GTA6 for $100? + Problems at PlayStation

[@JakeBaldino]

if there was ONE game you would happily blow $100+ dollars on, what would it be?

[@PJG42086]

Zero

[@Shedrick_Goldsmith]

none

[@MojaveKnight17]

Bloodborne 2 for $5,000

[@richbynature9127]

Ngl its gta 6 I've been waiting for this game since I was like 13. I'm now 24 with a 1 year old....I will be buying the 200$ edition if the base is 100 😂 I'm Canadian so astro bot was 89.99 😢 another 10$ price increase and it's 100 is what it is

[@mojtaba3334]

anything Fromsoft

[@insidewars]

I built such a backlog, if games get to 100 or anywhere near, I will be working on my backlog for YEEARRSS

[@ArtimusDragon]

This is where I am with streaming services. Once they got too comfortable with raising prices every so often, I jumped ship. I have movies, KZbin, and hobbies that can entertain me for YEARRSS.

[@lennymarinez]

Thank god someone else said it cuz i have felt guilty and shameful with the size of my backlog. Kinda felt like i was alone in that for a looooong time.

[@Not-TheOne]

SAME! I have no interest GTA6, but the same, my STEAM library is over 1000 games strong. I have forced myself to not buy any new games for a long while

[@CygnusX-11]

backlogs shouldn't be a thing.. Gaming is a fun hobby not a chore

[@jefflight8188]

@@CygnusX-11well people got to put food on the table and do other things right? so saying that backlogs shouldn't exist doesn t make sense

[@Just_Amatuer]

Indie games at the $20-30 price range looking real good if AAA goes to $100...

[@InfinityReptar]

Hopefully indie games won’t start increasing to $50-$60 😂

[@James_Ketchum87]

if they start hiking triple A games to 100 dollars im done with them, i mostly buy indie games nowadays so that wont be much of a loss but still 100 dollars for a video game is insane to me.

[@InfinityReptar]

@@James_Ketchum87 I agree bro. I’ve always been against pirating games, but…..hmmmm

[@Skiesoutthightsout89]

@@InfinityReptareven then, most indie and small studio games are an actual blast to play unlike most “AAA” which is just graphically impressive filler lol

[@TheGamingAddict2000]

@@InfinityReptar They will eventually, its called inflation

[@AngryBuddha321]

Buying a game on launch day guarantees that you will be paying a premium price for the worst version of the product that will ever exist. Savvy gamers have learned that waiting a few months earns you discounted prices and a higher quality (fully patched) experience.

[@joeokeefe2771]

As an assassins creed unity fan, this rings true 😂😂

[@thesailboatking]

That's so true, just look at Cyberpunk at launch vs 3 months, 6 months, a year later, and even today. You always benefit from waiting!

[@tylermontoya408]

Couldn’t have said it any better. Yet a large portion of players still insist on pre-ordering/buying a game upon day one release and are surprised that the game isn’t finished or extremely buggy and glitchy. I consider it one of the most perplexing and mysterious phenomena of our entire existence as to why gamers think pre-ordering is a good idea.

[@Greengoblin420-69]

@@tylermontoya408 fomo

[@lilv3966]

Rational thinking has entered the chat. Thank you.

[@MyUsualComment]

Please, people, don't fall for this. Just wait for a sale - you don't need instant gratification this badly. Spending this money normalizes the price.

[@MichaelSchneider-w7z]

you do know that people are SO STUPID THAT THEY WILL SPEND ANY PRICE FOR A STUPID GAME LIKE GTA 6. SO LET THEM DO IT. THEY WILL FAIL IN THE END ANY WAY

[@Chemical_Symphony]

​@@MichaelSchneider-w7zno, you don't want them to do it. Because if they do then every other company is going to see that and think they can do the same and then it'll be the same deal for games that you like not only ones that they are buying. It'll become normal. Just like DLC, just like micro transactions.

[@BabyBooie9950]

For the unfinished quality of the triple A games recently I would agree but this needs to be seen as a return on investment. I will be honest, I'd pay $100 for GTA 6. $100 for hundreds if not thousands of hours of entertainment? People spend half that on one cold doordash order

[@MyUsualComment]

@ I've spent hundreds of hours on several games. The most I paid for new ones was $60. I don't want the industry to normalize a price for a base game that would be 60% higher than it currently is.

