also highly unlikely, especially in an industry with a long history of exploiting its workers and which still, in 2022, has almost no labor unions. While I understand that developing and publishing video games is a very expensive process, it’s hard to stomach these price increases when games seem to be filled more than ever with microtransactions and other ways to siphon away players’ dollars long after the initial purchase. Some games listed above, like Call of Duty and Dead Island 2, are charging $70 regardless if you are playing on PS4 or PS5. And it’s also becoming clear that publishers aren’t interested in offering up free next-gen upgrades anymore, or lower prices on PS4 and Xbox One versions. Whatever the reasons behind the price increase, it seems to be here to stay. There are various reasons for these increased prices, from inflation to more expensive and longer development cycles to good old-fashioned greed. ![]() The Callisto Protocol (PS5, Xbox Series X/S) - Dec. Here are all the games launching in the next few months that will cost $70 or more:Ĭall of Duty Modern Warfare II (2022) - Oct. Why There May Be More Dragons In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Saudi Golf may have found, err, paid for a broadcast partner But it’s still worth noting, as many big games this year released at $60 or less, that a majority of the biggest games coming out this fall and into early next year will now cost more, even on older consoles. Since at least 2020, companies like Sony have made it clear that, moving forward, game prices would be going up from $60 to $70. Video games becoming more expensive isn’t entirely surprising. But if you want to enjoy them, you’ll need to fork over 70 bucks (or more) as publishers begin transitioning into a new, more expensive era of gaming. And even though covid-19 has thrown a wrench in the entire industry and led to numerous delays, a few big games are still launching in the next few weeks. The year is wrapping up, and that means we’re nearing the busiest time for video game releases. Batgirl stands next to a large stack of green coins and a big, upward pointing arrow. ![]()
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