Next gen games could cost 100$

[Snickerzz]

On Amazon in the UK the new games have gone up in price to £54. 

what were they before?

[BernardoSLR]

what were they before?

 

Something between £35 and £45. I used to import my games from Amazon UK since shipping is free, but if they UP the prices forget it.

[MammothJerk]

we already pay 80-100$ for games in sweden.

i dont see a problem

[Snickerzz]

we already pay 80-100$ for games in sweden.

i dont see a problem

aw :c

[ALXAndy]

What? That doesn't explain why the digital version is more expensive. 

 

No it doesn't which is why I still have my optical drive.

[Snickerzz]

No it doesn't which is why I still have my optical drive.

there are some games that are on amazon that are 3 times less than the digital copy :/

[LAwLz]

we already pay 80-100$ for games in sweden.

i dont see a problem

Haha I was just about to post this. Worst case scenario we might end up having to pay 1000 SEK (~150 USD) for a game. I doubt that they will go up in price though. The prices on Amazing has gone down and from what I've seen, prices on games has slowly been going down ever since the NES. I still got a few NES games with the pricetag "499 SEK" on them, which is pretty much the same as AAA titles for the Xbox 360 costs these days. If you take inflation into consideration, games has gone down quite a bit in price.

[SOLO_AVENGER]

The prices on Amazon UK are now £54.99 for next-gen games!

[BernardoSLR]

Haha I was just about to post this. Worst case scenario we might end up having to pay 1000 SEK (~150 USD) for a game. I doubt that they will go up in price though. The prices on Amazing has gone down and from what I've seen, prices on games has slowly been going down ever since the NES. I still got a few NES games with the pricetag "499 SEK" on them, which is pretty much the same as AAA titles for the Xbox 360 costs these days. If you take inflation into consideration, games has gone down quite a bit in price.

 

I would love to know the average income in Sweden. I don't know the average income in Portugal, but I do now the unemployment rate: 17,8%. And guess what? Games cost $90 here. Lovely. :)

 

Edit: Net average wage: Sweeden - $2726 ; Portugal - $1164. Less than half... we get shafted pretty badly... we always do. lol

[Snickerzz]

The prices on Amazon UK are now £54.99 for next-gen games!

this topic was made before they were updated!!

[Sundanc3]

Article: http://www.gamerevolution.com/manifesto/next-gen-games-could-cost-100-3871

Both ps4 and xbox one games available for preorder on amazon cost 100$

Watch dogs http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BI83EVU/ref=pe_371960_29996960_email_1p_1_lm

Thief http://www.amazon.com/Thief-4-playstation/dp/B00C27SCC2/ref=pd_sim_vg_3

AC4 http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Creed-4-playstation/dp/B00BMFIXOW/ref=pd_bxgy_vg_img_y

Will pc games have the same fate? Since new releases always cost the same for pc and console.

UPDATE: 

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/14/4431790/microsoft-says-games-for-the-xbox-one-will-still-cost-59-99

[SOLO_AVENGER]

this topic was made before they were updated!!

I know, but everyone was still talking about the old prices!

[Night]

They will always put pre-order prices higher. You dont want to tell consumers "Actually you owe me more money". You want to say "Guess what!, I can give you back some of your money"

Anyone whis ever worked in retail knows you dont want to piss off a customer. Its just a pain in the ass.

[ALXAndy]

there are some games that are on amazon that are 3 times less than the digital copy :/

 

Yup and can be reinstalled in ten minutes if you format. No spending two days to download a 30gb game ! It's quite mad really.. 

 

I've always preferred my hard media, makes for a nice collection :)

[Snickerzz]

Yup and can be reinstalled in ten minutes if you format. No spending two days to download a 30gb game ! It's quite mad really.. 

 

I've always preferred my hard media, makes for a nice collection :)

i hate discs XD i get ~2mb/s down so downloading games isn't really an issue 

[Cronus]

They're just placeholders, guys. There were dozens of threads complaining about the preorder prices of the consoles themselves after the initial PS4 announcement, and it didn't end up being $700 like some people were freaking out about. A lot of the games have changed prices to the normal range since E3.

[zapashark]

He asked why the digital version was more expensive.

[Bleedman0xx]

 

He asked why the digital version was more expensive.

 

You called?

[zapashark]

Oh, I must have misread that. Sorry. But as far as the digital version being more expensive, it would likely be because they want to get rid of CDs. It's also slightly easier to pirate off of a digital copy, since you can put protection against copying into the CD.

[Guest]

GameStop has PS4 games listed for $59.99 in the U.S 

[kuddlesworth9419]

They where £34. But on PC they started at £24.

[ETRJ]

They are costing the same amount as current gen titles http://connecteddigitalworld.com/2013/06/17/microsoft-confirms-pricing-of-xbox-one-games/?fb_source=pubv1

[zapashark]

You called?

That's weird... my reply got put into a new comment. anyway... What I originally meant to say was- 

Oh, I must have misread that. Sorry. But as far as the digital version being more expensive, it would likely be because they want to get rid of CDs. It's also slightly easier to pirate off of a digital copy, since you can put protection against copying into the CD.

[Psykodoughboy]

Yea, those were place holders, but it seems like other english countries get fucked on the price 

[beefalo]

Microsoft has already announced retail pricing will stay at $60.