Why GTA V Costing $60 on PS4/Xbox One Makes Absolute Perfect Sense

Claudia writes, "With Rockstar having announced recently that Grand Theft Auto V would be hitting next-gen consoles this fall, the question on a lot of players minds has been “How much will it cost?” Well if you’re wondering how much it should cost, that would be $60."

[Codewow]

I am actually surprised they didn't go with an upgrade discount for next-gen.

[Crazyglues]

Well I think it should cost 49, why?

For the same reason someone says it should cost 60...

It's just someone's opinion... yes they went back and re-did the graphics, but no new story or dlc was added so let's just think about this for a second.

Didn't you already have to make new graphics for the PC version.. ? isn't the next gen consoles just a port of the pc version made to run with a little lower graphics... ?? The same way it was for games like BF4?

How in the world does that justify the same price when nothing new was done or added, just graphics update, and graphics already had to be updated for PC so really you just needed to get it to run.. Same story? same game.

50 bucks is all it should cost, and that's 49.99 to be exact. -That's a much better price for a game that's really just a graphics bump-

Rock*Star the balls in your court, do the right thing..

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[YodaCracker]

They may not have added new story, but they have done quite a bit more than simply update the graphics. They have nearly doubled the player count for GTA Online. They've added new weapons, vehicles, wildlife, and activities. They've increased the traffic density and enhanced the damage modeling and weather effects. And finally, the radio has been expanded with over 100 new tracks. Those are the changes they've announced so far. There hint at many more additions but as we all know, Rockstar loves to be secretive.

[hkgamer]

pc version isnt even out yet.

and isnt pc version just a port of xbone/ps 4? you get what i mean?

anyways, i think ports can be sold at full retail. theres nothing wrong with that. anything less and its a bonus. i understand why you say $50 but thats probably because you already pirchased it on the previous gen.

heres an example from another industry. movies rerelease for 3d. like jurassic park, toy story. did cinemas charge less? movies that went onto bluray cost the same amount and im pretty sure 4k movies will cost around the same.

gtav upgrades seem good enough for that price. im guessing pc version would also be full pc price.

[dreamed]

As much as i like gta 5 theres to many new games coming out in november for me to even worry about buying gta 5 again....are the coop heists being released with it?,or let me guess paid dlc??.

The online coop was cool,the rest of online stank imo...so im really not hyped at all.

[spacedelete]

just buy it online as it will be cheaper than $60 like Tlou and metro redux were discounted by a lot of sites. stupid journalists telling us how much a game should cost and its a woman journalist as well so she doesn't even play games i bet. GTAV has already sold 34 million so RockStar should throw us a bone and release at a reasonable price. one factor this stupid journalist hasn't taken into account as GTAV will be competing against actual next gen games so they need an reasonable price to get people to double dip.

[LordMaim]

"and its a woman journalist as well so she doesn't even play games i bet"

Was that really necessary?

[zombiex069]

I will pay her $60 if you know what i mean.

[oODEADPOOLOo]

I never even played this game before, but even I feel $60 is too much for this game. The fact this game is a re-release is a HUGE reason why it would not be worth $60, there are games that are coming out at same release window that are made from scratch for Next-gen or make it at bare minimium a high priority.

Especially since Rockstar seemed to be projecting a feeling that they considered next-gen and PC a low priority. Heck they didn't even seem to want to announce the remaster at Sony's E3 conference themselves and left a short trailer instead. In fact I think Rockstar probably lost a good deal of PC gamers business who got tired of waiting. The fact that they pushed release date for PC players only seems to add insult to injury. PC people I would expect to be the most irritated about the price.

I myself am not interested in picking this game up on release date because of the fact its a re-release at full price and that they did little to communicate details about this game only recently releasing info, it just gave me the impression they didnt care much for my business. There are alot more options in Nov so it doesn't seem as hot of a game to pick up. Esp as I did for TLOU where there was nothing else coming out for a while. This game is a Black Friday/Holiday sale for me!

Sorry rant over, lol.

[t0mmyb0y]

You're cheap lol. You've never played it but think it's to much "because it's a re-release". Dude I played the hell out of it for PS3 and with the upgrade if you have never played it, it is WELL WORTH IT. I've played 100 games to every Rockstar game that is worth the price (that's every Rockstar game I've played fyi...that's alot of Rockstar games btw).

[oODEADPOOLOo]

Nah im not that cheap..maybe last gen lol, been buying all my games for PS4 at full price up to this point. I had bought BF4 and premium pass, watch dogs plus seasons pass, injustice, infamous, tlou all on their release date. Just don't see this game having the same level of value as a re-release compared to stuff like farcry 4, assasins creed unity releasing as completely fresh games. I made an exception for tlou because there wasnt much coming out during its launch window and price was discounted.

Just seems almost arrogant( I know thats a consumer-touchy feely view, but I understand the business side of the argument) to compete directly at same price point with newer titles.

[iSuperSaiyanGod]

@t0mmyb0y this is going to sound stupid . I didn't beat the game , (my ps3 broke before I had the chance) are there aliens & zombies somewhere inthe game like in the new trailor? Or was that added to the trailor for upcoming ad on?

