Before the launch of the 9th generation console, SONY announced that it would raise the price of next generation games by $10, from $59.99 to $69.99.
Now, Microsoft has also announced that it will follow this trend and adjust the price of first-party games upwards.
Today, according to IGN news, Microsoft will raise the price of its first-party games by $10 in 2023. Games like “Extreme Racing,” “Redfall,” and “Starry Sky” will all be priced at $69.99 when they release.
However, Microsoft also said that while first-party games will introduce a full price hike, they will still join the Xbox Game Pass service at the same time on day one.
For XGP service members, this is undoubtedly a good thing.
It is worth mentioning that, in fact, the increase in prices of new generation games is not something unpredictable.
As the performance of game consoles and PCs improved and new technologies such as ray tracing emerged, the production costs, development cycle and team size of traditional 3A masterpieces became increasingly inflated. dollars easily led to poor sales. Games make ends meet.
Faced with this situation, raising the price of the game is at least a more appropriate solution than adding more in-app purchase items to the game.
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