Raise PS3 Software Prices

[stockstar1138]

Im fully prepared to get hammered for writing this, but here it goes.

PS3 software needs to increase in price.

Here is my reasoning.

1. Rising Dev costs are causing more and more titles to go multi-plat.

Devs cannot make that much money off of making a fully exclusive game anymore as the production of games in now rivaling that of Hollywood movies. If software prices were raised it would help the devs recoup some of their high development costs. That would make making exclusives for Playstation more likely and possible from 3rd parties. Keep in mind exclusives are what sells consoles.

2. You want a bigger, better product than on the 360, expect to pay more!

I don't know how many times i have heard how much better GTA IV would have been if it had been exclusive for PS3 and used blu-ray to the max. People fail to realize that if they did this, GTA IV would still be in production and R* development costs would have been much higher. Now tell me why if you are getting a bigger, better GTA IV it should be worth the same as the GTA IV we got, which most people agree is worth the $60 it costs. A GTA optimized for blu-ray, taking longer to develope and more money to develop should be able to demand a higher retail price than the one we got in GTA IV.
You get what you pay for.

3. Gaming is cheap and I MEAN CHEEEEAAAAPPP RIGHT NOW!!!!

You spend $10 for a 2 hour movie, thats $5/hour for entertainment. You spend 60 bucks for 60 hours of entertainment in a video game, thats $1/hour.

Go play putt-putt, its $5 and will take you about 45 min. to go through the course, max.

Paintball, laser tag, a bar, a club, etc. all give you less of a value than video games.

Adjust for inflation and thh $60 we are paying now is cheaper than the $40 we paid for new PS1 games.

Also, 64 games if I remember right were $59.99 when they came out, so historically this gen has been one of the cheapest for games, despite being the highest for production costs.

Lets raise the prices of PS3 software in an attempt to let the 3rd party developers recoup their costs, which makes the PS3 a more attractive console to develop for and makes it more possible to get exclusives on. Otherwise, we are headed down a road in which the 3rd party exclusive no longer exists for anybody.

Ive shown you that even if prices were raised, games would still be an excellent value and would be fair.

Of course of developers wanted to, they could charge the standard $60 for, but if they felt that they have developed something above and beyond that gives teh consumer a greater value for their money, such as optimizing a game to take up a full 50GB or near that, they should be allowed to charge extra for their extra effort.

Just remember the next time you get upset about a game going multi-plat, tell yourself if it would be worth a little extra money to keep the game exclusive and take full advantage of the PS3s power and blu-ray. I think it would be.

Flame away.

[DaMexiRican]

No comment.

[danjross]

You must work for Sony.

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by danjross

You must work for Sony.

No, I don't. Swear to god, promise.

[Simplayer]

But would you increased sell point be offset by the decrease in sales?

I think a better idea is keeping the prices the same, but add micro-transactions to the game and/or non-intrusive ingame advertising.

[T-Town Oil]

it does and it doesnt make sense. make games too high and kids or lower income familes wont be able to buy them thus dampering sales anyways.

[blu-dave]

How about we get all the benifits but pay nothing at all!!!

[Psx0005]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

Im fully prepared to get hammered for writing this, but here it goes.

PS3 software needs to increase in price.

I find your reasoning very valid stockstar, the only problem is that with the mass audience of sheep out there buying Nintendo Wii's in droves because of its $250 pricetag and expecting to get a next generation high-definition capable system, the PS3's market will die a rather quick death if a price hike were to happen. I'll take the current situation for where its currently at, and just put my faith in Sony's ramping up of 1st party titles.

[Simplayer]

Originally Posted by Psx0005

the only problem is that with the mass audience of sheep out there buying Nintendo Wii's in droves because of its $250 pricetag and expecting to get a next generation high-definition capable system

I don't think that's what they're expecting to get. They just want in on the Wii experience for a variety of reasons.

[Psx0005]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

No, I don't. Swear to god, promise.

Are you in on this with DLB?

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by T-Town Oil

it does and it doesnt make sense. make games too high and kids or lower income familes wont be able to buy them thus dampering sales anyways.

thats why it should only be for devs that poured in more time and effort than usual to make an extraordinary game. however, the option needs to be there.

it would keep 3rd party devs who are making great games more likely to stay or be PS3 exclusive, if they knew that if they did a great job and put in a lot of effort, they could charge a higher price to help recoup their extraodinary dev costs.

I don't think there would be very many people here for example that would not pay an extra $10 or $15 to get a GTA that filled up a full 50GB blu-ray instead of a 9GB DVD.

[Mikeblu]

Originally Posted by Psx0005

Are you in on this with DLB?

visit www.dlb-network.com

I'm all for this, can anyone guess why?

[STARSCREAM]

Ummmm, NO! The high $60 prices as is already cause me to not buy way more titles than I would if say they were even $10 cheaper.

[Psx0005]

Originally Posted by Simplayer

I don't think that's what they're expecting to get. They just want in on the Wii experience for a variety of reasons.

Right, but in the end it IS the cheaper price that's driving the sales isn't it? If a kid were to ask his parents for a system, what's the first thing any low to middle-class parent on a budget going to look at?

[Barnum]

What kind of drugs are you on?

I will not pay for new games if that happens. I'll wait and buy them used or marked down since no one will be buying them. In game advertising I thought was supposed to help with funding. If the game is good people will buy it at the present price and the companies will make tons of money. Make crap like some do and pay the price with product that doesn't sell.

[Dirk504]

Have you seen gas prices lately?

[Mikeblu]

Originally Posted by STARSCREAM

Ummmm, NO! The high $60 prices as is already cause me to not buy way more titles than I would if say they were even $10 cheaper.

we pay $80 over here

[stockstar1138]

all the people saying, NO THATS DUMB, I don't want to see you bithcin when Versus, MGS V, L.A. Noire, etc. go multi-plat because the devs can't make any money off going exclusive.

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by Mikeblu

we pay $80 over here

don't you have all your taxes included though?

[ausamerika]

Originally Posted by Psx0005

I find your reasoning very valid stockstar, the only problem is that with the mass audience of sheep out there buying Nintendo Wii's in droves because of its $250 pricetag and expecting to get a next generation high-definition capable system, the PS3's market will die a rather quick death if a price hike were to happen. I'll take the current situation for where its currently at, and just put my faith in Sony's ramping up of 1st party titles.

It's shockingly arrogant to write those people off as sheep.

I have yet to meet someone who has purchased the Wii expecting a next-gen, high-def experience.

People buy the Wii because it is affordable and universally enjoyable. Sony and M$ could take a lesson from that business philosophy: Improving graphics once every five years won't sell systems forever.