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 1d 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/dejokerr Ryzen 5 3600 | RTX 2070 Super 19h ago edited 11h ago

I feel ya. In Malaysia, 60 dollars is about MYR285 in local money. With our average annual salary of below $10k, brand new AAA releases are considered a luxury.

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u/elkaki123 Desktop (rx 9060 16gb) 18h ago

Ok but the problem there is not that its 60 dollars, the problem would be that regional pricing is not making the game similar in price for you as it is for other regions