£44.99 SRP for Xbox 360 titles
Actual, on-the-shelf prices of £39.99 minimum? Yikes!
It seems that £44.99 is the suggested retail price (SRP) for Xbox 360 games. Microsoft today confirmed that the standard edition of its forthcoming title Perfect Dark Zero will sport the higher-than-normal price tag - effectively signalling its intention to hike up game prices for the start of the next generation.
Microsoft also confirmed today that the SRP of the Limited Edition two-disc version would cost £49.99.
A poll of retailers revealed that even the most competitive stores will be charging around £39.99 for standard Xbox 360 games - much more than gamers are currently paying.
Historically speaking, SRP on console games is about £5 more than you can expect to pay if you shop around. The full SRP on current generation console games is around £39.99, although £34.99 tends to be the most common launch price in-store. However, an aggressive summer price war recently drove prices down to around £29.99 - or even lower in some cases.
That's not happening with Xbox 360 though, at least not ahead of launch, with most retailers stocking the likes of Perfect Dark Zero (standard edition) and Kameo: Elements of Power for £39.99 - presumably representing the standard discount - and £44.99 in other cases.
Worryingly, a number of third-party titles cost even more. The same retailers asking for £39.99 for PD Zero and Kameo want £44.99 for Ubisoft's multiformat titles King Kong and Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, while others are charging as much as £49.99. Likewise Call of Duty 2 and Need For Speed: Most Wanted.
In other words, you're going to be hard-pressed to buy an Xbox 360 game without spending £40, and probably £45 in many cases.
Hypothetically speaking, then, you might be faced with this choice: spend £29.99 or £34.99 on the Xbox version of a new multiformat game, like King Kong, or pay £49.99 to play it on Xbox 360. The difference? On Xbox 360 it'll probably contribute to your Gamerscore, and it'll probably have high definition video modes. The Xbox version would offer those too, of course, except European Xbox 1s don't allow users to access the high definition video options. YAY THE FUTURE.
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Wasnt this the RRP for the last set of consoles as well?
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I think they need to look at how well online games like Counter-Strike have done, the simple reason to CS being so big was that it was free and was actually updated.
If they release games cheap and offer updates etc to always improve, they will get games with a massive user base which will allow income to flow in from other avenues.
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i dont tihink its going to happen, online shops will sell games for cheaper anyway.
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Next-gen games are going to be more expensive than present-gen games? SHOCK AND AWE!
Come on, prices of games fall over a console's lifespan, it's just part of life as an early-adopter.
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'nuff said.
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The really retarded thing is in the US the SRP is the same for the next gen for all official MS releases so we're definitely still being screwed in Europe, even if not on the hardware this time. And as this is an official price announcement then it looks unlikely this is just a clerical error or retailer greed. Time to write some angry letters to MS, claiming to be from other countries in Europe (they know the Xbox1 did very well in the UK so probably don't care that much), asking why exactly their new attempt at balanced international pricing isn't reflected in their software releases. If we saw street prices of £30-35 for official MS releases I can guarantee you the other publishers would quickly drop their £50 SRP idea damn quickly.
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Taking the Xbox and 360 King Kong example - do you think that the xbox version won't play on the 360 in order for you to pay the inflated price if you want to play it? Because that would blow.
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'nuff said. "
Not everyone works at McDonalds son , WOW so the next gen release titles will cos the same as the current/last gen release titles. Damn just because the console is so amazingly priced you where expecting cheaper software too? Poor MS they give an inch and the paupers expect to take a mile , tsk.
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Seeing as the console is around the same price in €'s as it is in $'s.
Nothing new here about forking out near €60 for a game depending on how high profile it is. The DS games are priced at €45. But again, depends on where you shop and the game. Or if you can wait for any of the new next gen games to appear in the "Previously Owned" basket. Personally, I'll wait to see the pricing of the games before considering getting the 360.
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I also remember paying £2.99 for my Commodore 16 titles...
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Are the arcade games still going to be around £8?
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"Worryingly" indeed! LOL
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Is all of this extra money really going to the graphic artist. I remember talking my dad into paying £70 for Quest for the Rings on the Videopac in the early eighties....with inflation thats gotta be around £130.
