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[Derrick01]

Oh boy I can't wait to not buy more generic mass market EA games with that inflated price point.

I hope they do it. They need to die as a business.

 

[UpperCaseN]

meanwhile in Australia...

 

[cjkeats]

Well looks like pretty much every EA game is coming from the bargin bin if I want to play it.

 

[benny_a]

Premature thread man.

Ahhhhh mod alert!

 

[Speevy]

Glad I don't buy EA games then.

 

[DR2K]

Capcom and Naighty Dog tried this with RE:R and Uncharted, and they both backfired gloriously.

 

[Omegasquash]

I uh...I'm not interested in that.

 

[Nokterian]

Haha ooh man..in the EU that price will double up even more then those us dollars. Yup not going to buy anything from EA anymore. Just waiting for PC prices to drop like a stone.

 

[AppleMIX]

I love how people read the title and don't bother to read any of the posts.

 

[Lakitu]

What the fuck?

I thought game budgets were relatively the same as this gen?

Oh, if it's not just hypotheticals of course.

 

[Izick]

Someone wasn't listening properly.

He was talking specifically about PS3 games early on before they settled on $59.99.

OP dun goofed.

 

[Johnbig]

Guys, this isn't confirmed lol.

 

[Router]

I can understand why they would go higher to begin with. Lower sales and all. Still, store sales and smart shopping negate the higher price anyway.

 

[Rogultgot]

Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

lol no way this is happening.

 

[Nibel]

NOPE

 

[Jack_AG]

Someone wasn't listening properly.

He was talking specifically about PS3 games early on before they settled on $59.99.

OK. I can't listen to the stream so I have to go by what is posted here for now. People should continue to quote THIS to clear things up and OP should edit.

 

[iamvin22]

Was just said on the investor calling: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=516274

Starting at the start of the gen at $69 and then slowly going down to $59.

Edit: Maybe it was premature. It was just a hypothetical example?! I don't know what's real any more!

yes VERY premature

 

[Tokyo Rain]

Amazon -> Add to Wishlist -> Check price drop every month.

 

[Deleted member 20415]

I would definitely wait longer to buy games if they launched at $70. I buy a fair amount of my games on Day 1 at $60, but would drastically rethink that if this became a universal practice.

 

[Kyoufu]

What the fuck.

 

[Aquamarine]

OP dun goofed.

They also said that raising software prices on the PS4 "is a possibility" for next gen.

 

[Mushroomer25]

The fact they're even saying it theoretically has me pissed.

Honestly, I don't see it working for anything except their annuals. People will pay for Madden - but they won't plop down $69 on an unproven title.

 

[CyclopsRock]

That's not quite what it said. He suggested that this is what it was this gen (at the start of the console cycle, then dwindle down to $59) and that he thinks we'll see it again this gen.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

I remember back when the prices hiked up from 50 to 60. We'll all learn to live with it.

 

[Imperial Hot]

I don't think this is confirmed. They were just spitballing on the call...

That being said, that is total bullshit about the prices coming back down eventually. Does anyone actually buy that EA would willingly lower the prices eventually? COME ON.

 

[la flama blanca]

Not paying a single dime over the current pricing. Fuck EA if true.

 

[Vinci]

Last I saw, he was merely speculating about a price increase. He didn't confirm one.

Damn, you guys are twitchy.

 

[Jackano]

We are at 69€ since the beginning for ps3 / X360 games. Welcome to Europe!