Man-is-Obsolete
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There has been a lot of talk of price hikes for next gen games and the divide between $60 games and downloadable games becoming greater and greater with nothing in between. However, Sony seems to be making a case that retail games can also work at $40. Earlier this year they released Sly 4 on PS3 and Vita with the PS3 version releasing at $40, the result? It cracked the top ten on NPD and became the best launch of a Sly Cooper game to date despite next to no marketing. Later this year Puppeteer is coming out and it too will be a $40 title. This has been billed as a 15+ hour platformer and it looks really good. Earlier in this generation such a title would be $60 no questions asked. However, the quality of downloadable games has grown a lot and it is becoming harder and harder to justify a $60 retail release. So here is Sony saying how about $40 instead? There is also Rain, but I feel in the West at least that may end up on PSN. However, it wouldn't surprise me if the Rain also ended up as a $40 retail title, especially given the impression from recent previews and them suggesting it has a lot of length to it as well.
I don't think it stops with PS3 titles either. I predict that Knack will be a $40 title in the launch window of the PS4. I feel this pricing strategy can work, and creates a space for more unique titles being developed with the potential of reaching more people.
So what say you? Do you think the $40 price model can work or is this area between downloadable games and $60 a lost cause? Do you see next gen titles like Knack releasing at $40? Will anyone else follow suit?
I don't think it stops with PS3 titles either. I predict that Knack will be a $40 title in the launch window of the PS4. I feel this pricing strategy can work, and creates a space for more unique titles being developed with the potential of reaching more people.
So what say you? Do you think the $40 price model can work or is this area between downloadable games and $60 a lost cause? Do you see next gen titles like Knack releasing at $40? Will anyone else follow suit?