[PS3] Playstation 3 games costing between $59 and $99?

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In a recent interview with PSM (Playstation Magazine in august) a Sony representative announced that the price of games for the PS3 could cost between $59.99 and $99.99.For those of you who don’t know; the Xbox 360 is, and the Wii will be, using DVD-9 format for their games, that is, of course, a disc that holds nine gigabytes. Whereas, the PS3 will use the Blu-Ray disc which can hold a massive 45 GB.* This is what’s pushing the price of the discs up because Blu-Ray discs are more expensive to produce than the tried and tested DVD 9.

PSM: Can we expect PS3 games to be priced in the same range as Xbox 360 titles?Sony interviewee: Generally Speaking, over the past twelve years or so, there has been a consumer expectation that disc-based games are maybe $59 on the high end to $39 on the low end. So, what I can say now is, I think it would be a bit of a stretch to think that we could suddenly turn around and say “PS3 Games now $99.99.” I don’t think consumers expect software pricing to suddenly double. So, the quick answer is that we want to make it as affordable as possible, knowing that there is a set consumer expectation for what software has cost for the past twelve years. That’s kind of the best answer I can give you. So, if it becomes a bit higher than $59, don’t ding me, but, again, I don’t expect it to be $100.

With prices like this Sony really is attacking your weak spot,that is, your wallet, for massive damage. And it makes me very glad that Microsoft decided to stick with DVD-9 rather than pushing the HD-DVD with the Xbox 360.

Wow. I am sure that development cost for games on the PS3 would not be earth shattering compared to the XB360 as many publishers intend to go multiplatform. Are blue-ray blanks that expensive?

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Blu-Ray discs are hand crafted by god, so yes, blanks are that expensive.

This could end up being bad for UK gamers, OK i'm only thinking about myself at the minute, but they basically replaced the $ for the £ on the console price. £30 is what we are paying for all brand new titles right now, so £60 is.....ugh! ;_;

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Should have known this was coming, after the PS3's outrageous price, the games have to go up as well. In a long run, unless prices drop, Sony is gonna lose alot.

God its gonna be difficult to play the games I want on this thing. This is a system that needs to be chipped in with another friend or something...

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Hopefully it will be like Xbox 360 where even though the games are $60 standard, you can buy most of the games on the internet for half-price.

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I am sorry, but there is no way that they can cite disc expense as a reason for a $40 increase in price. There is no way that a blu-ray disc can be more expensive on the each than a cartridge was. Get serious Sony. An increase of $5 to cover an increase in disc expense would seem silly, much less a $40 increase.

I was speaking idiomatically.

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Hopefully it will be like Xbox 360 where even though the games are $60 standard, you can buy most of the games on the internet for half-price.

Please share info on where we might be able to find below $60 on XB360 games.

Quick search on Amazon shows $20 for a Blue-Ray disc with a MSRP of $28.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Between £30 and £60.
Well, £30 isn't too bad, that's what we pay for new games for the PS2. But £60? Holy crap. Who is going to pay that sort of money for a game? I think I'll stick with my PC.

Originally Posted by Gamespot.com

20GB hard drive-equipped version to cost $499.
60GB hard drive-equipped model to go for $599.

so thats
$499 £275
$599 £330

Well. The price of the PS3 doesn't seem to be too bad.
I know that it is still a fair bit of money, but I was expecting it to be at least £100 more.

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Originally Posted by Domino

Well. The price of the PS3 doesn't seem to be too bad.
I know that it is still a fair bit of money, but I was expecting it to be at least £100 more.

It will be at least a hundred quid more, going on experience of every console launch ever. The price in dollars won't simply be converted. There will be additional profit margins built in, same as always. It will end up, as Randomwab said, being the same number, but with a pound sign instead of a dollar sign. The console companies have all done this to us before, and they will again.

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Originally Posted by Domino

Between £30 and £60.
Well, £30 isn't too bad, that's what we pay for new games for the PS2. But £60? Holy crap. Who is going to pay that sort of money for a game? I think I'll stick with my PC.


so thats
$499 £275
$599 £330

Well. The price of the PS3 doesn't seem to be too bad.
I know that it is still a fair bit of money, but I was expecting it to be at least £100 more.

...What? Where do you go to buy brand new 30$ games? Most new releases I have purchased are always 40-50$. DQ8, Final Fantasy, Ace combat 4/5/Zero, Kingdom Hearts I/II, GTA, SC3, and on and on.

EDIT: okay, I'm a fucking moron. I misread that currency symbol as $. Ignore me. ._. £30 is the same as 50-55 if I did my math right.

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Only the hardcore geeks are gonna go for this. Sony is shooting themselves in the foot.

