Quink666 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Pretty much all digital PS5 games costs 850 SEK which is about 97 USD, and that's only for the standard edition of the games. Digital game prices in Sweden is ridiculous while physical is more reasonable because of the competition between stores. But since i live in a rural area i almost never get the game on release since the mail is often late by a day or two, because of that i tend to buy more and more games digitally but the new digital prices will force me to wait until atleast one price drop. Edited October 24, 2020 by Quink666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandedBerserk Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) I'll continue to buy my games day one as long as they're good. 100$ for something that I can probably get 50+ hours of content from is well worth it imo. I'm surprised it took so long before the prices went up considering how expensive it is to make games nowadays. Edited October 24, 2020 by BrandedBerserk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpenScars Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 43 minutes ago, Helyx said: I'm bought a PS5 just for Demon's Souls. Soooo, I know it's been a few years Heylx, fancy helping with the platinum? For old times sake >.< 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevengeancePrime Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 It's $10 more than what is was for this gen in Canada. In Canada, you don't pay taxes on games if you buy them digitally from the PS store. You also don't need this ultimate edition junk that just gives you a bunch of cosmetics you'll probably stop using after a while and a bonus mission that's probably an hour long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Duderino Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Well, as long as people are spending that much on a single game, things will only get worse. That's why I keep calling people "brainless sheep". "Brainless" because they obviously don't even consider buying games used. "Sheep" because they do what they've been told: Pre-order unfinished products for a premium. I recently got myself "the Outer Worlds" used for 21 bucks. Let's see what it is digital: Spoiler Right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb5f Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) 31 minutes ago, mvpeast said: Games are getting more and more expensive. It’s ridiculous. Greed is everything. Greed? Perhaps trying to recover expenses? Games are bigger and more expensive than ever to make. Salaries continuously go up you know and there are a lot of people working to make those games happen. Good news though. If you don’t like the price, you have options. Don’t buy, find a better job/career so you can afford, or buy when the price becomes a good value (I.e, wait for discounts or sales). Factoring in inflation, PS5 game prices are Relatively cheaper than PS3 game prices. $60 in 2006 is equivalent to $77.46 today. Edited October 24, 2020 by djb5f 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matigrosso91 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I honestly don't understand why it's surprising that a Collector Edition is expensive. And the PS Store has the standard version of Valhalla at US$ 60. And for the record, i'm not happy with the rising prices, but as a developer, making games is more expensive every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb5f Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Just now, matigrosso91 said: I honestly don't understand why it's surprising that a Collector Edition is expensive. And the PS Store has the standard version of Valhalla at US$ 60. And for the record, i'm not happy with the rising prices, but as a developer, making games is more expensive every day. Yes, collector’s edition prices are always extreme but some people want all the toys and such. To each their own.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandedBerserk Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 minute ago, ObliviousSenpai said: It's $10 more than what is was for this gen in Canada. In Canada, you don't pay taxes on games if you buy them digitally from the PS store. You also don't need this ultimate edition junk that just gives you a bunch of cosmetics you'll probably stop using after a while and a bonus mission that's probably an hour long. Shhh, you gotta omit important details to get people riled up now don't you know this? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Duderino Posted October 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 minute ago, djb5f said: $60 in 2006 is equivalent to $77.46 today. In German we call this a "Milchmädchenrechnung". Inflation is one thing, but sales via digital distribution are way more profitable than via retail. Not to mention the higher install base of consoles and gaming PC. It's greed, basically. Open your eyes. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Ha. Imagine living in a country where the standard versions of these games cost more than that. Imagine... goes to cry in a corner But seriously, games on launch here cost 250-300R$ (not Robux or whatever, it's reais). The standard versions. Not wanting to sound like "oh, you guys aren't allowed to complain because someone else out there has it worse," but it's kinda funny to think about it anyway, LOL. Edited July 4, 2021 by Eagle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djb5f Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Faaip de Oiad said: In German we call this a "Milchmädchenrechnung". Inflation is one thing, but sales via digital distribution are way more profitable than via retail. Not to mention the higher install base of consoles and gaming PC. It's greed, basically. Open your eyes. I’d call it fair market pricing. If games aren’t worth it, consumers would respond, sales would go