Next Gen Console Release Causes Game Prices to Increase Drastically Over the Last 15 Years

It seems that the release of the next-gen console has a big impact on the price of the game on the market. The reason is that for the first time in the last 15 years the price of video games has increased drastically, from the original new games priced at $60 dollars or equivalent to Rp. 888,000, this time the top-end games for PS4 generation games and those released for the next console- gen is priced at $ 70 or the equivalent of 1 million rupiah.

This indicates that since 2005, the price has increased significantly, where the first game that is priced at the new price standard is the next-gen version of NBA 2K21. Where you can buy the basketball simulation game for $70. In addition, new games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Demon’s Souls are also planned to be priced at the same price.

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The price change itself is considered reasonable, because the next-gen console itself will become a platform that is able to represent the face of the game industry, so many developers try to develop new engines, which causes many developers to suppress the price of video games. But according to statistics from the United States Labor Organization, the drastic price increase was due to rising inflation, which means that the price of $60 in 2005 has the same value as $70 in 2020.

Of course, the new price standard is something interesting for us to look at. Where the cost of producing next-gen games really takes time, so publishers inevitably have to increase the selling price of games. But on the other hand, we will be presented with games with engine capabilities that can run the best performance on next-gen consoles. Let’s look forward to the actions of Sony and Microsoft through their next-gen consoles!