After Pricing Dragon’s Dogma 2 $70, Capcom Is Now Considering a Video Game Price Review

The only way is up.

[Kaii]

It best be hitting 8+ review scores and hitting 60fps on current-gen titles to ask for that pricetag.

[Cacabunga]

8+ reviews? Why?
Aren’t you a gamer with sufficient experience and sense to feel off a game is good just from gameplay sequences??
Relying on reviews is for amateurs who don’t know what they’re up to..

A game like days gone or The Order bombed at release but they’re still 2 of the most acclaimed games of last gen. I never check reviews. Seeing a gameplay video is enough for me to judge a game

[shinoff2183]

Cacabunga, while I agree and do the same thing, usually can just tell if I'll like it. Some games if I'm on the fence about I might take a chance depending on my pocket.

Anyway just let it go. It's the world now

[Psychonaut85]

Ummm I enjoyed The Order, but one of the most acclaimed games last gen? That’s a stretch.

[Toecutter00]

I believe one of the reasons Helldivers 2 is such a hit is the price tag. Other companies might want to pay attention. It's also a lot easier to expand your audience with a palatable price tag that will make it an easier sell for newcomers to give it a try.

[Tapani]

Helldivers 2 business model is entirely different.

They will sell microtransactions, DLC and what not on the side where eventually most of the revenue will come. Sure, they will release large updates for free initially and add stuff to create the critical mass and with it the critical revenue to fund the development of the new stuff which they will sell.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is a complete game from beginning till end and has much higher quality set pieces, and will only have a Director's Cut or an expansion sold separately, and very little microtransactions. The bulk of the revenue will come from the main game, and even less from the possible Expansion.

[1nsomniac]

They tried to be the good guys. But when everyone else is gauging the prices up and getting away with it, they were always going to follow suit in the end. This is always what happens when people don’t stand up for themselves. You would think we’d understand this by now. Not in just the gaming industry but in every industry.

[shinoff2183]

I still can't believe game prices going up is bothering people it's been 25 years give or take. Let it go. It was inevitable. Everything in life has went up in the last 4 5 years. Don't buy it day one if it upsets you. You can do that. Unfortunately you can't with necessities, food , gas, electric. They got you by the balls on those

[jznrpg]

The old game was worth 70$ I played it a ton

[anast]

I think the same. And Same here.

[RhinoGamer88]

I will buy at this price point, AFTER the reviews. Frankly, the smart play is to buy it 2-3 months after release. You get the price discount AND the patch updates before playing. I only play my games once, so I want the best experience.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

It's fine as long as the experience is amazing

[anast]

I'll have to wait if it costs more than $70.

[Silly Mammo]

If companies feel the need to raise the prices that's their prerogative, but the product should be finished upon release. The industry trend of releasing half baked games with the idea that they'll be patched into a finished product somewhere down the road needs to end. Especially if they're charging $70

[Harkins1721]

I know my opinion isnt going to be liked but most but when games hit $70 I just started waiting a year or 2 for sale. There was an article that said Uncharted 2 cost 20 million to make in 2009. And Spider-Man 2 was 250+ in 2023? Game prices are going to go up. I refuse to buy DLC unless again it shows major things that interest me for a killer price. But by waiting I see when games come out how they review and if DLC gets announced. So I end up waiting for the Goty editions or bundles on Steam for cheap. So as I currently stand games will probably go up in price. Hell they can hit $100 and I will continue to wait for sales. If FF7RE comes out the gate swinging then that may be my next game. They even offer Remake for the $70 price tag of Rebirth? Thats pretty good too.

[Retro1986]

Games cost 80$ 25 years ago. And the games had less content and could easily have alot of bugs and scratches. So, my guess is that people today are complaining because of greed and afraid of missing the pop bubble. There is so many good games released today, and so many choises, and people want it all and now.. its triggered more by free games with microtransactions. And the society is becoming more and more addicted to consume easy at hand entertainment.
70$ is fair, but would be wise to Get some more information about the games before diving into it. Or just wait for a 30-50% sale, Even though its hard to wait, when the society is used to getting things straight away and afraid of missing out on the fun when everyone Else is in on the Party.. and the Party aint lasting long because 1000 other games is around the corner and streamers jumps the new train. Most peoples backlog is huge anyway, and then you got free games on top of that. Chill and dont hurry. Be happy with what you got.

[DarXyde]

While I don't mind developers making more money because games are crazy expensive and I'd like to see the industry managed in a way that is sustainable and keeps people employed without salary cuts to the labour:

1. I'd like some assurances that any extra money is going into developers' pockets, not increasing exec compensation packages; and

2. Gaming is a luxury hobby, and I would gladly support any developers who put out a great product I want and enjoy, but there's a lot of give and take with that because inflation is screwing everyone and price sensitivity dictates that people will hold off on early purchases until the price falls anyway.

[PRIMORDUS]

This is why we need physical games on PC so we can buy used or like new off eBay for much cheaper, because that money will go to the person not any greedy ass company like Capcom. Torrent yes but most have Denuvo and that takes long to crack. I have a OLED Switch and buy like new or used of eBay.