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and sorry but "yikes"!? isnt that an exclamation that would probably be better suited to a 1960's episode of Batman?
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With inflation that must be getting on for like £80.
I can't work out why loads of sites are reporting this like it some sort of shocking new thing? Console games have had a standard RRP of £39.99 for years. It's only after the "Platinum Collections" start hitting the shelves that prices come down.
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I can't agree more.
All the articles i have read about programming for the 360 indicates it takes more effort/time/money to produce games for it.
As for using King Kong as an example - bullshit.
Why not say.....Crikey, if you buy PG3 for the xbox 360, your getting a racing game that will make you go hard down below it looks so good, is supported by the develpers with online competitions and will keep you busy for months.....
We will even let you watch other people race on Gotham TV - NOT available on the xbox or other consoles.
Anyway, if a game is good enough then you will pay the money.
I'm still playing Pro Evo over live at least twice a week, 11 months after i bought it - how much does that equate to re quality gaming per hour ????
If even some of the games play 1/2 as well as they look then any xbox360 owner will be happy.
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Whatever does inflation even count as 'news' ?
Edit - Looks like chiquita got there first
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Wait a year.. there may be better games by then.. Or even one of the other consoles will be out and tempting you more. Either way, it'll be cheaper, as will the games.
Console and games will always be more expensive while there is no competition from the others. Which is one VERY good reason (the fanboys seem to miss) that having an overall winner to the console "war" is a VERY bad thing.
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It's no wonder Microsoft are rushing out the next gen, they're eager to catch all those insecure fanboys who've had their noses put out of joint by the PSP who'll take any new piece of hardware they can lay their hands on so as not to be 'behind' their 'enemies'.
Fools.
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I payed 5 EUR in 2004 for it... maybe games get cheaper after a while ^^
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£40-£50.....fuck off
No game on ANY console should cost more than £29.99
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I just don't get it, why basically tell company's that you are happy to pay more for something, that's why they then increase it. Then hearing that you're happy with £50, they'll increase to £60, then £70 and so on until they push it as far as they can and then drop it by a few pounds to look good again.
Think about it, next time you buy a pint, tell the bartender that you'd be happy to pay 50p more and see him snatch your hand off.
Me, I don't pay full price for any game ever any more. I always wait for a reduction/sale or pre-owned title to come available. I can't afford the prices they charge now (and to the twat that came back to another poster with "well we don't all work in McDonalds" neither do I, I just have something called a mortgage and a family which is costing me a fortune) so I have to shop around for cheaper online discounts, kind forum members who pick me up a cheap 2nd hand copy here & there (cheers Kdsh7) and swapping/pre-owned. I wouldn't be prepared to pay more for a game and certainly wouldn't go shouting from the rooftops that I would be either.
Hey Asda, stop rolling prices back, roll them forward I'm happy to pay more!
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I think that's fair enough Furbs, hardware is different as you say and you always want to get the best you can for the money you have available so that it stands less chance of breaking down etc. etc.
However, my point was more that if you found a TV for £2000, or £200 and that was the one you wanted, you wouldn't go go shouting that you'd be happy to pay more than that...would you? I hardly ever agree that I'm happy to pay the original price, you'll be surprised what they'll knock off/throw in even in places like Currys if you're prepared to ask (and no that doesn't mean useless extended warranties, more money off for "that bit of damage that isn't actually there" or extra bits and bobs like scart cables, batteries etc. etc. which add up)
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Ps1 at launch £300, games £35-40
PS2 launch £300, games £40
Xbox launch £300 (for a little while) games £40
sensing a pattern here?
As far as I'm concerned the console is £20 cheaper than I was expecting and the games are a fiver cheaper than I was expecting. If you don't want to pay that then fine, but quit bitching at the people who actually are prepared to pay the going rate for new technology.
When exactly did retardation become the norm round here?
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1. How do you know you REALLY want it, when no-ones seen games running on final hardware yet?!? Let alone know what the release games are!!
2. Dont come crying on message boards when the price drops very quickly (like it did last time.. and everyone moaned cried and sulked on every board known to man!!)
