EA raises prices of next-gen games to £54.99

[Neil]

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/EA-Raises-Prices-Next-Gen-Games-54-99-57437.html


The United Kingdom based retail outlet, GAME, has verified that the price of next-gen titles from Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 4 (and presumably the Xbox One) will be raised from £39.99 to £54.99.

[MinionZombie]

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/EA-Raises-Prices-Next-Gen-Games-54-99-57437.html

Seriously?! Let's see how long that bullshit lasts ... goddamn EA. :rockbrow:

For our American chums, £54.99 = $83.18, whereas the usual £39.99 is $60.48 (sixty bucks being the standard US price, correct?) ... so this is just for the UK? If so - even bigger bullshit from EA ... they can properly do-one. Wankers. :rolleyes:

[Rancid Carcass]

Seriously?! Let's see how long that bullshit lasts.

I'd imagine their justification is something along the lines of 'recovering losses from the pre-owned market/lack of DRM policies' - so it's probably all our own fault that they've forced this price hike on us. Of course they really, really didn't want to but we left them no choice. We're such bastards...

;)

[shootemindehead]

That's 63 Euro.

I am not buying any game for 63 Euro.

[Danny]

I'd make some quip about "whos still buying EA games" but theres enough mindless brand loyalty guys that the next 40% game, 60% dlc dragon age or battlefields going to be bought by enough retards to tell EA this price hike is just fine.

[EvilNed]

Meanwhile, I buy quality games off of Steam for 5 - 30 bucks.

It seems only high concept games are in the 50 EURO range these days on Steam. Rome: Total War 2 being one of them. Damnit.