It's absolutely insane in Spain, no one can afford that here.
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[Official] Sony confirms $69.99/€79.99/£69.99 price for first-party PS5 games
- Thread starter nolifebr
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I don't buy games in the first year other than maybe the odd game every few years (Red Dead 2 the last one), but why is the Euro price hike so high? That's $95 converted.
I'm glad I haven't sold mine yet. Looks like I'm keeping it and seeing how this all plays out.
What if the most discount we get on sales/deals is $50/$60? That's basically like there are no discounts compared with current-gen.
Straight from the press release (UK pricing)
PlayStation 5 Launch Day Games from SIE Worldwide Studios
PlayStation 5 Launch Day Games from SIE Worldwide Studios
- Astro's Playroom (Japan Studio) – pre-installed on PS5
- Demon's Souls (Bluepoint Games / Japan Studio) – £69.99 (RRP)
- Destruction AllStars (Lucid Games / XDEV) – £69.99 (RRP)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games) – £51.99 (RRP)
- Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition (Insomniac Games) – £69.99 (RRP)
- Sackboy A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital / XDEV) – £59.99 (RRP)
$10 increase was expected by me, in all honesty, and I'm glad to see $50/$60/$70 games day-one.
It's making the $399/$499 decision tough, though.
People are willing to pay $60 for 3 roms, after all (=
It's making the $399/$499 decision tough, though.
This is exactly why I wouldn't go anywhere near a digital only console, there's absolutely no way I'd trust Sony not to continually increase prices once they have full market control (that also applies to other closed marketplaces). Got to enjoy the physical retail market while it lasts, at least I know they'll offer cheaper prices and almost certainly drop prices quickly, no way the £70 price range is holding sales for long.
Right now there is because gamers have a choice between digital or physical. If half the user base is locked into digital only, they're going to be less likely to drop prices quickly. Sales will happen, but I expect the price drops will be less and later.
Yeah at current change rate it's a lot more than just VAT
So a price increase of 33%, fairly steep. Definitely looking at the disc version of the console now
£70 for cross-gen titles. Dreams have been shattered.
Honestly I don't see how £70 games are even going to sell here. That's nuts.
Honestly I don't see how £70 games are even going to sell here. That's nuts.
Hmmm, you do have a point. Usually, it's always USD being more expensive than Euro, in terms of integers / numbers.
Ugh, there had to be one way to deflate hype today I guess. Not looking forward to this, but I guess it's a good thing I skipped PS4 if I want something cheap to play.
Also that $50 price pretty much guarantees that Miles Morales is going to be the top selling PS5 game this year (if it being a game about Spider-Man didn't already).
Also that $50 price pretty much guarantees that Miles Morales is going to be the top selling PS5 game this year (if it being a game about Spider-Man didn't already).
With 20% VAT in UK, 120% of $70 is $84
$84 = just under £65
I suppose it's not hugely off if I've done the math right? Still fucking high though
$84 = just under £65
I suppose it's not hugely off if I've done the math right? Still fucking high though
Fuck me. Wasn't planning on picking up a PS5 at launch but this announcement confirms I need the disc version eventually then. Digital games just don't go down fast enough without a direct sale, and who knows if we'll get as many digital sales if a large user base only has the option of digital. No chance.
The thing is, you only have to "hold off" once. Because once you hold off on games in Year 1, you get to play those games in Year 2. So you're busy playing Year 1 games in Year 2, so you aren't lacking for games while you hold off on the Year 2 games. Then Year 3 . . . etc.
This can't be stated enough. AAA games drop in price very quickly.