[n4rc]

There was something about a cult worshiping aliens.. Lol.. I remember that.. But was just a side story I believe. I don't recall ever seeing either and I beat the story and most side missions

[t0mmyb0y]

@Saiyan TBH I never got to finish the game either. I had PS+ when I was playing it and I thought for this game I'd use the cloud to save my files....PS+ ran out and no access to the save file smh.
@Deadpool I see what you're saying. If I had the option of GTA5 or Farcry 4/AC Unity I'd pick FC4 lol, but that's because I've played GTA5. Lets just say you have to try it out some day :)

[hkgamer]

everyone has their own opinions on price. hence the reason why some people think psnow is ridiculously overpriced.

some people dont buy brand new, some people only buy online and some people only rent. all these affects peoples actual judgement on what a full retail game cost. just because hou can buy gtav on ps3 for cheaper now, doesnt mean the ps4 should be matching its price. lots of people look at ebay prices are 2nd prices to make judgements aswell which is unfair.

though we all have our own price ranges for things, its best for you to wait until you find aomething that is more suitable. you waited this long, you might aswell wait a little bit longer.

[norkee]

It's just brilliant marketing, everyone bought gta5 last gen because it wasn't announced for next gen. If they would have announced both everyone would have held out to get the better version. Doing it this way its like getting 2 releases off of 1 game. Mo Money!
Rockstar have always done what ever the hell they want and make dump trucks full of cash while doing it.
I am going to buy it for pc so I guess I am one of the suckers since I bought it for my ps3 lol.

[n4rc]

Ugh... So true..

I would of waited.. But having beat it, I still want to replay it but ill wait for a sale

[hkgamer]

yeah, which is why many companies dont like announcing a next gen version. similar to tlou.

would like to add that gtav and tlou probablu sold a lot more than they would have guessed because they released just before nx gen consoles arrived.

[zerog]

Considering that it is a rerelease and you can get the ps3/360 version for $30 now they would be shooting themselves in the foot to charge $60. They might get away with $50 at the extream but as for me since I've beat it and haven't had much fun with the mutiplayer I won't be getting it unless the do an upgrade program somewhere.

[TongkatAli]

Going to buy this again, all good, no amount of backlash will stop me, puhuhuhuhu.

[martinezjesus1993]

Yet 50 dollars for TLOU Remastered with all the DLC and upgraded graphics was too much?? Ill be waiting for a ptice drop on this one even thoigh i never bought it on last gen

[YodaCracker]

GTA V is the only game I would pay for twice at full price. The level of quality is downright absurd and the game is just packed full of content. It felt like a crime paying only $60 for this last year compared to what your average game offers at the same price point.

[poppinslops]

Damn straight!

I payed $110 (Australia) and I still consider THAT to be a bargain. Hell, when you consider how much they spent making the game, it's a STEAL at $60...

Rockstar could charge $300 for GTA6 and I'd still buy it...

[Jaqen_Hghar]

And people were mad over TLoU remastered being $50 lol. A man thinks they're both fine values but laughs at how much less hate a multi-console remaster is getting. Oh well haters gonna hate.

[poppinslops]

It's because they didn't ADD anything new to it...

To me, this is about more than res/fps... More players online, more animals, more traffic, more civilians, more music. More vehicles, more weapons, maybe more missions? Almost certainly more Easter-eggs...

This is the game that brings more character and detail to it's open-world than most linear games could ever dream of. If the new consoles had launched with GTAV, people would've done all sorts of crazy shit to get 'em...

[Jaqen_Hghar]

they both still cost around $30 and both are including the DLC. A man sees little difference except TLoU is $10 less and was exclusive so all the haters came out.

[scousetomo]

ive pre ordered but i think they should or could take a leaf out of metro reduxs team that i feel was a bargain i paid less than 30 quid for 2 full upgraded titles in one box i was hoping maybe this would set a good example on these re release titles

[RedstonerMC]

I'm just wondering why they didn't start fresh with a new game. this ones awesome don't get me wrong. It's just that i want NEW games not older shiny ones. aside from maybe the fable anniversary edition and halo collection i'm not too interested in anything that's been redone lately. Even metro redux didn't peak my interest console wise. Remastered games belong mostly on computer because for the most part all that's upgraded are graphics and we know damn well a high end computer can handle that better than my console.

[Jihaad_cpt]

If you don't want to pay the $60 then you can wait (the price will come down) stop feeling so entitled.

[rigo8582]

Of course I would like it to be less then $60, but even at $60 I'm still getting it day one.

[Seafort]

Rockstar can charge what they want. It doesn't mean people will pay that price.

I've already finished it on PS3 so I have no need to get the PC version on launch day especially when they've delayed the game for PC and not current gen consoles.

I'll get it when I feel the price is right and not before. They'll blame piracy for poor PC sales whatever happens so couldn't give a shit if I only pay £10.

[Tsar4ever01]

Screw this Claudia, GTA5 will be $49.99. nuff said!!!