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Why are $70 AAA games slashing prices so drastically? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's beyond insane to me that a $70 "AAAA" game (kidding, it's AAA) dips down to the absurd price of $5. I've never seen anything like it. Wish the entire Sims 4 "collection" if you can call it that was $5 total, would be incredible, or Starfield.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It's about volume.

Selling a thing to a million people for $5 makes more money than selling it to a thousand people for $70.

They'll most likely return the price to $70 before long, so they can pick up a few whales who miss this sale and aren't patient enough to wait for the next one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Then... Why not just price it correctly to begin with? Huh.... I'd buy some of these newer games if they cost a reasonable amount. Starfield out here charging $70 for a 5.5/10 game

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Price tier strategy. Get impatient people to pay $70 because they need to play ASAP. And then sales to get people who won't pay $70. Pricing low permanently misses out on getting as much money from people who are willing to pay more throughout the year.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Then… Why not just price it correctly to begin with?

I can't speak for the people pricing these things, but suspect the answer has to do with whales, perceived value, shareholders, regional economics, and various other things.

I agree that lots of games are overpriced, though.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Is this a complaint? I see nothing wrong.

Most AAA's are arse and barely sell so easy decision to make them cheaper to get them sold.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I played that game for free.... Glad I didn't pay a single dime for it.... It was ass

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I used to see them all the time on Playstation. Kingdom Come Deliverance and Prey are $3 right now, Control and Shadow of War are $6, Serious Sam 4 is $6 (I might get that one). There are others too. But not as many as there used to be though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Unbound is an exception because 1. it's not super new, and 2. it did quite poorly iirc

Personally got it at £30 and even then it ran poorly on my Steamdeck at lowest settings so I wasn't interested :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is this game any good?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Absolutely not. This game is more interested in yapping in your ear than letting you race.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

It's okay, I'd highly recommend playing it on console though. No EA account required on console unless I'm mistaken. EA games on PC are notoriously ass.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I love the Forza series — someone tell me enough about these to go and take advantage of major deals.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Ya race da cars

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Ask a more specific question? I've played all of them...

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