"If you don't want to pay that then fine, but quit bitching at the people who actually are prepared to pay the going rate for new technology. "
I will bitch, because if idiots are prepared to pay that price and do go out and spend it.. that will mean they wont come down to a sensible level, and the rest of us (who are prepared to wait) will have to pay the extra costs!
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But that wont stop the likes of EA releasing their usual shovelware mediocrity.....with an annual refresh.
better technology dosent mean better games....only 1 game in 10 genuinely pushes new boundries, the remaining 9 will just be the same old same old
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When you started coming here perhaps?
Why not try addressing my points, rather than name calling and then perhaps us and others that raise valid points against your argument, might take you a little more seriously.
"Maybe I'm missing something here but...
Ps1 at launch £300, games £35-40
PS2 launch £300, games £40
Xbox launch £300 (for a little while) games £40"
Yes, yes you are. Read the article again, they're suggesting £45-50 rrp, £50 in a lot of circumstances.
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*ahem*
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Wait a year.. there may be better games by then.. Or even one of the other consoles will be out and tempting you more. Either way, it'll be cheaper, as will the games.
Of course, if the 'plonkers' didn't buy the thing on release date, you wouldn't get your better games, or your discounted console in a few months, would you?
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But there's no $%$#ing way I'm gonna pay GBP 45 for a game.
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45 is still a lot though considering the market size. I understand they can cost a lot to make.. but thats a lot of cash for something that might be rubbish, or that you can finish in 6 hours.
As for the comment about only plonkers buying on release date... you would too if you weren't poor
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Whats the betting 360 will go the same way as will PS3.
I know I for one didn't buy jack at 44.95, not even Halo or Halo 2. Technology gets better and cheaper as time goes by. I can wait for cheaper I guess
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I cannot believe all this harping on about 39.99 for a game!
I remember going to my local game shop (before you could buy games EVERYWHERE, and had to go to little shops) and handing over 65 quid for SF2 Championship Edition on release.
Virtua racing on the Megadrive was 70 quid in HMV!
39.99/44.99 are OK prices, just make sure you read loads of reviews and get the ones you think are going to be great, or get them from Game so if you do not like them you can tale them back.
In a year or so (or when PS3 is released) games will be reduced in price anyway, and it won't be long before they have platinum collections and things like that.
And 39.99 is only about 7-10 quid more than you are paying now. It would be great if they released games at 29.99 but until there are loads of consoles out there, and they sell more games its not going to happen.
Right thats off my chest. Back to sleep now!
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1st hope - the thing is region free (cheap imports, get games earlier)
2nd hope - the games drop in price very sharply. Odd that the 360 won't in fact be competing with sony's next gen console from the outset but may well end up competing with the PSP for sales.
Peej
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The N64 used cartridges, they're always more expenvice to make. It put alot of developers off making games for the N64 because of the cost involded.
The XBox360 used regular DVD's though, they have no excuse for such high pricing. The PS3 it would be understandable due to the use of Blu-ray, if they 360 had gone for HD-DVD instead then fair enough. But £40-50 for a 30p DVD? Someone's making some nice profit somewhere.
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Thanks all.. you're providing me with great entertainment!
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Not at all as there will be games I like at the 360 launch and the £279 is considered by most an extremely fair price,unlike that of the Psp. Just read the "psp - will you be buying one" thread. It's not about the money with me I just dont like the idea of being ripped off wether I can afford a psp or not.
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PS1 Game, 5 to 15 people per team with 10 to 18 months development time.
PS2 Game 15 to 30 people per team with 12 to 24 months development time.
PS3 Game 30 to 100 people per team with 24 to 36 months development time.
Add on top of that the risk that not every game will break even and it should be clear why the cost have to rise.
…also I paid £60 for Aliens Vs Predator from HMV for the Jaguar, the game was excellent so I didn’t mind!
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Well and truly done!
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Wait and prices level off lower, even though every doom-merchant (official or otherwise) says they won't.
Happens with every launch on every flavour of console.
Patience saves you money. Simple.
Next scandal ?