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Xbox One game prices.
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Microsoft have confirmed their games for Xbox One will carry a £49.99 RRP.
Not what I'd call cheap, but certainly not bad, especially as the likes of Amazon will most likely discount anyway.
Not what I'd call cheap, but certainly not bad, especially as the likes of Amazon will most likely discount anyway.
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Judging by the online Microsoft Store, at £49.99 they are basically the same price as MS are charging for their big Xbox 360 titles, such as Forza Horizon, Halo 4 and Gears Of War Judgement.
EA have already said they're charging £54.99 RRP.
BTW, £49.99 is pretty much what 9/10 games are now.
Only if you buy from Game or HMV.
I thought all next gen games were going to be £55 so can't complain at £50
LOL. Yeah, good old MS. In their defence, you could argue they are talking as a publisher rather than platform holder I guess, so what other companies charge is up to them. Perhaps their price point will encourage others to come down to their level at least? I know EA said £54.99, but Amazon has Need For Speed Rivals listed at £43.99. (or maybe they just know it's crap)
Well, yeah. I was comparing like-for-like on MS's website where they sell at full RRP as do Game and HMV for the most part. As I said earlier, the likes of Amazon should discount a bit.
Personally, I wouldn't have been shocked if MS had set themselves at £60, so to be honest £50 is good news. Let's see what Sony do.
I got the US import by mail order from an advert in the back of CVG for £50, months before the UK release. Bargain! :cool:
"Not charging more" could have meant anything, as not all games launch at the same price.
They certainly seem to be charging more for their Kinect games, though. £49.99 RRP for Kinect Sports Rivals?? Were the 360 versions that much?? I thought the wavey-hand games were about 30 quid. :eek:
I think Neo-Geo games were even dearer but I can't remember the prices.
Your'e right. I remember seeing Neo Geo games for sale in GamePro mag for around £170+ and Snes imports, either Jap or US cost around £70+ at the time. Back then, some gamer's didn't want to wait for the official Pal games so bought imports instead.
Who said there was a problem?
Physical - £40
Digital - £35
And hopefully I can stick a 4tb usb hard drive to store the games. I currently have over 40, 360 games on my shelf, all worthless. Plus I could do with freeing up some space.
Most websites have £49.99 RRP in small lettering, then have it on sale for £39.99 or around that price.
Never understood Digital Download pricing myself. No disc or manual and no box so by rights should be cheaper. And when it comes to physical copies, why are PC games cheaper than console games ?. Iv'e been looking at COD Ghosts and the PC version is the cheapest, same with Watch Dogs
When releasing a game on consoles, publishers must pay a licensing fee of $5 - $10 per copy to the console manufacturer. This is why they are often wiliing to sell consoles at a loss, as they make money back on every single game sold. This is not the case on PC.
Aw right, I never knew that FF. Thanks for clearing that up m8.