soccerdrew17 on 05 March 2008
| goddog said: but as to the topic development cost will continue to rise until there is a market slump. before this slump there will be another rise in game cost, i see games in the states going up to 75 bucks a piece before 2011 first it will be major 3rd party titles then first part will edge up to keep going, budget titles will have the 59 dollar price. this however may be avoided if one of the many laws being pushed by the video game industry gives them monies of of used game sales, (normally a %) look at florida as an example of what is to come, where used games have waiting periods before they can be sold must be licenced and reported, they are supposed to be implementing a new tax that is paid to a gaming industry body similar in nature to the riaa but going after the likes of gamestop, and their ilk. |
i would agree except for two things. one is psn/xbla/wiiware. which devs have very low prices. these are seen as very valuable to people. the other is the budget game. some budget games do very well and so i think it keeps everyone from going up. i agree that game prices might go up though.
