They can price them at €200 for all I care. I’ll only will buy them when they are at €20 anyway.
GTA VI Might Inspire Other AAA Developers to Price Their Games at $100
Submitted 6 hours ago by Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
https://80.lv/articles/gta-vi-might-inspire-other-aaa-developers-to-price-their-games-at-usd100/
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mrfriki@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
absquatulate@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I’m loving the balls on studios. Yesterday we had “experts” suggesting it might cost 100 bux, and today it’s already the beggining of a trend. And the ges isn’t even out. In fact, we only have the trailer for the game and they’re already predicting prices.
My prediction is yes, they’ll ask 100$ and more, and yes, people will pay it.
But the nerve, I swear. “Yeah, our games have gotten sloppier every year. And yes, we fired tens of thousands solely for profit reasons. But line must go up, so you better start paying”
ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 1 hour ago
My prediction is yes, they’ll ask 100$ and more, and yes, people will pay it.
Well the game could be disastrous and sell poorly after the first week.
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Do you really think people will buy it? I’ve played most of the GTAs, but I’m not about to spend 100 dollars on a video game.
reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 minutes ago
You’re clearly not the target audience. Every slightly popular game has its whales. Something as popular as GTA? They’ll sell it at $100 and laugh all the way to the bank.
JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Thats a no from me dawg
rtxn@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
some developers “hope” the next installment in the GTA franchise will be priced at $80–$100
Management are not developers.
Executives are NOT DEVELOPERS.
Shareholders are NOT DEVELOPERS.
Quazatron@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Looks like PatientGamers’ membership numbers will be on the rise soon.
Screen_Shatter@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I never pay full price for a game.
Isthereanydeal.com
Humblebundle.com
Gog.com
Always running sales. If they aren’t just check history or set an alert on isthereanydeal and wait a bit.
PushButton@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I don’t even buy a game when it’s 70…
At 80 there is no fucking way…
90, are they crazy? Never!
100? Lulz, go fuck yourself lunatic
OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I think there is maybe 1 game that I would consider spending 100 for the base game. And that’s because I love the series and it is very much a long term game for me, Street Fighter.
But that would be a very tough sell, it would have to be something really special to part with that much, even though I know I would get 1000s of hours out of it
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 hours ago
I’m not paying if its not below $30, why would i pay for $100? GTA 5 is already disappointing i’m pretty sure they chop even more thing up and make most content online only. I’ll continue to be stingy and spend my money on better stuff.
kwozyman@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
How is GTA5 disappointing? I remember playing it a couple of years after release and it still is one of the best open world games I ever played. Even now, more than 10 years since I played it, I remember the main characters and even some secondary ones and part of the story (even though I only played it once). If anything, I think the GTA5 model is what all “service” games should be – excellent story and single player campaign and…whatever that online thing is. Frankly, I’ve never touched the online part in GTA5 but I hear it’s quite successful.
Regarding the price, I would personally probably pay a bit more for a really really good game. I don’t think the very good games selling for a premium are the problem, but the unfinished, reskinned and shitty games selling for 60-70. Like, how is Elden Ring released at the same price as Skull and Bones or FIFA <current-year>? Those should be 10-20 bucks, not the good games (assuming GTA6 will keep the quality bar up).
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 14 minutes ago
can’t play online without hacks unfortunately. sad state of affairs. but overall, game wasn’t bad except for the money grab with sharkbucks
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 53 minutes ago
I’m glad you enjoy it and my opinion of it doesn’t negate your feeling, however i should say i find the middle part of the story to be very bland and the ending is forgettable. We’re also sold on the idea of heist but we only have the grand total of 5, which again, i find it very forgettable and bland.
In fact i still can remember a lot of San Andreas, but i can’t remember much about gta5.
Not a big fan of the idea of spreading the story focus amongst the trio too, i think i’d enjoy more if it’s just focus on Franklin.
The post game is also pretty empty, not much side story to do because they put their effort on online mode.
Overall it’s a pretty mid game to me.
ICastFist@programming.dev 3 hours ago
Frankly, I’ve never touched the online part in GTA5 but I hear it’s quite successful.
The microtransactions kept a very steady flow of hundreds of millions of dollars per quarter to Rockstar, so yeah, it’s absurdly successful
sirico@feddit.uk 6 hours ago
Ubisoft I’ve just had an idea to win players back
hal_5700X@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Fuck you.
ChojinDSL@discuss.tchncs.de 5 hours ago
Playing lots of RPGs and Jrpgs has trained my Patience. I never buy a game at full price, regardless of how much I want it. I simply wait for a sale until it’s below 35 euro.
Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
It’s surprising that games are getting cheaper compared to the cost of living. If you take into consideration the fact that games are becoming more expensive to produce, I really don’t understand it.
Gaming is way cheaper for me than it was during the ps2 or ps3 era.
Professorozone@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
People pay $1200 for an iPhone. I’m sure they’ll pay the $100 for a game. How? I’m not sure but they always seem to.
Personally, I don’t but I am never the trend setter.
designated_fridge@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Remember when Apple released the $1000 phone and it was a big thing?
Eventually this will be the normal.
normanwall@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
I can tell you right now I’m not paying AUD$160 for a new game in the near future
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Why pirate shitty AAA games when you can spend your time getting a better experience by supporting indie devs financially and in word of mouth?
7112@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Game budgets are crazy. In order to get the profits shareholders want they’ll charge as much as they can get away with.
Indies are actually performing well, so we might see a shift like we saw with film in the 90s.
twinnie@feddit.uk 6 hours ago
I have paid full price for a game in 10 years. GTA6 will be late to the PX party anyway. Looks like I won’t be playing it until 2035.
archonet@lemy.lol 5 hours ago
if it’s higher than $60 it can go suck a fuck
in fact, if the online is as ridden with issues as 5’s online has been, I’ll probably just pirate it. Why would I want to pay $60+ just so I can get squeezed for even more money via microtransactions?
bruhsoulz@lemmy.ml 53 minutes ago
Hot take, a very few games are actually worth the 100$ pricetag. The wrong studios believe their games are worth that much tho. I can see myself buying gta6 for 100 but id probably wait for a good sale lol
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 20 minutes ago
I’ve definitely found games that I thought were worth $100, and they often refuse to even go as high as $70. Probably the only one that I thought was worth $100 and charged that much for it was Street Fighter 6.