Maaden_Swe Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Playstation blog released a weird list of prices, where the dollar prices are 10 below the euro. Usually the other way around. If thats true the american market get the games alot cheaper compared to europe. Astro’s Playroom (Japan Studio) – pre-installed on PS5 Demon’s Souls (Bluepoint Games / Japan Studio) – US$69.99/CAD$89.99/¥7,900/€79.99 (RRP) Destruction All Stars (Lucid Games / XDEV) – US$69.99/CAD$89.99/¥7,900/€79.99 (RRP) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games) – US$49.99/CAD$64.99/¥5,900/€59.99 (RRP) Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition (Insomniac Games) – US$69.99/CAD$89.99/¥7,900/€79.99 (RRP) Sackboy A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital / XDEV) – US$59.99/CAD$79.99/¥6,900/€69.99 (RRP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lucas Posted September 17, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2020 I believe those US prices usually don't include tax, but the Europe prices do. So actually, I think the prices in Europe might be a tad lower. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMcDamage Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 With how fecked the economy is, it could be legit. Or it could be so that SONY get a stronger hold of the console market in America by selling cheaper PS5 games compared to the Xbox games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HusKy Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) US prices are without tax, but the price jump is still pretty darn big. I'm also curious about Cyberpunk's PS5 price, since they already announced that they are going to keep current-gen prices. Edited September 17, 2020 by HusKy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maaden_Swe Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 Oh, didnt think about taxes. Thanks guys, could be an explanation for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergil Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Omg the dual sense. Mediamarkt has it now for 80$ then its 199$!! https://www.mediamarkt.se/sv/product/_sony-dualsense-playstation-5-handkontroll-1323606.html?rbtc=prj|pf|1323606|SONY+DualSense+PlayStation+5+Handkontroll|p|Spel+%26+Gaming+-+PlayStation+-+PlayStation+4+-+PlayStation+4+Tillbehör+-+Playstation+4+handkontroller| That's pricey as hell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infected Elite Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Spiderman is the only 60$ game currently and thats because its not a full length game like original. Look at Infamous and First Light, same deal. prices are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyanbloodstyle Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 The prices are way too high, demon souls £70? Spiderman expansion £52? Too much 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidou Kuzunoha XIV Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 13 hours ago, saiyanbloodstyle said: The prices are way too high, demon souls £70? Spiderman expansion £52? Too much The cheapest place I've managed to find Spiderman is £47 on Simply Games, for the PS4 version. I really hope games aren't actually going to be £70 for the PS5, I'm still used to paying around £40-50 for brand new AAA games. £20-30 more is way too much of a price increase. If this actually ends up being the case, I'm seeing myself waiting for games to drop in price a lot more often, unless it's something niche that might actually increase with price as time goes on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raveniteh Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Prices for games are nuts here as well - with current exchange rates it's about 75 EUR/90 USD for Demon's Souls/Destruction All Stars. Which is quite pricey I must say, especially with our wages being quite lower compared to rest of Europe. There are going to be only couple games I will get on launch and then it's gonna be waiting for sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 The game price increase is bullshit. I'll still buy them, but I won't be one of those people who condone it or try to justify it by citing 32-bit and 64-bit pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post djb5f Posted September 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Helyx said: The game price increase is bullshit. I'll still buy them, but I won't be one of those people who condone it or try to justify it by citing 32-bit and 64-bit pricing. Video game prices are supposed to stay the same forever even when the price of goods everywhere is much higher than it was in the past (inflation). And the salaries of the people making the games. Mmmkay Edited September 18, 2020 by djb5f 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saiyanbloodstyle Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 1 hour ago, SuperSmexy500 said: The cheapest place I've managed to find Spiderman is £47 on Simply Games, for the PS4 version. I really hope games aren't actually going to be £70 for the PS5, I'm still used to paying around £40-50 for brand new AAA games. £20-30 more is way too much of a price increase. If this actually ends up being the case, I'm seeing myself waiting for games to drop in price a lot more often, unless it's something niche that might actually increase with price as time goes on. Yeah those prices are a lot, guess we'll be sticking to PS plus during launch and waiting for those game prices to go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepheroithisgod Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) Yeah, the price increase is BS. Yes, the standard price has been $60 for a very long time, but game companies make plenty of money selling DLC and microtransactions. The price increase is completely unwarranted unless it is a purely single-player game with zero DLC, microtransactions, and is adequately lengthed (20+ hrs) From the way this generation ended with f2p games succeeding so much, I actually assumed more games would consider the f2 p model. This price increase just makes them look even better which is counter productive. Edited September 18, 2020 by sepheroithisgod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckItPhil Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) 57 minutes ago, djb5f said: Video game prices are supposed to stay the