MassiveAttack
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From the March issue of OPM (thanks to PS3forums).
April issue should be out around the middle of March.
April issue should be out around the middle of March.
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OPM: Big leap in PS3 coverage for April issue
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jamesinclair
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I think theyll be anouncing the rumored 100 million PS3s at launch.
Say NO to artificially jacked up "next-gen" game prices.
Artificially because the same damn game (CoD2, Condemned, UT2K7, Alan Wake, Oblivion, insert any 360 || PS3 to PC port here) etc. will cost $49.99 on the PC.
Fuck'em, I'm not paying more than $50 for my PS3 games.
I don't give two fucks about how SNES or N64 games were $70 - I always paid $50 for my PC games, always have and always will.
The only $75 console game I bought was Wind Waker: Collector's Edition (the one with Majora's Mask).
Artificially because the same damn game (CoD2, Condemned, UT2K7, Alan Wake, Oblivion, insert any 360 || PS3 to PC port here) etc. will cost $49.99 on the PC.
Fuck'em, I'm not paying more than $50 for my PS3 games.
I don't give two fucks about how SNES or N64 games were $70 - I always paid $50 for my PC games, always have and always will.
The only $75 console game I bought was Wind Waker: Collector's Edition (the one with Majora's Mask).
TheJollyCorner
Member
$85 for Final Fantasy III (VI) in '94 
....worth every penny back then.
....worth every penny back then.
jamesinclair
Banned
Amir0x said:
Top comment: Question by reader
Bottom comment = Answer
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
F U higher game prices!!
mashoutposse
Ante Up
Borys said:
PC developers don't pay licensing fees.
SolidSnakex
Member
Rhindle said:
Yes, we all know the idea of more PS3 news doesn't excite you.
BigBoss said:
Editor-In-Chief, Tom Byron said all this regarding PS3 coverage/questions. When covering issues such as price, he said PS3 would be "expensive at first" and that "$70 dollar games is not unrealistic."
This leads me to believe PS3 must be at least $450 or more, but again maybe OPM considers $399 "expensive." I doubt that though, since that's par the course for next gen machines with actual good technology.
Seriously - what was the point of that comment?xexex said:Microsoft's expiration date approaches
Do you really think that 360s worldwide are going to magically combust the day PS3s hit store shelves?
Will the **** 2006 Seattle Post-Intelligencer scream a bold, above-the-fold "GATES SLASHES 4 IN COCAINE BRAWL AT M$ HQ" headline when Sony announces a hardware release date?
Will an Armageddon-style meteorite strike Redmond Washington, only this time there is no Ben Affleck nor Aerosmith to save us all?
Why don't you go think about that for a while.
70 dollars a game isn't true... If it is, I'm saying bye bye to gaming. Fvck that. Adding a few graphical bells and whistles isn't worth TWENTY extra dollars.
If Sony is planning to charge 70 dollars for games and a higher price than the Xbox360, games on the PS3 better look SIGNIFICANTLY better. I highly doubt that this news is true. Sony isn't that stupid. There were reports that PSP would be like 500, the PS2 would be around the same price when it first launched, etc. etc. But it never ended up like that.
If Sony is planning to charge 70 dollars for games and a higher price than the Xbox360, games on the PS3 better look SIGNIFICANTLY better. I highly doubt that this news is true. Sony isn't that stupid. There were reports that PSP would be like 500, the PS2 would be around the same price when it first launched, etc. etc. But it never ended up like that.
SolidSnakex
Member
BigBoss said:
Sony's games are always usually cheaper than other companies, so there's wold like be 50-60. Now 3rd parties could go for the 70 range if they're willing to take a risk.
You know, we could all be falling for the Sony hype machine again.
"Expensive" system. Heard there may be $69.99 games. None of this official.
Then Sony annouces at E3 the PS3 is $299.99 or $349.99, with first party games staying at $49.99, and we all go insane about the low prices because of what rumors we heard.
It is a brilliant plan.
"Expensive" system. Heard there may be $69.99 games. None of this official.
