Prices of next-gen games

Big_Stan

frugal_mike wrote: »

I doubt the xbox one or ps4 games will reduce in price for some time though. Firstly there aren't many second hand games in circulation yet, and secondly the market is tiny so the publishers are not going to sell many games on these consoles for a while. Both of those will improve over time I imagine.

That's the biggest thing when you get a new console now, unless you can package deals with points there is very rarely any offers straight away. I got the PS4 on release day with one game, I simply can't afford to get another for some time now after having to fork out an extra £50 for a controller.

Brock_and_Roll

The thing is £45 is not too bad for a next-generation console game given the massive development costs.....however that is less the case with straight conversions over from previous models which are less value for money.

If you compare say Fifa09 with Fifa14 on the PS3 - the difference in quality and gameplay is massive...... but both games are subject to exactly the same hardware limitations. My point is that it will take designers 3 or 4 years to really start expoliting the full potential of the PS4 which is technically streets ahead of the PS3. In the meantime, a conversion game such as Fifa 14 for the PS4 is really not that much better than the PS3 version.

donnajunkie

G_Model101 wrote: »

Yeah, this. I feel sorry for my parents really, in the sense that I always seemed to have the consoles that the games cost the most for. I understand videogame development costs have gone up, but as I was saying to my brother yesterday, I don't think I'd even consider paying £47 for the likes of Assassins Creed 4. It's just too much money.

the problem they have is whether what they charge is justified or not people have to be willing to pay it. the more a game costs the more narked you will be if its rubbish.

donnajunkie

Brock_and_Roll wrote: »

The thing is £45 is not too bad for a next-generation console game given the massive development costs.

i agree but alot of places are charging close to £50 and over not £45. theres the odd cheap game like i think just dance was £35 in asda today but who wants that pile of garbage. the majority of ps4 games were £60 in game the other day.

Hodge4ever

DKLS wrote: »

Development budgets have gone up somewhat, Rockstar allegedly spent 265 Million dollars creating GTAV which is well into blockbuster movie budget territory.

True, but it made $800 million in it's first day of release - you could argue that by increasing development costs they are likely to have a better game and sell more copies.

bluenoseam wrote: »

You've become accustomed to pricing structures initiated by supermarkets.

I think you've really nailed it there, thinking back it was ASDA etc... offering launch titles for £30(ish) that seemed to start the revolution towards lower prices.

bluenoseam wrote: »

Next generation you have to factor in increased costs for development, with Xbox you have to factor in the fact it's a bluray disc.

But Sony managed to compete with Microsoft (BR vs DVD) and their profits seem pretty healthy

bluenoseam wrote: »

I doubt we'll see significant drops from £50-60 for a while yet, simply put it's too expensive for these games to be made because of the demand of gamers. After all, none of us expects regression with technology, we're a demanding bunch & well, improvement costs money. Besides, think back on it, PS1 games were £40+ back in the mid to late 90's which by the time you factor in inflation would translate well into the £80+ range by now.

Both excellent points, I think the difference IMO is that back in the PS1 days when I was a youth I was only playing a few quid for games so was never aware of the actual cost of games whereas now I buy them retail I'm more attuned to the costs.

I was really disappointed that Microsoft dropped the downloadable/DRM style of gaming as I think that offered real potential cost benefits for both the publishers and consumers, in fact the only people who would have suffered would be the retailers.

As someone else has mentioned, I have a massive Steam collection (100+ games) including some of the latest titles and I would estimate the total cost to only be around £100. It's only the social /entertainment elements that keeps me coming back to a console.

AleaseSharpless

Yeah that is probably not a great amount. This could actually prove to be nice as compared to the other options available.

Swafe

What? Ps3 and Xbox 360 games were 39.99 when they came out, they are only around the 29.99 mark now as the consoles are 7 years old and the next gen is out, 39.99 is and always has been the going rate for a new console game

44.99 is a little more agreed, but as mentioned above, N64 and SNES games used to cost 59.99 or so, so with the rate of inflation over the last 10 years, you could even argue they are a lot cheaper

donnajunkie

Swafe wrote: »

What? Ps3 and Xbox 360 games were 39.99 when they came out, they are only around the 29.99 mark now as the consoles are 7 years old and the next gen is out, 39.99 is and always has been the going rate for a new console game

44.99 is a little more agreed, but as mentioned above, N64 and SNES games used to cost 59.99 or so, so with the rate of inflation over the last 10 years, you could even argue they are a lot cheaper

have you been selective in what you read here? you have missed points like alot of games are closer to £50 and over than £45. you have also missed how they are £60 in game.

AshleyPomeroy

Dave101t wrote: »

i have a few megadrive boxes still with £39.99 on them...eep!

I'm showing my age here, but I can remember when £17.95(!) was exorbitant. That was back during the ZX Spectrum's final years, but it was still awash with cheap games. It seems that home computing platforms are still relatively cheap, or at least there are lots of deals on Steam; I wonder if the new Steamboxes will prompt a general reduction in prices of console games. Unlikely but hey.

I mean, I can understand paying £65 for GTA. It's deep. But endless revisions of FIFA and variations of COD, sheesh.

donnajunkie

AshleyPomeroy wrote: »

I'm showing my age here, but I can remember when £17.95(!) was exorbitant. That was back during the ZX Spectrum's final years, but it was still awash with cheap games. It seems that home computing platforms are still relatively cheap, or at least there are lots of deals on Steam; I wonder if the new Steamboxes will prompt a general reduction in prices of console games. Unlikely but hey.

I mean, I can understand paying £65 for GTA. It's deep. But endless revisions of FIFA and variations of COD, sheesh.

back in the speccy/c64 days i remember there were games for £1.99 and the so called good games were around a tenner. did the sudden jump in prices start with the nes and the master system? i didnt bother with those systems so dont know myself.