PlayStation fans have been hit with a barrage of information today following the latest PS5 Showcase event, including the news that some of Sony's first-party titles are getting a price increase.
The company says that select games, such as Demon's Souls, Destruction AllStars, and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition will be increased to £69.99 / $69.99 for the next generation.
Microsoft hasn't given the word yet on what its pricing plans are for next-gen first-party exclusives (and we wouldn't be surprised if it makes adjustments as well), but we do know that it's committed to offering all of its first-party games via Xbox Game Pass moving forward, as detailed on Xbox Wire multiple times over the past few months:
"All Xbox Game Studios titles launch into Xbox Game Pass the same day as their global release, so you decide whether to purchase each game separately or play them all with your Xbox Game Pass membership."
We don't want to rag on the PlayStation 5 (we're fans of the blue brand as well) but there's little doubt that Xbox Game Pass is coming out of Sony's first-party price increase looking a more attractive proposition than ever.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you think first-party Xbox titles will get a price increase? Tell us below.
[source eurogamer.net]
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Oh boy. I don't even pay $60 for games. They really want me to wait even longer to buy them with $70 prices. 🤣
But big third party releases won't go on gamepass day one and that's what sells the most and xbox series X games will also be £70....
Incoming Xbox fanboys running their mouths
Incoming PlayStation “Push Square 🦄 “ arguing back”
Sparked from one single, unnecessary or maybe necessary article to bait both in.
Here we go...*sits back knowing I’ll be getting both consoles”
It's beyond insanity. It's upwards of €80 for certain first-party titles and I can't fathom that at all. Especially when considering that some of the first-party games, such as Horizon II, will be available on PS4 as well, presumably for the standard €60 price. Who's going to invest in a PS5 at this point? It's too expensive when factoring in the pricing of all these first-party games!
My solution is going to be to keep buying those exclusives on PS4, invest in a Series S or X for next generation and subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate in order to get access to all Xbox Game Studios titles on the service for only €15 a month. Much cheaper option since I'm mostly interested in exclusive games.
This just keeps getting more hilarious to me.
Arrogant Sony is back!! Oh how I missed them from those early PS3 days. “Get a 2nd job.”
I bet the Ponies are already trying to spin this as a positive. Phil Spencer must just be leaning back in his chair, cracking open a cold one, & thinking....... “Thanks Sony.” 😂
@Jacko11 As someone that gets paid to work on games for both consoles, I can't say I'd blame someone for being upset over the price.
@PretendWorking which, given Morales isn't a full game, is still pretty high.
Either system, either way, I wait for a sale regardless. I can wait.
@KelticDevil lol so how much are xbox series X games........
@playstation_king couple of $ a month with Game Pass.
Just another reason why I'm buying everything Microsoft is selling for next gen. I have no doubt that Microsoft will sell Xbox games for
70-80 dollars as well, but with GamePass I don't have to pay full price for a big chunk of them.
Why is Game Spark reporting Demon's Souls as a PS5/PC title? Is Sony really doing day and date PC releases now?
That's crazy, I hope Xbox don't follow down the same path..
@Jslade Exactly. I mean, all games next generation, including Xbox, are probably going to become more expensive. The only difference is that PlayStation doesn't have a cheaper alternative to acquire their next-gen exclusives like Xbox has with Game Pass.
Game Pass Ultimate has really sold the XSX for me, nice library of games to tap into, (some come in, some go out, hey that's life!)
Plus all those day 1 first party games from some pretty darn good studios
I will get the PS5 at some point, (only to play the new ratchet, lol) but for this next gen, big green has it for me!
@Dezzy70
No worries. Even I didn’t think Sony would be THIS arrogant.
But it just goes to show that the company on top one generation launches with arrogant crap the next gen. Microsoft did it with the Xbox One. Nintendo has done it. Sony is the same.
But yea this has been entertaining to watch, to be honest. Now people know what it felt like being an Xbox fan in 2013. Lol.
@gingataisen That was an error from their blog post, they've issued a statement since, it's going to be an exclusive.
Next gen is gonna be expensive. I don't believe Game Pass is going to remain $15 for long. Maybe during the first couple of months, but I expect an increase to $20 soon enough.