Then Sony annouces at E3 the PS3 is $299.99 or $349.99, with first party games staying at $49.99, and we all go insane about the low prices because of what rumors we heard.
It is a brilliant plan.
how long have we had $40-$50 games now? inflation is inevitable...
do you all make the same wage you did 5 years ago (assuming you are old enough to be salaried)? probably not... so where does your 3-4% annual increase come from?
do you expect developers to get paid the same as they did 5 years ago? do you expect corporations to sacrifice profits so that their developers get equitable pay?
where does the money come from?
do you all make the same wage you did 5 years ago (assuming you are old enough to be salaried)? probably not... so where does your 3-4% annual increase come from?
do you expect developers to get paid the same as they did 5 years ago? do you expect corporations to sacrifice profits so that their developers get equitable pay?
where does the money come from?
MattPeters
Member
Being Canadian...I cant afford a $70USD game.
If they were that price, my gaming purchases would go way down.
If they were that price, my gaming purchases would go way down.
jaundicejuice
Member
69$? Two next gen games will cost almost as much as three current gen games? Now I'm going to become even more cautious with what I buy.
Heh...yes, 6 months before the rumored September launch that you predicted is a longshot. No wonder you want to downplay this newsRhindle said:
You're about as bad as MrBob these days.amir0x said:
The comment is poorly worded - he starts off claiming they don't know alot and lists off what they want to know, yet then include hints that suggest they do know alot...knowing pricing in particular at the time of the writing of this segment is esp. suspect.
jamesinclair
Banned
ghostmind said:
Gameboy launch game 1989 says hi to DS 2006 game.
kaching said:You're about as bad as MrBob these days.
What man! 360 is 399.99 (as it should be, given the technology + inflation), and if PS3 was also 399.99 that would not be expensive considering what its tech is!
kaching said:
I hope you're correct. Seriously.
Reilly said:
Yes, I do have a problem paying $70 for MGS4. And in fact, in that scenario I would wait until the price dropped to $50.
My Arms Your Hearse
Banned
Price is the only way Sony will lose significant marketshare next gen. Surely they can't be that stupid.
jaundicejuice
Member
Reilly said:
That's not gonna be an issue, what would be is if every game went for that price point.
I don't like the developer excuse, because they aren't the ones pocketing the extra money. I would like to see more of my money go back to them instead of the publisher.
Also, it'll be interesting to see if multi platform games will be more expensive on PS3, since they will be the same game between PS3 and X360. I expect $59.99 to be the norm.
Hey now. We know he is a cool cat, but he isn't *that* cool, yet. Well, not until he realizes the greatness of Crackdown!
Also, it'll be interesting to see if multi platform games will be more expensive on PS3, since they will be the same game between PS3 and X360. I expect $59.99 to be the norm.
kaching said:You're about as bad as MrBob these days.
Hey now. We know he is a cool cat, but he isn't *that* cool, yet. Well, not until he realizes the greatness of Crackdown!
if ps3 is expensive, and the games are that much... i'd still bend over to ken. of course i'd only buy the cream of the crop games (and maybe others in the bargin bin).
but yeah, i think this is just blowing smoke. i doubt games will be more then 60. the console price i could see going for 399 or more quite easily though
but yeah, i think this is just blowing smoke. i doubt games will be more then 60. the console price i could see going for 399 or more quite easily though
Reilly said:
I do. I don't care if there's a hidden Monica Bellucci hardcore sex game in MGS4. $60-$70 games should've died with carts. I don't care if it's X360 or PS3. The platform has nothing to do with it. With disc based media you don't have the production costs you had with carts.
Now they're blaming it on soaring game budgets. Well, then you put you damn game on every single platform that can run it to make more money instead of raising the price of the games.
atomiswave
Member
xexex said:Microsoft's expiration date approaches
QFTW
Sony's monopoly is ridiculous....I mean wtf...X360 is already out, but I don't feel like im in next gen gaming yet, as I know a lot of companies are holding their games back until the ps3 is out. There better be Halo 3 this e3....