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Large Publishers Pointing to High Prices

Posted by Zonk on from the because-we-aren't-spending-enough-money dept.

Despite Mark Rein's recent statements to the contrary, GamesIndustry.biz has word that Activision, THQ, and Take Two are all indicating that they may be charging $59.99 for next gen titles. From the article: "This strategy is likely to see a two-tier structure emerging for game pricing, where premium titles command a premium price point of $59.99 or more, while less important games are sold for between $39.99 and $49.99 - much closer to the current price point."

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  1. Sounds about right by vasqzr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Compare $50 of todays dollars with $50 in 1990!

    Anyone remember paying $60 or $70 for a NES/SNES new release? Granted, you were paying for larger ROM chips...

    Look at the budgets of some of todays games. Millions of dollars. How much of a budget do you think Megan Man or Castlevania had?

    They have to make the costs up somewhere.