[@MyUsualComment]

@@Chemical_Symphony Exactly this. We used to pay full price for a game and receive a complete experience. Then we normalized buying a "complete game" only to have formerly unlockable stuff charged at a premium. We need to stop this before it even starts.

[@kevalanwilliams]

If gta 6 comes out $100 this will be a vote with your wallet situation. And if we don’t then we will be in a terrible new consumer world

[@vincentseidle954]

I dont have much faith that enough people will boycott that pricing. I havent seen it happen yet in any way which is why all companies in general keep raising the cost. People keep buying

[@Greengoblin420-69]

Just because we buy one game that actually brings that value doesnt mean we need to pay for every one that doesnt. Personally.... Make it a hundred bucks. Let the other studios try and fail. That's the only way they will learn and even then..... Look at the live service shit with sony.... Theyre just now realizing all these live service games were a bad idea. After how many studios in the last year alone have shut down because of live service based shenanigans.

[@spoonsz]

A terrible consumer world? We literally have KZbinrs who pay thousands of dollars on games marketplace just for content. The consumers are the problem not the game companies

[@SeppukuSoup]

@@spoonsz That's such a stupid take

[@spoonsz]

@@SeppukuSoup how? Ultimate team battle pass is ruining games and idiots are buying it. That's the problem not pricing of a game 🫠🫠 we can go through the cycle game company pays KZbinr to play game and buy skins or packs and then idiots will copy this and not care about gameplay because KZbin God told them to buy it so they buy. The consumers is most definitely the problem in the game space right now

[@CornyPuddle]

If $100 games become the norm. Im just gonna bow out on modern games. Im happy with what I have access to at this point

[@1_underthesun]

That and piracy would keep me busy the rest of my life.

[@mikezh3575]

100% my dude, any real gamer has a huge backlog, if games go upto $100. We should all just play our backlogs.

[@mikezh3575]

If buying new age games isn't "owning" then piracy isn't "stealing"

[@tuta123seb]

I mean, after a while they wont be 100 anymore but i get your point

[@arricarry3832]

u can pirate the game if u have pc

[@timallanmusic]

70 usd already translates to 125 for us in Australia. 100 would be about 175. I am not spending that much on a game, that can f** right off

[@TacoMan99]

Random question. How much is a gallon/quart of milk in Australia?

[@cadenchurchill4296]

I’m Canadian and thinking pretty much the same thing. Most games are $90 here…

[@jamiekelly6851]

​@@TacoMan99we do not understand that weird talk here. We do the metric system lol.

[@TheWillgunn]

$175 for a new game is insane!

[@KyleDBZ117]

​@TacoMan99 in Aus we got 1litre, 1.25 and 2litres, depending on the store they range from about $3 to $5

[@mikezh3575]

Jake, buddy, it saddened me to hear you say that you 'aren't anything' Bro, you are the face behind the greatest gaming channel that ever existed! Great videos, honest reviews that weren't bought. You rock man! The whole gameranx channel needs a friffi medal for being as great, honest, and humble as you all are.

[@mikezh3575]

*friggin lmao

[@akinaguda]

Agreed. Gameranx is a channel I really love and trust. They are the only gaming channel whose reviews I actually care about and one of the few channels I watch consistently. You're a legend Jake

[@ronnronn5384]

I third that

[@ronnieplonk]

A friffi medal lol

[@ChrisWTube]

Bend should be rebooting Syphon Filter. With the iconic running animation and lock-on strafe shooting, Splinter Cell style stealth and a new fast and very smooth cover system

[@davidk713]

Exactly! It fits the Sony brand! And that market is so wide open! Splinter Cell is dead…Metal Gear is no where to be found.

[@markm5927]

Gaming is a crowded market and game companies are already struggling to meet sales targets at current prices. Rockstar raising their prices might be ok for them and a few others who can maintain that demand, but I can't see it going well for the rest. Most of these companies would be better off cutting their production costs and reassessing their strategies.

[@thisiskitta]

I’m Canadian, games have already been unaffordably priced for us. Bumping up the USD cost means an even bigger price for us. It means I’m going back to pirating all their games.

[@Mrflyingcactus]

For real $100 is insane I’m unwilling to pay $70 I won’t play it for a decade

[@JellOwned]

With taxes it's ~103$ CAD for the base version. Deluxe and Ultimate are around 125$ /150$ , fucking insane.