down making it not profitable to raise prices. But again base game prices are less than what they were in the PS3 era when you factor in inflation which is a very real factor. If the video game industry was making money hand over fist, many others would enter the market and try and become the next Ubisoft, EA, etc. It is not as lucrative as you might think. Competition is already fierce. For full disclosure, I VERY rarely buy games at launch prices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusPunisher Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I usually buy games on sale or wait till I get one from Gamefly. I don't support these greedy corporate business that can't justify their price increase when they include microtransactions, season passes, and so on. I'm also not rushing to get PS 5 , since there are still plenty of games to play on my current one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komrade_Dusty Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I think I've only bought one game in the past year that wasn't on sale at the time. I agree the prices for PS5 games is too high, but sales will happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvpeast Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, MarcusPunisher said: I usually buy games on sale or wait till I get one from Gamefly. I don't support these greedy corporate business that can't justify their price increase when they include microtransactions, season passes, and so on. I'm also not rushing to get PS 5 , since there are still plenty of games to play on my current one. It’s greed and we all know that. Only idiots think paying $200 for one single game is normal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quink666 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 15 minutes ago, djb5f said: But again base game prices are less than what they were in the PS3 era when you factor in inflation which is a very real factor. Heard that games are still cheaper then they were in Nintendo 8bit era if you account for inflation. I just can't wait for Ratalaika games to be 20 bucks and watch people buy the same game 4 times => Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alantor32 Posted October 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2020 Is this a bait thread? Sounds to me it looks like a bait thread. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post djb5f Posted October 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, mvpeast said: Only idiots think paying $200 for one single game is normal. I won’t pay $60 for games at launch but are you new to the idea of collector’s editions? They have been around forever and have a very limited audience who are willing to pay a lot of money for some themed toys in addition to the game. This is not new for PS5 lol. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post I-Reaped-U Posted October 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, mvpeast said: Games are getting more and more expensive. It’s ridiculous. Greed is everything. Yea, so called greed when they can spend $100 million making some of those games. Heaven forbid they want to make a profit when they spend that kind of money for our entertainment. Even if they don’t spend $100 million, 10’s of millions is spent easily these days. You want an expensive hobby try maintaining a race car or building a 50,000 watt car stereo. This hobby is still relatively cheap. The standard edition of games is going to be $70 according to Sony. A measly $10 increase. We’ve been paying $60 since the late 2000’s. It’s called inflation and as I already said, cost to make a game. We paid $40 for games in the early 90’s and those were definitely not as great as some people’s childhood wants them to believe when you compare them to today. Edited October 24, 2020 by I-Reaped-U 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Property_Damage Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Ive spent more than that on micro transactions in black ops 3 and 4 that shits nutts though if enough people dont buy it, maybe youll see price drops, fingers crossed Edited October 24, 2020 by Property_Damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masamune Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 I rarely even get games for $60 anymore, anything higher than that is laughable imo. This just gives me another reason to hold off on the PS5 for now, hopefully by the time I do get one, the games I want will be at least in the $40 area. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjavs Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Wait wait wait, why is demon souls launching at 89.99? I thought new games were only going to be a $10 increase...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOWITSREYNTIME17 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Just now, kingjavs said: Wait wait wait, why is demon souls launching at 89.99? I thought new games were only going to be a $10 increase...? canadian prices, Demon souls is still $70 US Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjavs Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, NOWITSREYNTIME17 said: canadian prices, Demon souls is still $70 US Ohhhh, blessed day. I can spare the extra 10 for a title I really want (which is a rarity) but if it was 20 dollar increase...count me out completely on new releases. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOWITSREYNTIME17 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 minute ago, kingjavs said: Ohhhh, blessed day. I can spare the extra 10 for a title I really want (which is a rarity) but if it was 20 dollar increase...count me out completely on new releases. you're still safe, it's going to be $70 at most for AAA titles, at least with the regular edition not deluxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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