THQ: Games will cost $100 on average next console generation

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PizzaFaceGamer said:

That’s a very interesting point, but it’s worth noting that in the 80s and early 90s, games already cost almost that much, and that’s without accounting for inflation. Games have been stuck at a price of roughly $50 or $60 for a couple decades now. Maybe it’s time for inflation to take its course?

I don't know if this has been mentioned in the thread, but there are only 2 systems to date that have seen a game retail for $100. The Genesis, with Phantasy Star 4, was mentioned, though some stores did at least drop the price to $90 to remove some of the sticker shock. And then there was the Neo-Geo, which, well... yeah. (Anyone else remember the Funcoland ads showing some games for $150 used?)

Regarding the games in the mentioned time, sorry, but there are no others that come in at $100. The NES capped out at $60/£50/¥7500, the Game Boy stopped at $40/£40/¥7000, Game Gear, Lynx, and NECs systems were at $60/£50/¥8000 (or less, of course). The SNES and N64 came closer, at $80/£60/¥11000, but exchange rates at the time still convert to under $100 ($96 and $87, rounded off). The PS1 ushered in disks, dropping prices considerably, and they've still not even gotten back to the end of the cartridge days! So I don't think $100 is even remotely reasonable for next gen. I'd not be surprised if next gen is $40-50/£40/€40/¥7000 (3DS), $50/£50/€50/¥8000 (PSP2), $60/£55/€55/¥8500 (Wii2), $70/£60/€65/¥9500 (PS4 & 720), but anything more than these prices will only spell trouble...