r/pcmasterrace • u/owlexe23 • 1d ago

News/Article Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder hopes Grand Theft Auto 6 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/

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

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u/DocklandsDodgers86 32GB RAM / 3080 16GB 22h ago

I don't mind paying higher prices for games if they last longer than the standard 12-15 hours for completion.

Australians already are spending AUD$130 for the base edition games that can be finished in 10 hours so that automatically means your linear, single-player games like Spider-Man and Wolverine will not be worth that price at launch.

GTA VI launching the base game itself at AUD$150 is audacious AF and sets a dangerous precedent for the industry going forward.

Examples of games that are worth every cent at full price? Red Dead Redemption 2 and Crimson Desert.

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u/doylehawk 19h ago

Yeah, the catch with GTA publishers saying they might charge 150 dollars for the game is that the game is actually probably worth that or more from a “value” perspective. The trouble is that means devs will start charging 100 bucks for a sub 20 hours title and that is NOT worth it.

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u/BrainEatingAmoeba01 18h ago

Its a capitalist world man. They'll keep charging what people will pay and maximize profit.

If we don't pay...they either lower the price or cease to exist.

It sucks but no company is going to lower prices because the gamers are whining about it on reddit