A historic low adjusted for inflation, but one that entitled shitbag gamers will bitch about for another decade.Originally Posted by Animeniax
PS4 games have been confirmed to be in the range of $0.99 (minis no doubt) to a maximum of $60, so expect Xbox One to follow suit.
Numerically speaking (without adjusting for inflation), how does that compare to fresh PS3 game prices in the US? That's probably my best bet for estimating AUD prices.
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That's more because Gamestop will turn around and sell it for $45. Nothing like making money off a game twice.
It's also only applicable to three games (Call of Duty: Ghosts, Madden 25, and Assassin's Creed 4). Also:
They're banking on people not being able to find next gen consoles by the end of the year. January customers with an interest in those three games will find themselves buying a new copy for their new console."To take advantage of this offer, you'll need to be a PowerUp Rewards member and purchase the current-gen version at GameStop within 30 days of release. After purchase, a coupon for $50 trade-in credit towards the Xbox One version will be e-mailed to the account. The coupon expires on December 31, meaning you'll need to find and buy a next-gen system by the end of the year."
New PS3 (and 360) titles are $60. Expect 90AUD games, as before.
That's kind of surprising. I think the game makers could easily charge $65-70 for the big name games on the new systems and people would buy them. I ask because I saw a Gamestop deal where if you buy current gen games now, you can pay $9.99 for the next gen version of the same game when those systems come out. So I thought the prices were going to start at $70 for new games.
@Buff: Current new PS3 games cost $59.99, same as X360 games. PC games happily start at $49.99.
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That's a really really lazy criticism. The market isn't as simple as "oh look at inflation to determine value". There's also many other factors, one big one is after tax income for average household.
This article show that the growth of income is much lower than the rate of inflation. The end result is that while just looking at inflation it looks like the prices are all lower, while in reality it's actually a larger portion of available income for the customers.
There's also issue like game studios expecting ridiculous sale numbers in order to even turn a profit. This is a complicated problem that can't really be blamed on any one party.
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