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EA using new consoles as excuse for price increases

You'd think now that the consoles are moving to the same architecture that the PC uses costs would come down. Has to be less dev time now that everything will be x86.
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reply to Krisnatharok
I guess it's possible if more CPU/memory power means the games are actually bigger, so more content to test and develop.

reply to Badger3k
It's not the devs that are getting expensive, it's the various EA research groups for marketing, pricing, etc.

It takes a lot of time to properly research whether the install game and start game DLCs should be bundled, sold separately, released on Day 1 or later, and whether they should be priced at $4.99, $10.99 or $20.99.

reply to Krisnatharok
Just an FYI that ID Software was the first to charge $60 for a game instead of $50 with Doom 3. At the time, they said that it was due to higher development costs. EA is going to increase the prices now.

Any price increase for games is always going to be looked at as a money grab. The simple fact of the matter is that developers and coders for these games aren't working for the same salary. They are getting raises as well. I do agree that development costs should go down because the architecture is the same now, but I think we all know that prices for games don't decrease once they hit a certain level.

EA's games have been $50-$60 for a while now. Let them charge more. I won't buy them when they first come out and I will wait for them to go on sale, which they will do eventually.
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Digital "deluxe" editions have already been going for $69.99 - $79.99. Expect that to become the norm.

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Price increase is just a money grab specially when there is the unlock DLC mechanic to charge more for the same development time.
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reply to Krisnatharok
This is BS! As if I needed more reason to never buy from them. It can't cost that much, devs(well CDPR) has done amazing stuff with TW2 on pc and it didn't cost $70 or more at launch. Just a money grab, same as $50 to $60 games, people trying to screw console players out of money and them(console gamers and some pc gamers) just "loving" it.

What are game prices going to rise $x each generation now just because stupid people will pay it?

reply to Krisnatharok
Consoles are the future of gaming!

F that...

The future is PC gaming, and Free to Play.

Jorgensen is living in the stone age

there are so many free to play, free to get PC games out now, that you could spend 1000s of hours and still not play them all to completion.

Console games/companies make their money off of the ignorance of their console players

reply to Krisnatharok
Well I ain't paying for a game that's $80 especially the ones with just singleplayer (bioshock) but why even bother with some of these latest games with the multiplayer? I can't even play it due to my incredible lag connection.. Free to play don't even help, the last 5 free to play games that come out are MMO, MP and coop so thats no fun. Plus I see the gaming future as being a "constant connection" witch means the entire time your playing any game you need to have a constant connection and if that connection drops so does your game.. LAME
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reply to Krisnatharok
I posted this in the micro-transactions thread, but I'll say it again, this is just boosterism for higher prices, and your typical corporate double speak that states that higher pricess necessarily equal better quality.
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reply to TheThing

I don't even pay $60, I refuse to I've yet to see a game worth that much. Its been years since I bought a game at full release price, be it on pc or console, save for pokemon but thats not $60.

The Witcher 2. I don't regret it for a moment.

Battlefield 3 is another that was well worth it + Premium.

Don't ask me about my investment in Star Citizen... that's TBD.
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reply to Krisnatharok
I am wondering as to why I should give a shit considering I can't play PC games on that.
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EA will lead the way, and other distributors will follow suit. Costs will be passed on regardless as to which platform you play on.
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Pure speculation on your part and a very bad excuse to post console bullshit in the PC gaming forum.
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EA makes pc games too, you honestly think they will have a lower price on the pc?