I've seen more people upset about the cross gen games. Sony outright lied about many games being PS5 exclusive.
@KelticDevil Sony can, have, and will be this arrogant again. like I've been saying. 7th gen vibes.
@redd214 @AJDarkstar I can't deal with you guys posting together like that. The Black Panther vibes are strong.
Funny also how Sony was very arrogant in response to Microsoft's choice to go cross gen for the first year or two, and now revealed most of their lineup for the first year is on ps4.
@InterceptorAlpha To your point, Miles Morales is the equivalent of Nintendo selling an expansion to BOTW for $50.
shudders at the thought
Dang! I hope games in general don’t get more expensive. I could see if Sony is upping the cost then 3rd party games will go up in price, and why would a developer charge less for a game on one console vs the other? Honestly the only games I buy at full price anymore are 1st party Nintendo games, only because they seem to stick at their price points and sales are few and far between for them.
PS5 All-Digital Edition is DOA just because of those prices. People looking for a next-gen digital console already know which one is cheaper and has cheaper games and Game Pass. Sony's unconditional fans are going to get the physical PS5.
This is the PS5's launch lineup:
Demon’s Souls (Bluepoint Games / Japan Studio) – US$69.99/€79.99 (RRP)
Destruction All Stars (Lucid Games / XDEV) – US$69.99/€79.99 (RRP)
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games) – US$49.99/€59.99 (RRP)
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Mile Morales Ultimate Edition (Insomniac Games) – US$69.99/€79.99 (RRP)
Sackboy A Big Adventure (Sumo Digital / XDEV) – US$59.99/€69.99 (RRP)
@LtSarge I never thought owning PS4 would make sense after PS5 but here we are 😂.
@PretendWorking @InterceptorAlpha Spider-Man Miles Morales Ultimate Edition is US$69.99/€79.99.
@BlueOcean
I have no idea what Sony is doing right now. I know Jim Ryan is a buffoon, but yea this is all a big shocker to me.
Just makes me glad that I am an Xbox guy. And it just goes to show great a deal Game Pass really is. Even if Microsoft says their games are now $70......who cares? We get them on Game Pass.
Sony really dropped the ball on this stuff.
@Octane Yep, Game Pass PC’s already doubled the price so I’m not looking forward to how expensive the market’s getting. It’s bizarre, there’s more MTX than ever yet the price of games upfront is increasing?
@Octane
Okay. Have they issued a statement correcting the Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PS4 news? 'Cause, you know, "generations" and all that?
Boy did I step into a crazy news day after work today lol
I know ps5 is going to sell well and their history and first parties will carry them forward. But I gotta say I appreciate how MS has handled this whole thing. Gamepass is an amazing deal and the system they designed is smaller, and offers more horsepower for potential. Even if they sell less this gen, I’m confident I’ll be a proud owner and enjoy the product I get in my series x. Looking forward to more transparency and gamer friendly moves to go with games I’m really excited about.
@KelticDevil I thought that PS5 would put Series X in a difficult situation undercutting it and with some impressive next-gen launch games but they matched the Series X price and the PS5 All-Digital Edition is cheaper but digital and without something like Game Pass (they announced something similar included in Plus but with just some PS4 hits) and they don't have any system seller for launch either. The "We believe in generations" motto was not true after all.
@nessisonett The price of Game Pass for PC was a beta price and advertised as such, similar to the get one month of Game Pass for 1 pound/euro.
@BlueOcean
Yea Sony completely lying about their approach to this next-gen was the big shocker for me.
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, as they are the most arrogant company in the big 3 making consoles. But wow! It feels like a great day for Xbox & Microsoft didn’t even do anything. 😂
@BlueOcean I get it but it’s still a wee bit rich for my tastes. £4 a month is a cup of coffee. £8 a month is a direct debit.
Getting both enjoy your consoles wars you children I will just enjoy the games.
Just play my free games, my back catalogue games etc and wait for the inevitable price drops on 'new' games. There are NONE that I need to play on day 1 - not enough to pay the ridiculous premiums they are looking to demand and with BC, PS+/Gold and Game Pass, there is absolutely NO need to buy a game on day 1 at full price anymore - especially not at the prices they are lookng to charge.