[@HiroshimaXl]

I stopped buying new games. Cant justify spending 100+ after tax for them and now every company calls their game sales a failure lol

[@simon49740]

@@JellOwned$103 converted or did you mean something else? $100 american is about $140+ CAD, after taxes it'll be more like $160+ depending on what province you live in.

[@joshsg6525]

Arr!

[@AveryVaiVada]

you and Gameranx are literally the only people I trust to not clickbait GTA 6 videos at this point.

[@klipperhd]

lol, he is gameranx

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Gameranx and Jake are the same people

[@belligerent2941]

@@ThwipThwipBoom Don’t forget falcon

[@davidhopkins88]

He’s part of gameranx this is just his personal opinion page

[@A.r.t.e.m.i.u.S]

Well, these two honest bloggers praised StarFaill🤣

[@SpiderHulkThing]

Dear game industry, I don’t want any of your live service games.

[@lamar310]

Facts…those games are for hard core gamers with no job and no social life

[@Raerae705]

I absolutely love how much power we hold as consumers in the gaming industry. We absolutely won’t stand for being ripped off, or having garbage shoved down our throats. You make a crap game and charge a bunch for it?? That’s fine. Animal well exists. Inscryption exists. We’ll play those

[@kameronbennett5283]

Except games like madden and fifa make so much money every year and I would consider those games ripping the customers off.

[@arcanum3882]

This comment has to be irony

[@edgytryhard]

lol what world do you live in

[@spoonsz]

I mean the consumers have ruined video games by showing video game companies we care more about marketplace than the game

[@DanielRodriguez-ge4dj]

I mean, I completely agree with you, but the reality is that there are consumers that just buy stuff out of spite, and they end up harming the rest of us that want quality.

[@landonewts]

Jake, there is nowhere I’d rather go for gaming news than here on your channel. Even when the news isn’t great, your fair and evenhanded take is always welcome, and your sheer love of games is a breath of fresh air. As for game prices jumping, I tend to play the games I buy for a long time, and go back to older games often - and like a lot of us, I have a backlog. So I get a lot out of my purchases.

[@PsychoHaro]

If games goes to $100, the games industry can burn for all I care.

[@lennymarinez]

Cudnt agree with you more

[@sermilion_audio]

It was 40 for me. Ever since that price tag, I never payed more for a game. Always wait for discount. I am ok with waiting even a year. Literally just started Witcher 3. There are so many games to play.

[@garymorris1]

If you three are salty about $100 then maybe you should look at your living situation and improve things because honestly that isn’t a lot of money

[@lebello1925]

@@garymorris1you aren’t very bright are you? 🙂 (the question is rhetorical)

[@lebello1925]

@ dude not to be mean. I just can’t see myself having an thought provoking debate with you. Have a good day.

[@DarkAttackYT]

It is stupid that it took Sony just Concord and Astro Bot winning GOTY to realize that we have zero interest in live-service. I mean, God of War live-service? Why would someone agree to such thing except the individuals having dollar icons pop on their eyes? How about let single player studios focus on what they are good at and just let the multiplayer ones do that? Take Arrowhead for instance.

[@JakeBaldino]

amen

[@dr_diddy]

the live service push was apparently jim Ryans doing and concords failure made Sony check everything he touched. They probably agree and think single player studios should stick with what they know

[@DarkAttackYT]

@ I sure don't doubt that. He was easily the worst part of Sony's career. But Hermen, the new CEO, said Concord was his baby and wanted it to be his Star Wars for Playstation. Not sure if he still has these thoughts but I'll know the redemption when I see actual great first party title releases in the future. It's just sad that 5 years of work from Bluepoint and Bend was completely wasted for nothing.

[@tooocoldd]

Just you saying “I mean, god of war live service?” Made me laugh, it truly is a laughably bad idea

[@bobdobbz9334]

Hell yeah

[@igiari_objection]

I really don’t think bumping prices up to $100 will have the intended effect that those in corporate would be hoping for given how the financial situation for many currently is

[@______________________-___]

If people ate up 70 dolors they gonna eat up 100 especially for something as big as gta like they started the trend of increasing the price to 70 that did not stop people from buying games

[@Mrflyingcactus]

Even if I was loaded I wouldn’t spend $100 on a video game it’s just not worth it

[@______________________-___]

Just hoping it’s 70 but time will tell though feel if they keep talking about it they are giving them ideas

[@Mrflyingcactus]

@@______________________-___ agreed I didn’t even like GTA5 all that much I would wait until the game was eventually $20 in like 5-10 years to play it

[@reapthewhirlwind6915]

Yeah it will lead to everyone just waiting a month or two for discounts or longer

[@dr.sivavignesh664]

Sony raised the price to 70 and they wasted millions on live service.

