What if Skyrim, COD or Battlefield Cost $110…For The Standard Version?

Well, you may pay close to that in the near future if the greedy bastards who run Activision, THQ and Take Two get their way.

Bobby Kotick, Strauss Zelnick and Brian Farrell all spoke at the Reuters Global Media Summit earlier this week and all 3 made references to changing the way they will charge, and you will pay, for games in the future.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

but Id love to know what games THQ thinks they have that gamers would pay a subscription for. hahahha

[lelo2play]

If games come to cost $110, i would do anything in my power to pirate them.

[Iroquois_Pliskin]

Well in that case, i might start pirating my games.... Publishers are making it too hard to buy their games

[BattleAxe]

Games are already too expensive, especially when you consider that single player campaigns are too short (BF3), alot of games are buggy and unfinished when they are released (BF3) and you don't get alot of online content (BF3), and then in order to keep the online experience fresh, you will have to spend anywhere from $25 - $60 on DLC throughout the year.

In the past year, I've already cut back on spending money on games. These days I'm willing to wait a year or two for the price of a game to come down. The price wouldn't even be so much of an issue if the games were top notch, but I've been burned twice this year with Resistance 3 and Killzone 3 for being poor quality in one case(Resistance 3) and for having barely any online content to keep the game fun for more than a couple of months (Killzone 3). I'm sick and tired of this S**T, so I haven't bought either BF3 or MW3 this fall. The only two games I've bought in the last couple months have been Uncharted 3 and Payday: The Heist, and at least those were both worth the money.

[zeroreloaded]

@Battleaxe

you are such a fanboy, emphasizing bf3 like that...

[Rainstorm81]

@battleaxe

Funny that you threw BF3 under the bus the say Payday the heist is worth the money... KZ3 and BF3 were much more enjoyable IMO than Payday.

But to each his own

[BattleAxe]

^^^

Payday only cost $19.99, so as far as what you get for the money, I thought Payday was pretty good.

[AzaziL]

$60 + $15 DLC packs, usually end up with at least a couple of em over a year; in the end, with tax, it comes out to around $100 for most top tier titles if you want to enjoy the full game....

[potedude]

Move to Australia. I was in Target yesterday and the had MW3 for $110. Most other games (brand new AAA) are $98. A very cheap game is for $48.

You Americans get the best deals by far...

[Bimkoblerutso]

*sigh*

Pirating is not the answer either. It's like trying to cure a burn with fire. If there is a cause you want to sacrifice for, just don't buy the goddamn games.

[Psychotica]

By that logic you steal anything that's expensive..

[morkendo]

What if Skyrim, COD or Battlefield Cost $110…For The Standard Version?

I think activision, THQ,take-two,EA would go broke VERY!!! fast if they try that route. people now days barely can afford a ps3 not alone 60.00 a pop game.
(just saying)

[Cosmit]

If the prices of games go up AGAIN, then I'll be renting and pirating more often. Sorry "Industry" but anything more than $65 is just too much. Doesn't matter what the game is.

[arnyftw]

Atleast you get games for under $65, here in Germany a normal price for a game at release is 70 euros, thats about $94.

[Cosmit]

Oh damn almost a $100? I feel for ya buddy.

[hellzsupernova]

games do cost that much here!!!! its bullshit! even when you convert the USD to NZD games should be around the 80 - 90 NZD mark but they release at around 110 - 149 for STANDARD CoD Black Ops was $149 at release complete rubbish!

[zeal0us]

I would of got it with gamefly/some other kind of game rental service.

I wonder how many people would of pirated a copy?

[JoeReno]

For a "standard version" I have a hard time spending that on a collectors edition. I have a few, but they are a select few. At that price tag it would kill the industry. Ugly greed is about to shoot its self in the foot once again.

[TopDudeMan]

I wouldn't pay it for cod or battlefield, but possibly for skyrim. (Don't be getting any ideas, though, bethesda!!!)

[JsonHenry]

I would have paid that for Skyrim on ANY platform because of the overall length and re-playability of the game.

