Almost All PS5 Fans Are Against $80 Games 1
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Only 5% of PS5 fans “don’t have a problem” with $80 games. The remaining 95% are against a hypothetical price increase, as could become a reality due to Nintendo’s pricing of Mario Kart World.

But of the 1,500 gamers polled, 30% said they would “grudgingly” cough up the increased fee for “select titles”. It’d be interesting to know which franchises fans deem worthy of the price; we’d assume blockbusters like GTA and God of War.

29% of readers said there’s “no way” they’d ever pay $80, although 36% pointed out they’d simply wait for sales.

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In some ways, games have already increased in price on the PS5, with publishers leaning on FOMO to flog early access editions.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, for example, may cost $70, but if you want to play it at the earliest opportunity, you’ll need to stump up – yes, you guessed it — $80 for the Digital Deluxe Edition. To be fair, this version does also come with some additional in-game content.

The concern is that if Mario Kart World is a success, publishers will push their base prices up to $80 – and still charge up to $100 for early access on top.

At least when it comes to most first-party and third-party games, discounts can be quite aggressive, so waiting a few months can save you a serious amount of money.

Although, Sony has been learning from Nintendo, and while it does discount its games, the all-time low for a title like Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is currently about $39.89, which is only about 40% off.

Our hobby is getting increasingly expensive, folks, and it’s unclear what any of us can do about it.

[source News: Talking Point: What Are Your Thoughts on Potential $80 PS5 Games?]