Just imagine if those stories about "rentals and pre-used games not working on alternate sytems" was true.

PS3 flops. WHY LIE.

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$99, what is this. Australia. (sup Pacific Fair in Brisbane).

Actually, if this is the case, then top-tier PS3 games Downunder will be...hell to pay.

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Ouch....so...you're picking up a PS3 on launch day for $600 (assuming you're picking up a premium package) and then have to drop another $100 for a game (in the most extreme case).....ouch for your wallet. $60 isn't that bad, but $100? That's way too much. Personally, If I were to pick up a PS3 any time near launch day, I would not pay more than $75 for a game.

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Actually he said in the interview that games WON'T bee 100 dollars so more like 59-89 is the range we have so far.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Watch as only 1 PS3 game will need more than 9GB.

Blue-Ray will be a waste.


Nothing against Sony fans, but seriously, Sony is making some horribly bad decision making.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

GG, Sony. Have fun with the 3DO in Console Hell.

Really, is anybody going to buy this shit system now? Nothing can save it now, not even doom music.

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Originally Posted by Freddy Krueger

Actually he said in the interview that games WON'T bee 100 dollars so more like 59-89 is the range we have so far.

You realize this is coming from the same company who will tell you that the PS3 is a replacement of the home computer, the same company that claims the lack of rumble is due to gyroscopic interference (sup wiimote), and the same company that introduced that retarded CD DRM thing, right? I wouldn't believe anything sony says right now. They keep pulling shit out of their asses, and it doesn't look like it's going to stop any time soon. Oh, and also, he can only speak for first-party titles (which are not in abundance). If a 3rd party developer wants to charge $110 dollars for a game, they can do so, and I wouldn't blame them after paying 5 billion dollars for a bloated piece of shit PS3 DevKit.

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Don't worry guys, they'll keep them at fifty or sixty bucks for America and just jack the prices up even more for the rest of the world.

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Another reason why the PS3 isn't appealing for me. For me right now, the only thing that the PS3 has going for it is Metal Gear Solid 4. I've already been tempted to just go ahead and buy an 360, but I've failed at the console war twice before (I owned both a Saturn and a Dreamcast [and while my Gamecube has been fun it's not the most popular console in the world right now]).

Presumably, after the system bombs massively due to its price, such a game will be ported to the 360 so fans of the series can actually play it without paying $700.

I wonder if next-next-gen will be even more expensive than this one.

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I wonder if next-next-gen will be even more expensive than this one.

Probably if everybody bombs this generation.

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No game should cost more than $50, unless it has an included accessory. Pure and simple. $40 is good for me, but I only honestly consider buying a $50 game if I intend to pour 60 hours or more into it. Really a ratio of $0.50 per game hour is a good rule of the thumb and even at $60, >75% of all games would be a waste of money at that price point.
Sony better be pushing the devleopment studios to make 60 hour games, or I'll be looking to Wii for my next-gen needs (and yes I'd be awesome for Nintendo to be on top again).

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Am I the only person that's amazed how low game prices have stayed when everything else's price has gone up due to inflation? I remember shelling out $70 for SNES games more than 10 years ago, yet I can pick up a game like San Andreas which certainly cost much much more to create than, say, Harvest Moon, for $20 less (not to mention that the $70 of yesteryear is worth more than $70 today).

I was speaking idiomatically.

If my calculations are right (and they most likely are not) then games are gonna cost 117.83 dollars in Denmark. IF the price is $70. The price's likely to get higher, but I sure hope the price'll stay more or less unchanged...

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well I doN,t relly mind the high cost of the ps3 itself, but that the cost of the games that go as high as that, well now it's start to bother me... a lot!

you know I buy game really on a regular basis and that they cost that much will probably make me think twice to buy a game now. Like will i really enjoy it that much and will it last long enough to justify this expense...

and I don't really know why they should cost that much ( I don't remember if a ps2 game cost more than a ps1 games...)

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I think it's premature to get overly excited about this. It's not like he said "games will cost over $59.99" though everyone seems to be acting like that is what he said.

Wait until games actually start coming out and we get some prices. It's silly to do otherwise. But for the record, I wouldn't be happy with PS3 games costing over $60. But I'll wait until some actual PS3 games are priced over that amount before I start complaining.

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Originally Posted by Sir VG

Watch as only 1 PS3 game will need more than 9GB.

Blue-Ray will be a waste.


Nothing against Sony fans, but seriously, Sony is making some horribly bad decision making.

Hmm the point of most of the movie industry backing blue-ray apparently flew right over your head didn't it? And saying the biggest game will probably be 9gigs shows how little you comprehend of next generation.

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