After the announcement of prices for NBA 2K21, which for the new generation of consoles were record highs in the US and Europe, another discussion began on a potential increase in the price of games.
For example, according to the founder of a consulting firm IDG Consulting, many publishers are already seriously considering the increase in the cost of games – after all, in other entertainment industries they have grown up to 105% over the past 15 years.
Your opinion on potential price increases expressed creative director God of war ii (2007) and God of war (2018) Corey Barlog.
Game prices should rise. I would prefer an initial release with a higher price than games with comprehensive and sucking microtransactions that will always remain inside the project. Some titles have already become examples of the latter approach.
Over the past 15 years, according to various studies, game budgets have grown up to 300%, but the price for them has remained the same. That is why, increasingly, developers are looking for workarounds for revenue – microtransactions, extensions, DLC, additional publications and the like.
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