BF3 I would have paid that only on the PC format because it is simply a fantastic game but only on the PC platform. I'm not trolling, its a fun game on consoles too. But anyone that has played both can tell you that it is a completely different game on the PC. It is the way it is.

I will probably end up paying around $110 for MW3 if you count the DLC that I am gonna be forced to purchase if I want to keep playing with my younger brothers. But I don't want to. :/

[Pyscho_Mantis]

you are one stupid gamer.....stop being a sheep....find the games you genuinely like not ones that everyone else does.

[JsonHenry]

^^ Thank you for the kind words!

[ACBAA]

all those what if's waste your time...

[Sidewinder-]

They could go to hell.

[BuT_TeRy]

Only one worth $110 out of the three is CoD. Skyrim and BF3 are basically the same old stories from the last games.

[despair]

ohhh thats gonna get you in trouble from both sides, sarcastic or not people are gonna get angry lol.

[JoeReno]

I didn't see and "/s" so I can assume that Bobby Kotex has brain washed another youth.

[radphil]

"ohhh thats gonna get you in trouble from both sides, sarcastic or not people are gonna get angry lol."

Yea I was going to say the same thing. It's account suicide.

[solar]

Talk about piracy...

[spacedelete]

this is sad what our beloved hobby is turning into. at the same time this angers me but at the same time im not surprised and this was only a matter of time before they charged more for games.

if this happens i won't give up gaming i will just stick to playing last gen games. i have enough ps2, gamecube and 360 games to last me a lifetime.

[Ezetta]

Well, that's what we pay for a game here in Scandinavia.

[RememberThe357]

You guys are getting screwed. Think Pulp Fiction...

[DaReapa]

Lol. Scary analogy.

[HOSe]

sounds like pc gaming is where i would be.

[Gamer-Z]

exactly if this happens than im done with consoles, it would just be more economical to pirate these games on PC. Just call me Captain Z "arrr matey" xP

[Reborn]

Possible jump in piracy, and PC gaming?

[susanto1228]

If they want Piracy to really get out of hand I wouldn't
do that....especially in other countries.
My trips to Jakarta will involve a lot of PC sales in the near
future then.

[Tachyon_Nova]

I wouldn't bother reading this article, its just a bunch of more or less baseless fear mongering.

[Sidewinder-]

'fear mongering' XD

bahaha, classic.

+bubble bath

[04soldier]

You call it fear mongering.. but I call it reality because Activision has already schemed a way on making idiots pay $100 for one game.

Its called "Elite"

[Majin-vegeta]

*making idiots pay $100 for one game.*

What did you expect 99.9%of cod players are idiots-_____-.

[theEx1Le]

By that logic, Uncharted 3 would be $85 and Gears of war 3 $85 too. The difference between season passes/elite and games costing $100 is that its optional to pay > $60.

[Laxman]

They do down here in Australia...

[MidnytRain]

Hmm... the word choice in this article is pretty unprofessional.

[Faelan]

If the game costs twice as much, I'll only buy half as many games at best since I only have so much money that I can spend on games. Games are a luxury item after all. Food, clothing, housing and what not comes first. Whatever I have left is what I can spend on games. That doesn't magically increase just because the big companies suddenly want more of my money.

What I'm saying is, you can't get more milk out of the cow than there is to begin with regardless of how much you try to milk it.

Furthermore, if games end up being twice the price but doesn't get twice the content/re-playability as well in compensation, I'll have to evaluate whether it's worth it compared to other methods of entertainment. If I find I can suddenly get more fun out of doing something else than being a gamer, then they will just lose me as a customer altogether or I will only buy old discounted games.

Finally, the more they jack up the price, the more attractive it becomes to simply visit your local friendly torrent site and download a free of charge pirate copy that doesn't come with DRM. You know, the thing that usually does more to screw over the legitimate customers than the pirates.

[JoeReno]

Well said +1bub vote

[CoD511]

Welcome to Australia's pricing.

[TheMutator]

Skyrim cost more than that!!!

