Sega is contemplating following within the footsteps of Nintendo, Ubisoft, and different publishers and begin charging $70 for future titles.
During a monetary earnings name held in the direction of the top of April (the translated transcript of which was noticed by VGC yesterday), Sega Sammy CEO Haruki Satomi and CFO Koichi Fukuzawa alluded to the concept of accelerating the worth of Sega’s upcoming titles when requested why the unit gross sales value is ready larger than regular for the upcoming fiscal 12 months.
“In the worldwide market, AAA sport titles for console have been offered at $59.99 for a few years, however titles offered at $69.99 have appeared within the final 12 months,” they mentioned. “We want to evaluation the costs of titles that we imagine are commensurate with value will increase, whereas additionally keeping track of market situations.”
Sega has since launched a press release saying that whereas there are plans to cost $10 extra for upcoming video games than it has been for the final decade, nothing has been set in stone.
“We are at present contemplating growing the costs of some titles, however no concrete choices have been made at this stage,” the corporate mentioned.
A $70 sport as a baseline is new for Sega, if not unsurprising. Sony, Xbox, Ubisoft, and Take-Two have elevated the costs of their video games from $60 to $70 within the final 12 months to deal with inflation. The video games which have obtained this excessive price ticket embody Gotham Knights, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Hogwarts Legacy, and Nintendo’s newest launch, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a primary for the Mario-led firm.
Ironically, Sega charged $70 for the Digital Deluxe Edition of Sonic Frontiers, however that is commonplace apply for video games with bonus content material for collectors and fans. The Standard Edition of the sport value $60. The subsequent Sonic sport, no matter it might be, may cost a little you 10 extra Rings.
Cristina Alexander is a contract author for IGN. She has contributed her work to varied publications, together with Digital Trends, TheGamer, Twinfinite, Mega Visions, and The Escapist. To paraphrase Calvin Harris, she wears her love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeve like an enormous deal. Follow her on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.
