Re: Coming soon to gaming: rewards for playing

On 29/01/2025 16:37, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Meanwhile, there are suggestions that GTA6 may sell with a retail cost
of $100USD, and that this will trigger other games to up the price to
a similar level. Again, an understandable reaction but not one, I
think, that will work out the way they hope. People are getting
squeezed financially, and that price jump will probably mean they'll
just buy fewer games.

I did see that and wasn't sure whether that was them leaking information to test the water or just clickbait as is so common nowadays.
Being charitable and assuming it's true, GTA6 is probably one of the few games that could get away with it and not lose out overall. Other companies, I could see them looking at it and using it for a price increase that doesn't go over that threshold of, hang on a second is this game really worth this much or are you just taking the piss.
Then again there will probably be some grande fromage who thinks we can do that with our latest bugfest devoid of interesting content.