Will the prices of PS5 and Xbox One games be set more expensive?
Soon we will enter the era of next-gen consoles, in which the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will be the main actors. But until now, both of them have not revealed the price that will be pegged when they slide later. Seeing the PS5 and Xbox Series that have shown off their hardware, it’s no wonder that the price is set to be more expensive than their predecessors. Then what about the game prices for the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
The talk about the prices of these next-gen console games started when 2K Games released their prices NBA 2K21 recently. Interestingly, the price NBA 2K21 for the next-gen console is USD 10 more expensive than for the current generation console. Price NBA 2K21 for PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch and Stadia it is pegged at USD 59.99 (around Rp.871,000) while for the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X versions it is pegged at USD 69.99 (around Rp. 1,016,226). 2K Games reasoned that the price increase of this next-gen version is due NBA 2K21 for the PS5 and Xbox Series X was developed from scratch to maximize both of these capabilities.
It’s still unclear if this will become the standard for next-gen games to come. However, according to a statement from the president and CEO of IDG, Yoshio Osaki, other game publishers are also considering increasing the prices of PS5 and Xbox Series X games.
The price increases for next-gen games occurred in 2005 and 2006, when the era of the Xbox 360 and PS3 began. Yoshio Osaki also explained that the production costs of next-gen games have increased to 200% to 300%. “While development and publishing costs have gone up, pricing for other entertainment has gone up. Next-gen console game pricing has not yet reflected this increase. The increase of USD59.99 to USD 69.99 did not even completely cover the increase in other costs, but was moving more in the right direction, ”said Yoshio Osaki. Even so, Yoshio Osaki explained that not all games have to be priced the same. But for top AAA games like the NBA 2K21 still considered appropriate.
So what do you think? Ready to prepare more spending money for PS5 and Xbox Series X games later?
Source: gamesindustry.biz
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