[@shmookins]

This made me think of how this idea would play out: what if they released different tier game prices at different times? For example, the $100 'special edition' releases first. Two weeks later, the 'deluxe edition' at $85. Then two weeks after that the 'regular' $70 release.

[@Shedrick_Goldsmith]

If they charge 100 for base game I'm not buying

[@MojaveKnight17]

Wait for a sale Complete edition later Buy used at much lower price

[@swallowedinthesea11]

Have fun missing out, Mr. Goldsmith!

[@hunterscreed72]

Don't blame you

[@mbank3832]

That will make sense but pretty sure there will be idiots that will buy it

[@DerrickAliyas]

@@swallowedinthesea11 There are far more important things and he will have fun he doesn’t need games to be happy or enjoy life

[@stewcats277]

You ARE somebody Jake. You’re the guy who owes us pizza.

[@everythinginbetween4440]

Owes me a hell of a lot of pizza 🍕 think we need to collect on this now it's a big debt now. 😂

[@unkownuv8900]

@@everythinginbetween4440 Just think the day jake retires he sends pizza to all his subscribers that would be so wholsome

[@tastefulcrunchleevery]

There’s a picture of Jake on my local pizza shops wall that says “this man is NOT good for it.”

[@SpiderHulkThing]

I’ve got such a backlog of other games and games I wouldn’t mind replaying I’m good if I never get another game again. I’m definitely not paying $100 on any game. I hardly ever even pay the $70 price as I usually wait for a sale.

[@stygiansage2661]

I only picked up totk when it was $30 at Walmart.

[@Joe-ti7qd]

Same here. I even largely stopped paying attention to new releases.

[@paulm394]

Baldurs gate was the last full price I paid, can’t remember before that. Especially digital I’m never paying a premium

[@spadgefafner]

I'm one of many people who doesn't buy games when they first release mainly because of how expensive they are (also because of day 1 bugs - I just wait longer for the inevitable patches and for them to be a little cheaper!) so higher prices for people like me just means they won't make a sale for a lot longer. £100 for one game is insane. That's 25% of the cost of the console itself.

[@HankChinaski27]

I live in Bend Oregon so I'm always cheering on the Bend Studio. I remember when they first started, one of my neighbors was working on Syphon Filter for them. It was kinda cool hearing the insider baseball.

[@twroebu]

Definitely would not spend that $100 on GTA6. Especially with 5 still making money, the micro transactions, how they screwed the pooch with the definitive trilogy edition…etc. BULLSHIT.

[@jackinthebox1993]

I haven't paid full price for a videogame since Baldur's Gate 3 and those ppl worked their fingers to the bone. I flat out refuse to go that hard for GTA 6

[@AssassinsFear]

I agreed so hard I bought bg3 twice. First on steam when it was in early access then a second time on Xbox to play on TV

[@OUTEOS]

dont forget your ps6 to play it aswell

[@alexcoupe.]

Most games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) and the Nintendo 64 (N64) ranged from $50 to $60. Adjusted for inflation, that's about $90 to $110 in today's money.

[@Unikornis86]

Because Rockstar games are lazily hashed together falling apart games...on which no developers ever worked their as$ off. What is wrong with you?

[@OUTEOS]

@ gta 5 was a mess at launch for the ps3, have you got pink or green hair?

[@bradleymcclelland5444]

Usually not one to comment, but a bit of a rant. I'm in Australia and the cost of living crisis is crazy here and impacting everyone, while some of our biggest companies experience record profits. Overall, companies don't respect our hard earned money as consumers, and when they do, most of the time they succeed. In the gaming space, we always hear that they have to make it bigger and better than before, but ultimately, I believe it is publishers pushing that agenda. We've seen indie games blow up and succeed and it's pretty evident that a good game is a good game, regardless of the length, graphics etc. I may be wrong as I'm a casual gamer and not deeply involved in the industry, but it feels to me that business' set themselves growth targets based on a crystal ball projection, and our wages aren't growing to keep up and then they blame us consumers for their failures. Start by making a good game that is true to what it stands for, respect your customers hard earned money and stop being greedy.

