Activision confirms they will be increasing the price of next-gen standard editions to $69.99, starting with Call of Duty

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Source: charlieINTEL

Activision has confirmed that the Standard Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on next-gen will be priced higher than the current-generation standard editions.

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For almost 15 years now, standard editions of games have been $59.99 for players, with almost all companies offering higher and premium editions for different prices.

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Activision has now confirmed they will be increasing the price of the Standard Edition of next-generation games for their franchise starting with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. The "Standard Edition" for next-gen will include a copy for current-gen users who want to play on that version too.

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Pretty significant news I'd say. Will probably be the new normal in a few years with major publishers like Take-Two and Activison already pushing for this.

 

[RedHeat]

Meh, at least there's always the Walmart discount that will keep games at $60.

 

[nsilvias]

and like that the rest of the industry decided to do the same.

 

[QisTopTier]

*Hugs his PC*

 

[Squirrel09]

The last game I bought for full price was Fallen Order. Before that, Battlefront(2015). So I think I only need to be concerned about fallen order 2 being that price.

 

[SilverX]

Fuck the price hike

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Good luck, Canada.

 

[Lant_War]

Disgusting

 

[Deleted member 24021]

And I'll confirm that I'll be buying their games at a discount from now on

 

[Star-Lord]

Fuck being a Canadian sucks! Over a 100 dollars a game now rip

 

[Decarb]

I think its just a cross-gen license that includes 2 versions.

 

[Akita One]

and like that the rest of the industry decided to do the same.

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They were always going to do it, they just wanted someone else to get the blowback first, like any other pricing change in entertainment

 

[smocaine]

Still $60 on PC. Hmm.

 

[Deleted member 4783]

Kotick needs another yacht!

 

[m29a]

Not particularly surprising. I feel like this was going to happen at some point. Can always wait for a discount if necessary.

 

[Van Bur3n]

And so it begins.

 

[jwk94]

So the cross green bundle for $70 is the only way to get the game on next Gen systems?

 

[RoboPlato]

Damn. I thought they were just pulling some BS for digital preorders to start now but the standard edition would be $60 when the consoles launched.

 

[Deleted member 66837]

$10 increase, not bad

 

[netprints]

Glad I am going PC next gen.

 

[Jahranimo]

Are they purely speaking for the COD franchise or ALL of their games they publish?

 

[Vertpin]

Well, I guess I will be paying $70 for the Demon's Souls remake (you know all devs are going to do this..).

 

[Deleted member 44371]

I wonder how that translates to euros because they were always more expensive here already.


59.99 Dollar = 50 Euro but in reality it cost here 69.99 Euros which translates to a whooping 83 dollars.

 

[____]

Revenues about to explode

 

[doyneamite]

New AAA games have been €70 here in Ireland for a while now up €10 from 360/PS3 gen

I've just become accustomed to it now

 

[jwk94]

I think its just a cross-gen license that includes 2 versions.

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I'm thinking the same, but we'll see, I guess.

 

[Rowsdower]

Hello $100 games.

Thank god I live in Ontario where PSN charges no tax. Woo.

That and Game Pass will save me.

 

[Zomba13]

Price goes up, dev pay stays the same.

 

[Video Games Are Dumb]

Good.

Games have been way too cheap for too long. Plus this will given lower priced games a bit more of an edge going forward. Or possibly to raise their prices as well?

 

[Crono]

PC still has it at 60. But regardless this just makes me not want to pick up games day 1. I can easily wait.

 

[Deleted member 8468]

*Hugs his PC*

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You think we'll be immune forever? Key resellers aside.

 

[CloseTalker]

So the cross green bundle for $70 is the only way to get the game on next Gen systems?

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yup. think of it like buying a blu-ray that comes with a dvd you;ll never use

 

[Alvis]

I confirm I'll be increasing the amount of time I wait before purchasing videogames.

Also, key resellers are my friends. Even more than before.

 

[amstradcpc]

It has always been 69,99 EUR in Europe. Activision deceived us?.

 

[Ambient]

Looks like I'm not buying games day 1 anymore. No way I'm spending $89.99CDN for a new game.

Most games go on sale 3-4 weeks after release so I'm not too worried.

 

[Remark]

Are they purely speaking for the COD franchise or ALL of their games they publish?

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Pretty sure all games unless it's a budget release.

 

[Deleted member 864]

And so it begins.

 

[Zacmortar]

Put Kotick to the fucking guillotine

 

[Kaiken]

They going to remove microtransaction though?

 

[J75]

Welp. The beginning of the end for me gaming wise.

 

[Prime2]

And the dominoes begin to fall.

 

[Holundrian]

Good this was needed CEO bonuses were turning into scraps. /s

 

[ArmGunar]

So in Europe, it will be 74.99€ instead of 69.99€ for the MSRP
(even if I'm sure, majority of Europeans here bought their games for less than that day one, physical wise)

 

[Deleted member 3038]

Glad I am going PC next gen.

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Except Activision is the fucking worst when it comes to sales on PC, to this day Modern Warfare 2 hasn't gone below 50% on a sale on steam, and the game is almost a decade old now

 

[The Albatross]

Well I won't be buying it then.

With GamePass and other modes being offered for free, like Warzone, I feel no need to drop $70 on a game like Call of Duty. For something like Red Dead Redemption, a meaty single-player game that also has a full online mode, sure, but not for CoD that comes out every year and has a ~10 hour campaign that you've mostly played before but in a different setting.

 

[Crono]

Good.

Games have been way too cheap for too long. Plus this will given lower priced games a bit more of an edge going forward. Or possibly to raise their prices as well?

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Games have been cheap? 60 dollars is cheap.... lol okay.

 

[liquidmetal14]

Unless it's some unique and enthusiast level game, I will ignore every game and refuse to pay this. It's pathetic.

 

[ghostcrew]

Looks like this translates to £64.99 in the UK which isn't too bad. Some current gen games are already hitting £59.99 (Final Fantasy VII Remake was the most recent one I can remember on PSN) so it's about a fiver more.

 

[LDNStateOfMind]

Still $60 on PC. Hmm.

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PC version not next-gen confirmed!

 

[ReggieBC]

Hopefully it means that they get rid of microtransactions. Right guys???