I know Sony/MS are selling these consoles at a loss but I am NOT going to pay those prices and if many others refuse to pay, they will have to back down. At least by buying the disc based Console, I will NOT be held to ransom...
@Mamabear
Yeah, and unfortunately some Nintendo games only get limited prints and run out pretty fast. ( T_T)
Nintendo why are your games so good...
Hell no, way to much.
Now i am leaning even more towards xbox X
I am so glad I am a Game Pass subscriber! Even an increase to Game Pass's price still makes it a great deal if games will be costing that much. I could never justify paying $70 for a game.
I feel like
A) MS will eventually raise prices, I just don’t think right now with the backlash. (I don’t think think they were planning to right away; anyway but eventually)
And
B) raise GP Ultimate prices. Which if the Crunchyroll rumors are true, then it gives them a chance to do so.
@PretendWorking Torna the Golden Country was 39.99 stand alone or 29.99 if you owned XC2 and that’s Nintendo whose prices hold so its a good base for this kind of thing.
Anyway, it’s a 10 dollar increase.
@AJDarkstar
Where some of the ps+ collection games I allready got with ps+
Not nice for long term ps+ customers
@Octane
I don't think they will increase gamepass price, but I think the 3years gold-to-ultimate-conversion for 1$ will go away
@PretendWorking Look, I am not trying to be rude or disrespectful. But, it’s not honesty when they weren’t upfront about which systems the games played on from the beginning. And it’s not honesty when the price hike gets announced in a blog post that most consumers won’t read. Yes, people can cancel their pre orders, but then what ? It’s Sony, they have all the “best games”. People don’t really feel like the have a choice. I mean yes PC, but Sony is really not upfront about what games are going there. Also, It’s not a console war issue, Sony has been coy. I mean look at the trailer for FF XVI? Not that MS is perfect because, it’s a corporation, and they have the opposite issue. Plus, the price hike is why I think they been promoting Gamepass so much.
Does the industry need a 10 dollar hike? Fine, but you know what can we not have MTXs in games marketed to little kids? I mean at the very least. :/
@KelticDevil lol you want to talk about misery look at the xbox one sales compared to ps4 😂😂 absolutely embarrassing surprised xbxo is still around after that beating
@KelticDevil love this idea, taking the mickey out of the 2 Sony big wigs!
@Murray That's what I used earlier this year to get my 3 years of Game Pass Ultimate, works out less than £1 per week and you are all set.... (It's just over the cost of 2 new PS5 games for 3 years of access to 200+ games with EA games still yet to be added to the service) An amazing deal..
But as you say I don't see this promotion returning..
@BANJO
I did the same back in march, it feels good to get any xgs game for 3 years for 'free'
What's also interesting is how silent Sony are now on backwards compatibility...
They still haven't confirmed what will and won't play on PS5 despite it now being able to pre-order.
The game price hike is appalling... It really is the Sony of the early PS3 days. I do enjoy my playstation but I think gaming needs Xbox to succeed here to balance the scales again after what Sony are pulling.
Also... There's a worldwide pandemic and jobs are as uncertain as they've been for a decade... What madness to increase prices in this situation.
Sony had a really nice presentation, then it all went to hell.
The list could go on...
@Murray Yes it does, great value, early March is also when I signed up to the offer..
@playstation_king but this is a comparison on the exclusives,
@nessisonett game pass for pc did not in any way shape or form double the price. It had an introductory price while it was in beta that was always advertised as such and was due to it being beta. It is now out of beta so that no longer applies. its like saying someone doubled their price because last week they had a 50% sale on.
I'm too cheap to spend more than £40 on a new game! Luckily I'm way behind with a huge backlog of massive games, so won't need a new console for some time.
That said, I remember when Master System games could be as much as £39.99 and then SNES games were £59.99. With inflation those are more than the new PS5 games!
I'm going to uh.... take the neutral view. My take.
Overall, best judged when both have launched to be honest. MS have been more transparent and clear but I'd rather see the lay of the land post-launch before I judge either of them.
If anyone is laughing now, it's probably Nintendo. Not much first party on the horizon and still selling like hotcakes.
@Dezzy70 indeed a Sony executive stated that in video and Sony followed it up with a press release.. lying ***** that they are!
