Ubisoft CEO: Our Great Console Games Get Price Hike to $ 70 – Games – News

I am almost 40 years old and used to a completely different quality of play than what is passing today.

DLC is now standard for almost all games, you say it yourself. The price hike has also been a given for first party titles for some time now (including Ubisoft – the latest title is, according to the article, also available at that price). You don’t have to look too far for (Micro) transactions and Ubisoft is a champion of selling NFT in its games.

In fact, AAA titles are not for me. They haven’t been for years. Each of them doesn’t satisfy what I like about a game (interesting and challenging gameplay, good storytelling and just a “finished” product); Furthermore, I am of the opinion that, especially in view of the price that is asked, the level of quality and finish that is offered is often regrettable.

Let’s face it: all major studios are owned by investors. They don’t play alone and just care about how they can squeeze even more money out of a title. If that is detrimental to the quality of a game, she will be concerned. And that just doesn’t help the quality of a game. The bad thing is: it works too, judging by your claim that it’s not that bad and that enough people still buy that stuff. Yes, taste is subjective, but the big publishers who make you money by responding to addiction sensitivity, you can’t justify it, can you? You call it yourself, ‘the grind’. It’s just there, so put even more money out of your pockets to get around that gravel, you know.

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