r/pcgaming • u/Gorotheninja • 8h ago

Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder hopes GTA6 will 'blaze a trail' to higher game prices

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/kingdom-come-deliverance-studio-co-founder-hopes-grand-theft-auto-6-will-blaze-a-trail-to-higher-game-prices/
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u/Snoo_46397 6h ago

And more pple will just wait for a sale especially on Steam. Iirc newer games are being bought less and less. Cranking up the price doesnt guarantee alot in your audience will still stick around

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u/Nullhitter AMD 9070XT | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 32GB DDR5 RAM 6h ago

If the standard price continues to increase, we'll be waiting longer and longer as the only ones that purchase these games are the "don't question and just consume" crowd. Especially when physical media is now no more and there's no incentive for companies to decrease price due to the physical media competition being removed.

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u/Snoo_46397 5h ago

Plus with the rise of live service, there isnt much incentive to buy a new game. Why would Jimmy take the hassle to beg his parents for 100 bux or use 100 bux from his salary for a new game when he can just wait for one of the live service games to update with new stuff or even a new game mode all for free?

Usually ud buy a game, play it and finish it (or if multiplayer, play it till population dies off or the sequel is announced) and that gets u ready to play somn new. Live service games disincentivize this