[ZombieAssassin]

That's when I suspect most will buy gaming PC's and start pirating...I know i'd be tempted to.

[Venjense]

The problem is gamers won't revolt against this, their already paying for COD Elite and they'd probably pay monthly subscription fees for COD and other games too.

Most gamers only play a few games a year which are just the next version of the one they were playing last year, which is why most games never crack 10 million sales despite there being over 100 million HD consoles out there.

[bozebo]

"...you may pay close to that..."

No, I wouldn't.

[BrianC6234]

Just charge extra for online gaming. Single player shouldn't cost extra. I don't care about online gaming. I won't pay $110 so they can make all that money for online games.

[Double_O_Revan]

Don't give Activision any bright ideas. They're dumb enough to try it.

[Ulf]

Millions of people already volunteered to pay these amounts (CoD Elite).

So.. there you go. In 2011 and beytond, CoD plays YOU.

[Cosmit]

Ummm nope sorry buddy. CoD Elite is optional. In case your Mis-informed, CoD Elite is not required to play CoD Single PLayer, Co-op, or Multiplayer. Its completely OPTIONAL. Just so you know what the word optional means, here's a definition for it: Possible but not compulsory; **left to personal choice**

[Hicken]

You're missing the point, Cosmit.

How much does Elite cost? No, not the free part; that obviously costs nothing. You also GET nothing for it: none of the map packs, anyway.

How much does MW3 cost? No, not a used copy that you traded in some games for and so got a discount. The retail price as it is at release date, and will be for eleven months.

What's that total? I'll give you some time to figure it out.

The sad truth is: in order to continue to play a game's online facet, or in order to experience a game in its complete form, you have to buy all the DLC that comes with it. And for some games- especially one franchise in particular- that can pretty much make that full price game cost a hundred bucks or more. But as long as people are willing to shell out the cash for this stuff, developers and publishers will be willing to charge it.

[hotskys]

Psh. I'd pay double for Skyrim. You listed greedy developers. Bethesda is the farthest from greedy. They actually give new content. 110$? no problem

[aaabbbccc4324]

here in new zealand the standard version of mw3 cost $153, most games cost $129

[potedude]

Wow, I thought us Aussies were being ripped off. I'm guessing you cant afford to buy many games?

[hellzsupernova]

it is ridiculous!!!!! only games ive bought at launch here in NZ are Battlefield 3 and Skyrim cause im going to get my moneys worth everything else is wait for 6 months.

[danielle007]

I wouldn't pay for them, then. :)

[Tzuno]

yeah that's it yeah that's the thing give ideas and let the zombies live their brainless life.

[Resistance]

I'd just laugh and torrent them.

[gypsygib]

If games get to even 90 bucks I'm never buying a game again.

[DFresh]

Games already cost that much once you add the game itself and all of the expansions/DLC.
>.<

[clarkdef]

Looks like the whole gaming thing needs a reboot. I think indy game makers need to start providing more classic like titles and we need to start enjoying more simple yet hardcore titles that they could provide. This all just to show companies that we don't need em, we have each other.

I'm a PS3 fan but think the PC is where we can go to create our own enviroment. I have created in LBP for hours on end, it could add up to a shocking 5,000 hours total. I am willing to create games for free or bigger titles for no more than $10, games for people to enjoy, and I bet many others are too.

It's all about passion that's why I create, money is a nessecary evil, but greed isn't.

[Shoasura]

I would pay that much for Skyrim, maybe BF3 on PC. But I wouldn't pay $10 for Mw3.

[ZBlacktt]

They'll get more hackers and burnt games then they ever though possible, lol. Their greed will be the death of them.

[artdafoo]

Well I'm sure Bobby No Dick already has plans for COD Super Duper Extra Special Limited
Hardened Edition and I'm sure all the 13 years olds will line up to buy in.

[Asgaro]

THATS WHAT YOU GET FOOLS, FOR BUYING MW3.
Because you guys all buy into the hype about CoD, you essentially give the signal "go ahead, Activision, we keep buying whatever the cost!"
MW3 is overpriced as shit. We buys that?