Microsoft has recently announced the launch price of the games for their next-gen console is going to be the same as the current price, $59.99.
The price of Sony's next-gen games will remain at the same price as well. Today a Sony representative told Shack News, "We have announced the pricing for our first party line up of PS4 launch and launch window games. All four titles, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Drive Club, Knack, and infamous: Second Son are all $59.99,"
The $59.99 price has been confirmed only for next-gen first-party games being sold at retailers. It will not represent the price for third-party games, or games with different software pricing in the future.
Peter Moore, COO of EA tells analysts his expectations on next-gen pricing, "You see a $60 price for a next-gen game whereas we believe [with digital downloads] we can get $70, $80, $90 from the consumer, but it's a $60 price point."
The next-gen consoles will be released in time for the holidays. Pre-Orders for consoles and upcoming games are now available on multiple websites.
Sony has recruited Bungie's head of revenue Jaremy Rich to head up its live-service gaming division, Rich has announced on social media.
Please do not put Destiny’s monetization into Sony’s first party games. The monetization is what’s driving players away from Destiny.
I mean, this person made some pretty bad decisions at Bungie. I hope they've learned from them because I definitely don't see those type of ideas as good for PlaySation in general.
Ps5 gamers in 2023 seemed to play more live service types of games, so regardless to how people feel about them, numbers don’t lie and Sony is going where the money is. I mean look at the excitement around Helldivers2, people are showing that they want live service games.
How do you kill a franchise that already been killed?
Destiny’s grind, cash-in-on-playbass-cha-Ching, and pop-culture-insertion mainstream-me-too bs totally killed any rep Bungie had. Sony/Bungie, if you are doing this to ward-off players, it’s already working.
Sony has patented to add multiple dialogue modes to let players switch between how many conversations with NPCs they want in the game.
Sony is like the only ones outta the 3 that has atuff like like this pop up changing thing in ways.
Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights.
Sounds like patent trolling they tried the same thing against Nintendo with the same pattern.
Motion and control input traversing over higher and lower frequencies seperate from each other allowing the controller to do both
So to recoup the money Genuine is going to take on Nintendo or Microsoft next. I hate patent lawyers they are some of the worst bottom feeders out there.
Kinda expecting it already tbh...
(Peter Moore, COO of EA tells analysts his expectations on next-gen pricing, "You see a $60 price for a next-gen game whereas we believe [with digital downloads] we can get $70, $80, $90 from the consumer, but it's a $60 price point." )
Typical EA... Trying to milk people for sub-par games...
But, Least it's good to know now that games will be the same price :)
So now - all three next-gen systems will be selling most titles at the $60 price-point.
As nice as it is - it's still a wallet killer. Just buying two games is instantly $120. 3 is 180, etc.
So let's say I went out and bought the PS4 at launch:
$400 - Console
$60 - Extra controller
$60 - Game 1
$60 - Game 2
(Without tax) = $580....Oi x_x
I don't mind paying $60 if I can sell my game or trade it in.
I actually borrow my games from my rich friend... hehe