stopthatgirl7Sep 27, 2023

Capcom President Thinks Game Prices Are 'Too Low' - IGN

Capcom president Harushiro Tsujimoto claims that the prices of video games need to increase to meet ballooning development costs.

https://www.ign.com/articles/capcom-president-thinks-game-prices-are-too-low

Capcom President Thinks Game Prices Are 'Too Low' - IGN

Capcom president Harushiro Tsujimoto claims that the prices of video games need to increase to meet ballooning development costs.

IGN
Show threadPoorlyWrittenPapyrus
Even the most terrible AAA games sell millions of copies these days. They more than make their money back with each one, they’ve just thought if they can get away with $60 -> $70 then why can’t they get away with more?
Sep 27, 2023 at 3:33pmWeb
Show threadBleeping LobsterSep 27, 2023
This exact thought (volume) occurred to me when I saw the headline. They like to say that the price of games hasn’t increased in line with inflation, but I’d be interested to know how big the market was in the 80s, 90s, 2000s and today. I’d bet the market is orders of magnitude bigger today.
Show threadBuelldozerSep 27, 2023

Prices of video games and consoles have actually declined over time when accounting for inflation.

techraptor.net/…/cost-of-gaming-since-1970s

Here’s an example:

PlayStation 1

Cost at Launch (1995): $299.99 Cost Today (2020): $509.19 Average Game Cost (1995): $49.99 Average Game Cost (2020): $84.85

PlayStation 2

Cost at Launch (2000): $299.99 Cost Today (2020): $450.64 Average Game Cost (2000): $49.99 Average Game Cost (2020): $75.09

AAA titles going to $90 would actually be putting them back to PS1 and earlier pricing.

The Cost of Gaming Since the 1970s | TechRaptor

The cost of games is a debate that comes up quite regularly, so we took some time to analyze the cost of games now vs the 1970's.

TechRaptor
Show threadFrozengyroSep 27, 2023
I’d be curious comparing these prices to median income or median disposable income.
Show threadBleeping LobsterSep 28, 2023
That’s not what I asked though. Irrelevant information because we don’t know the economies of scale at play.
Show threadCheeseNoodleSep 29, 2023
Well distribution is basically entierly free at this point so more customers is just directly more money.
Show threadBurnSquirrelSep 29, 2023
tenor.com/…/why-are-you-booing-me-im-right-gif-15…

Tenor
Show threadguacupadoOct 2, 2023
Yeah but in PS1 days those prices got you the full game.
Show threadrelic_Sep 27, 2023
This drives me crazy every time I see it so I’m glad to see others recognizing this. Yes game production has gone up, but the market has massively increased. Your costs are fixed; doesn’t matter if you sell 10,000 copies or 10,000,000. More people are gaming than ever so when I see all these attempts to squeeze more money from consumers to address rising costs I have no sympathy for the publisher.
Show threadGrunt4019Sep 28, 2023
Not to mention the price of games has increased. See micro transactions and dlc.