same forever even when the price of goods everywhere is much higher than it was in the past (inflation). And the salaries of the people making the games. Mmmkay While i agree with your general argument of inflation and salaries, i think there is one key factor we like to miss: playstation 4 and xbox one have a huuuge hardware base now, somethink like 150-170 million consoles worldwide. so more people are likely to buy the games for these. and they are not vanishing into thin air the moment ps5 and xsx are hitting the shelves. for me the publisher are seeing the generation change as a chance to simply make more profit. Edited September 18, 2020 by WreckItPhil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EightBitArtist Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) the real travesty is people buying the all digital edition and still having to pay $69.99 for a game. no manufacturing costs for the discs, no shipping costs, no cut from the retailer... this is why i pre ordered the disc version. used physical on ebay will always be cheaper, trading games with real life friends is even better and being able to resell it recouping a good percentage of what i paid is the way to go. Edited September 18, 2020 by EightBitArtist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy_Oglop Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 It's also the start of the console life cycle, so pricing will be high as standard. It sucks, but that's just how it always happens. It takes a while for sales and sale prices to come into play, so they can capitalise on early adopters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DaivRules Posted September 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, EightBitArtist said: the real travesty is people buying the all digital edition and still having to pay $69.99 for a game. no manufacturing costs for the discs, no shipping costs, no cut from the retailer... this is why i pre ordered the disc version. used physical on ebay will always be cheaper, trading games with real life friends is even better and being able to resell it recouping a good percentage of what i paid is the way to go. Anyone who believed that garbage a decade+ ago about digital versions will be able to be cheaper because of (reasons) was a sucker. They bought in and paved the way to where we are now and it's not going to change. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesey46 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) So you mean to tell me that when you Americans were going on about $60 being the standard, you were actually paying $70-$80 when you got to checkout cause of tax? If that is the case then the price jump in the UK makes more sense (I suppose) but going from £50 to £70 is mental. Also £70 for a fucking remake (Demon's Souls) is absolutely mind blowing. Since when do remakes launch at full price? Who the fuck is paying that? The game is still perfectly playable on PS3, it's only 10 years old! EDIT: So I just did some googling and as far as a I can see US sales tax only amounts to 7% so at most it's adding $5 to the total cost. Currently $65 amounts to £50 which is what games launch at here (physical and NOT from Game). So where the fuck has the exchange rate gone with these new prices? Am I fucking losing my mind here? How is this okay? Please someone correct me if I'm wrong. And holy shit do I want to be wrong. Edited September 18, 2020 by jonesey46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Quote Also £70 for a fucking remake (Demon's Souls) is absolutely mind blowing. Since when do remakes launch at full price? Who the fuck is paying that? The game is still perfectly playable on PS3, it's only 10 years old! RESI 2? FF VII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, jonesey46 said: So I just did some googling and as far as a I can see US sales tax only amounts to 7% Each state has a different sales tax rate and some states (Illinois) have an Entertainment Tax that can apply as well. State taxes range from 5% to 12%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillyrobo75 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Yeah, if new games that cost 60 now will cost me 80 euros (which is almost 95 american $), that would be just ridiculous, especially since in EU there is a huge disparity among countries when it comes to incomes. Once again the consumers are their own biggest enemy, actually thinking this is justified when games are infested with season passes, microtransactions etc. And one of the companies that is pushing the increase in price is 2k, one of the worst when it comes to microtransactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikutai Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) Nothing changed. PS 4: 70 Euro/ 60 Dollar. PS 5: 80 Euro/ 70 Dollar. So what do you mean? On 17.09.2020 at 11:33 AM, Maaden_Swe said: Playstation blog released a weird list of prices, where the dollar prices are 10 below the euro. Usually the other way around. If thats true the american market get the games alot cheaper compared to europe. Edited September 18, 2020 by Sikutai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 2 hours ago, djb5f said: Video game prices are supposed to stay the same forever even when the price of goods everywhere is much higher than it was in the past (inflation). Sarcasm detected. If only nation wide wages had increased at the same rate. Sadly, minimum wage sits at the same place it was in 2009. Mmmkay. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StressEater Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 On 9/17/2020 at 5:40 AM, HusKy said: US prices are without tax, but the price jump is still pretty darn big. I agree. Maybe, if they made a smaller increase it would not be as upsetting. Bump it up from $59.99 to $64.99. I understand why they are doing it but it still dosen't sit well. It just means that I will be a little less likely to buy games on day one release. I will just wait until I can find a good deal on it. 3 minutes ago, Helyx said: Sarcasm detected. If only nation wide wages had increased at the same rate. Sadly, minimum wage sits at the same place it was in 2009. Mmmkay. Exactly! I am glad I was not the only one who thought about that when I read the post. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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