Xbox joins the publishers charging $70 for new, triple-A game – and that’s good. Until you consider there’s a cost of living crisis.
Keiichiro Toyama—the creator and original director of the 1999 Silent Hill—shared his personal thoughts on the recently announced remake by Konami, reflecting on what the project means to him after more than two decades:
“I felt something similar when the game was adapted into a movie. It deeply moved me to see the names of the characters and locations I had created come to life visually, even though I wasn’t directly involved. That wouldn’t have been possible without the continued support of the fans and the dedication of the developers who’ve kept the series alive.
I’m really looking forward to seeing how the remake evolves this time. With the advanced technology we now have, I’m sure I’ll be surprised by how the game is reimagined. Since the original was built for the first PlayStation, there will naturally be challenges—like the camera and controls—but I’m eager to see bold and creative solutions to those elements.”
Haha Not only is bold and creatively not what the industry wants, it’s not what most people want.
They want to get scammed and pay twice for a thing they already own.
Was the SH2 remake even bold? Or was it more or less just a 1 to 1 over the shoulder remake?
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Warner Bros. Games has set a new leadership team and restructured around Harry Potter, "Game of Thrones," "Mortal Kombat" and the DC Universe IPs.
🤣 you really think the devs are seeing literally any benefit to that price hike? How naive
Outrageous - sure others have increased their price of their games, but Microsoft could obviously afford to not do this
Also they chose December during a busy shopping period to announce this… Microsoft under Phil Spencer is so out of touch with gamers
Oh yes, unless it's a game I really want and have to get my hands on, I just wait for a sale. Gow Ragnarok so far is the only $70 game I've bought lol. Even when games were at $60, I always waited for sales.
One thing to know is that EA and UBI games go on sales real quick so if you're a fan of them, do hold off. Nintendo rarely ever does, Playstation has been a bit hesitant this gen but they did do good sales during the black friday week. Mcsft, you can just get gamepass.
Going to a supermarket, cinema or theme park is harder to swallow these days, I get so much value for money with games imo anyway.
To understand this, we have to separe things here.
People have no problem paying for a high quality product (look at iPhones or Samsung Galaxies). The problem lies charging for products that are not high quality.
Sony's first party studios are high quality games. Just see the reviews, awards and millions they sell. People are ok paying for that high quality.
The problem is that Xbox first party games are not in that standard and don't have that high quality as officially stated by Phil Spencer itself.