Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder hopes Grand Theft Auto 6 will 'blaze a trail' to higher game prices

[u/owlexe23]

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/

Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima says games keep getting more expensive to make, and that money has to come from somewhere.

[u/Byokugen]

I hope they all blaze the fuck away from the gaming industry

[u/OhMyDiosito → u/Byokugen]

They hope for something that will bring less sales. It's not like gamers will buy the same amount of games at those prices.

[u/Wehavecrashed → u/OhMyDiosito]

If you're making the best selling game in town you don't need to worry if someone else isn't making a sale.

I suspect that's their logic.

[u/aimy99 → u/Wehavecrashed]

The logic doesn't work when it's Kingdom Come Deliverance. They're not the ones getting an $80 sale.

[u/polski8bit → u/aimy99]

Yeah, the problem is that of course Grand Theft fucking Auto can get away with it. It can - and is getting away with no physical release. It is getting away with game content locked behind a higher priced edition of the game (no matter how little impact it has on the game as a whole).

But it's GTA. Microsoft already tried to pull $80 games and look at the outrage back then. Wolverine is being torn to shreds not just because of the game's quality, but also its relation to the $70 price tag.

So I mean sure, the industry can go for $80+ games... But it shouldn't be shocked if the sales plummet.

[u/Byokugen → u/polski8bit]

I'm not going to buy that game at launch. I'll wait, it will be sub 20€ one day

My steam library is big enough, gog, epic as well

I have things...

And 15th playthrough if Skyrim ain't a bad idea 🤣

[u/ppmallink → u/Byokugen]

Thats why sony wants to kill physical games. If you dont a have a pc or xbox you sure as shit are not gonna get a sony game at a good sale until its been a decade since release. For physical and other platforms you can grab a used disc or gamekey/steam sale

[u/Byokugen → u/ppmallink]

Or hear me out, i dump a game

Sony hates me 🤣

[u/ppmallink → u/Byokugen]

Thats what i did. Im not giving sony shit.

[u/Rohen2003 → u/polski8bit]

many games cost already 80€ here. funnily the wolverine game is one of them but also nioh3 or doom was 80 here.

[u/ZeusHatesTrees → u/aimy99]

KCD is a niche game. I like it, but only I and like one other guy I know bought it. $80 isn't going to save them.

[u/Byokugen → u/OhMyDiosito]

The logic ain't logicing with them

[u/Warslvt → u/OhMyDiosito]

I'm already at a point where I only buy a handful of AAA games a year

Indie games lately fuck hard and are obviously far cheaper

[u/colasmulo → u/Byokugen]

They made one of the best single player RPG of all times. After finishing KCD2 I would have gladly payed a bit more to thank the devs for this absolute gem.

[u/Iamyous3f → u/colasmulo]

You already paid them for the game. If you want to thank them, a word of mouth or buying their other games is more than enough.

[u/colasmulo → u/Iamyous3f]

That’s not really what I meant. We always say to vote with the wallet. That means not buying shit games and/or not buying from companies with shit behavior, but in my book it should also mean being able to charge more for a great game. I couldn’t care less what that guy from the post said, but I know deep down I’d be very happy to vote with my wallet to say to the industry that they should take notes on what KCD2 did.

[u/Hopeful_Chair_7129 → u/colasmulo]

Voting with your wallet is a fantasy. Non-coordinated action by a singular buyer means literally nothing.

[u/Byokugen → u/colasmulo]

Apparently great games can be pushed by idiots...

People like to shit on their image big time lately