This is different than in the past, such as when Call of Duty 2 launched (at $60) for the Xbox 360, but was not on the original Xbox. Since eighth-generation consoles are still supported, most publishers want to make it easy for owners of older systems to upgrade their games at no cost, or for a small additional fee. So people who rely on a subscription service might not care about buying games at launch (and thus their cost) anyway.Ĭross-generation bundles, like the ones mentioned above, also have an effect. Xbox Game Pass is such a great value and includes all Xbox-published games the day they come out. Subscription services have also removed the need to buy games at full price, in a lot of cases. Read more: Why You Still Can't Get Hold of a PS5 As a result, not as many people are interested in buying games for a new console as would usually be.
One is that the adoption of new consoles has been slow, thanks to limited supply and scalpers snatching up a lot of the stock that becomes available.
It's difficult to foretell any kind of game pricing pattern this early, for several reasons. But for a yearly series like NBA 2K that fans buy without question every year, why wouldn't the publisher raise the price? Predicting Pricing Trends in 2021 and Beyond
So a smaller spin-off game might launch at $50, given its reduced scope. Ubisoft hasn't raised the price on its first few next-gen games, but could in the future. For example, Xbox-published title Ori and the Will of the Wisps released at $30, while other games from the studio have been $40 or $60. Xbox's management has offered similar thoughts, saying that game pricing is complicated. Take-Two inferred that it plans to make decisions about pricing for other games on a case-by-case basis.
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