@S1ayeR74
Well their loss no PS5 for me and no more Sony products for me tv etc.
I could have preordered a PS5 as I was up when it happened. But no, not after treating and lying to their loyal fans like that.
@Dezzy70 I have been kea img more towards Xbox for a while, after the price reveal I sold my Xbox One S and will put it towards Christmas and Birthday money saved for a Series X. I am also more interested in Xbox games, but it means I’m stuck with my jet engine PS4 Pro in the meantime that I’ll get rid off. I’m not paying £69 either for another bloody single player story driven third person action adventure game.. the same as the other 40 games of the same style... Microsoft has more varied games on its platform.
My brother in law will get one though for Christmas which we will all chip in for as he loves Gran Turismo, but where was that? We saw a gameplay demo months ago and haven’t heard a thing since! Sony seem utterly clueless.
@S1ayeR74 im a huge gran turismo fan but gran turismo has always took time. Keep in mind takes 3-6 months to render a single car. and there is hundreds.. I imagine we wont see gran turismo till 2023
@Jaxx420 MS is still doing cross Gen. All games they announced as Series X exclusives are simply that far away. Don't expect Fable before Holiday 2022.
@Tharsman I want Fable now lol.
Yep, still have no use for an Xbox console when Gamepass is on PC. PS5 for me, sometime next year because I’m not dealing with the preorder fiasco. Gotta give it to Microsoft for putting their exclusives up on Gamepass so I don’t have to pay for them, but they still don’t have squat on Sony’s output. Change my mind. 🤷♂️
@Jaxx420 don’t we all
@JesWood13 don’t have to. You still give MS money that’s what counts
In Canada, that means most people will pay over 100$ for a game if you include sales taxes. It's becoming a novelty to own a game on day 1. But, considering I hardly ever do and wait until a game goes under 30$, I mean whatever, good for the suckers that play half ass completed games. But for sure, GamePass wins here and for sure whenever I get a Series X (which will not be any time soon), I'm signing up for game pass to play some of the latest games.
Its interesting, the main reason I wanted a PS4 were for the exclusive games with strong single player narratives. I've not regretted the decision to go with sony last gen, upgrading to a Pro and enjoying exclusives over the years, I thought PS5 would be an instant buy for me.
Now I'm leaning towards Series-X, I want crossplay support which sony has been reluctant to support, I don't agree with the price hikes given on software and peripherals or lack of backwards compatability on the latter, nor Sony's desire to try and sensor games on their platform.
MS is offering the more powerful console with access to hundreds of games, 100% backwards compatability with enhanced perhformance and graphics on many and compatability with older peripherals. I think I'll be slapping down £28 on pre order date and picking up a second cheaper controller to see what I've missed over the last generation.
For me though, crossplay will be critical with Windows, I want to play some online games with the wife without buying another gaming laptop and I do hope that the 1st party development investment pays off withsome quality games, I cant say Crackdown 3 and that pirate game caught my attention any and Halo 5 sounds like it misfired terribly, hopefully talent is gorwing and lessons learned.
I'll end on the fact that I think the PS5 is very tantelising, their 1st party exclusives will no doubt continue to break bounduries, but if I can play them on the Pro for the next 2 years, why bother with PS5, it's not like native 4k and faster loading times are going to be enough to get me hyped out of the gate.
This isn't really a Sony issue. Game developers everywhere are keeping an eye on this. if they had their way, game developers would charge $100 per game. if Sony's games sell well at $70 (which they probably will), and if 2K is able to sell a ton of NBA 2k at $70 (also, probably will), then 70 will be the new standard price. To Sony's point btw, i DO wonder how Microsoft plans to sustain their INCREDIBLY consumer- friendly business model.
@Jacko11
Why is everyone upset about video game news? - GpAmuro from Nintendo Life.
@Darylb88 only ps4 games will be backwards compatible on ps5.
@Darylb88 my apologies. I didn't fully get your comment the first time around. Totally understandable. Sony hasn't been the most forthcoming with info thus far and that has probably left a lot of people on the fence, myself included. I'm leaning towards xbox at t h e moment due to it being cheaper, and appearing to have learned from their Xbox One days on how to do business. No company is perfect but its hard to fault xbox these days with all the progress they've made since the don mattrick days.
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