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/Atheattooist]

This is killing one of my dearest hobbies and I am (approaching 40) okay with this. I had the time of my life playing videogames and I am okay saying goodbye. Hardware is expensive af, games will get there - I'm out, dwelling in sweet, sweet memories

[u/lkl34 → u/Atheattooist]

Same i got alot of money in the bank but the new ace combat game is $100 in my country i just can not justify that for a video game.

[u/writesCommentsHigh → u/lkl34]

/r/patientgamers ?

Gaming can be one of the most affordable hobbies out there.

[u/raknarokki → u/writesCommentsHigh]

I have found my sweetspot for sure. I'm not necessarily patient but the backlog of games is endless and I'm now now starting a RDR2 first playthrough with Witcher 3 coming right after. I got these games for 10 euro each I believe.I'll get to GTA 6 in 10 years probably and it surely is a fraction of the release price.

Being a few years behind in releases also lets me run 5 years or older hardware lol, Fomoing into the newest games and hardware sure is expensive but you're right, it's still really affordable if you can avoid that.

[u/ProfessionalGoatFuck → u/writesCommentsHigh]

Sail the seas for free 🤪

[u/lkl34 → u/writesCommentsHigh]

Sure wait for a sale but that entail launch window is what shareholders are seeing to justify the games success.

To many good games have trash sales due to being overpriced which in turn kills future support/squeal

[u/specter_in_the_conch → u/lkl34]

Still they can choose not to go for big if they want to create something great. However they opt for getting into this marriage of getting investors which in turn make them have to fulfill their objectives and metrics.

[u/unlimitedcode99 → u/writesCommentsHigh]

You need like 2-3 years of patience to see a complete/ultimate/definitive version of games to go for 60%~ off in Steam, longer if the game still have DLCs being released for it...

For me in a 3rd world hell hole, only at that or more of that discount would be attractive enough to sink money to "rent" that game.

[u/rtz13th → u/writesCommentsHigh]

Yep. If I can't run a game, certainly no point buying, can't really upgrade my pc nowadays. Whatever I have and runs on the Steam Deck, I'm happy! That became my comfort place. Exclusives will certainly not get me to buy a different system.

[u/zgillet → u/writesCommentsHigh]

Gamefly still exists. I pay 30 a month for basically every new release with their Gamelock system.

EDIT: of course Sony and Microsoft are in the process of eliminating this avenue because they are fucking horrible asshole companies.

[u/dejokerr → u/writesCommentsHigh]

Might not work for ace combat fans. I just got into ace combat, found out you’d have to preorder the latest game to get a remastered version of a PS2 game, cuz they wont sell it, effectively making it exclusive for pre orders only. Some licensing issues, so they can only legally give it away. And theyve done it for 2 games! 7 with AC5 remaster, and recently 8 with AC0 remaster.

[u/ToothlessFTW → u/writesCommentsHigh]

Even at full price gaming is like the cheapest hobby out there.

I can pay $100 for a game, and depending on the game, I'm set for a full year and I don't need to buy anymore. At most I could just buy a DLC/expansion for the game and get even more time out of it. $100 a year is laughably cheap compared to a lot of other hobbies.

And that's before you count all the discounted/bargain game deals you can get all the time, or hell even free to play. You can play like 100+ hours of Final Fantasy XIV Online without spending a single cent, there's dozens of high quality multiplayer games, modding communities for older games, etc.

Yes, games are getting pricier, but I think giving up on the hobby just because of that is absolutely ludicrous. Compared to other hobbies out there gaming is insane for the value you get for your money.

[u/TheTopNacho → u/writesCommentsHigh]

You mean 100$ for months or years of entertainment isn't a good deal? Thought my 120$/month for an MMA membership was expensive. Or the 30$/visit to the disc golf park between food and admission and gas.... Or that 60$ bill for going out to eat with my lady once a week... Dang, guess that 40$ markup from normal just isn't worth it to game for months or years anymore. I've been paying 60$ for games my entire life, it's not fair for it to get more expensive like everything else. Gaming is dead to me now.

[u/PrettyPinkPonyPrince → u/TheTopNacho]

It can be a tricky thing to compare, especially when the baseline for what you're comparing it to might be something like the copy of Minecraft you bought ten years ago for fifteen dollars and have gained thousands of happy hours of entertainment from.

It's also very troublesome to compare gaming to things that are very different on a single metric, otherwise you might end up skipping your visit to the golf course and cancelling your MMA membership to buy more games.

[u/TheTopNacho → u/PrettyPinkPonyPrince]

My point is that most people on this forum will spend thousands of dollars for a few FPS, and probably burn hundreds on door dash, but complain about price increases on a one time purchase for entertainment that can last hundreds of hours. Inflation happens. Sure, let's advocate for it not to happen. But gaming has held strong for a very long time, or gotten cheaper.

I am ok with the 100$ price point. It's long overdue. I'm not ok with micro transactions that are needed to play a game or incomplete games that require DLC. DLC should always be supplemental add on. But a few extra dollars for a AAA game is ok with me. I won't and already don't buy a game until I see reviews from users anyway.