[@TheHOOfan1]

I buy very few games on day one. I am perfectly happy waiting for sales. I played Guardians of the Galaxy over Christmas, and I only paid $12 for it

[@steveharvey441]

So happy you made a Letterboxd. We need more movie content on here

[@alcoholicgoat]

These CEOs make an incomprehensibly large amount of money. They can afford to pay their employees. They just don't want to. They expect the consumer to do it. I reject the price bump on that principle. Because realistically, the percentage of that would not line the average developer's pocket THAT MUCH. Demand better unions and wages. Not the consumer to pay more

[@antiricergt]

This is called liberal Propaganda. You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.

[@mitchellsharp1456]

This is the correct answer. In every industry, CEOs are the reason things are so expensive.

[@Ghost-In-The-Machine-II5]

I can only speak for myself but i wouldn't buy ANY game for that price

[@oguzgursel]

20 million first day sales - (you + 23 people) who liked this comment 😂

[@Ghost-In-The-Machine-II5]

@@oguzgursel while that might be true GTA is one of the few that can pull that off, regardless how much a game sales is never my concern, don't need to buy any game day one especially considering it usually means more money for a less polished product anyways...

[@Ghost-In-The-Machine-II5]

@ while that might be true GTA is one of the few that can pull that off. Regardless, game sales is never my concern, i don't need to buy any game day one specially considering that usually means paying more for a less polished product anyways...

[@Existing_Echo]

Nope I won’t spend 100$ on the base game, I will not be a part of a bad trend that will lead the industry into more gouging.

[@justhellbound4206]

Thank you.

[@Scott-wq5lk]

It is pretty incredible that my parents spent 50 bucks on Mortal Kombat for the Genesis, and yet it only went to 60/70 a few years ago. Feels like costs for many other items have doubled or more in that timeframe.

[@AbhijeetSingh-xr2ex]

I think publishers doing the early access thing and collectors edition having real items while all the different bundles give the exact same game is the best practice when compared to other options. Anybody that has the money and thinks it's worth it can buy the expensive version while others who buy the game later on or just the standard version don't miss out on anything in game.

[@MrZenwise]

They split it up though. So if you buy the cheapest version day 1 you can’t just buy the missing components later. You have to buy the full bundle they set. If you get the cheapest bundle you only get that. If another bundle comes out and you have the vanilla game you got to pay for it twice, just for the new DLC. :/

[@Actionfigure_fit]

Remember when people couldn’t afford eggs a few months ago but now we’re talking about 100 dollar video games?

[@Bigredhound]

What’s your point? Both are outrageous

[@Actionfigure_fit]

@ it wasn’t a riddle

[@illWillienumber31]

I didn't even like GTA 5 that much and thought it was a downgrade from 4. A $100 price would make it a pass for me. I have more than enough in my backlog to wait years for a discount.

[@VatoLoco47]

Damn in that case in Australia, it would be almost $160! 😢

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

Yep, our dollar ain't worth fuckin' shit in USD right now. I just got charged $80AUD for an account to use an American QR code service a single time 😵

[@VatoLoco47]

@takoshihitsamaru4675 That's sux man 😞

[@markherman1211]

The amount of pink, blue and purple used in that box-art is throwing off massive warning signs to me...🧚🧚‍♂️🧚‍♀️

[@zacevans1683]

It’s already gotten to the point where I cannot justify buying a game full price. If it’s not on sale for $20 or less I’m just not getting it. Here in Canada a newly released game is $90, and with taxes it’s easily over $100. I’m more than happy to just be patient and wait for a sale.

[@J-Vill]

A lot of people are forgetting Rockstar is double dipping by not releasing GTA6 on PC on launch so people that suffer from FOMO are going to buy on console then buying again on PC for the "better" experience

[@Juggernaut76-e7m]

Yep I did that with GTA5 and RDR 2 never doing that again

[@Shadowclaw25]

well and some people have fomo with drugs or other issues....their decision to be like that. I wait for 2028 and if gta6 is woke i still wont buy no matter the price....and i really dont care to much...its overhyped..its still only a game and be able to drive around is something thats not that insane great anymore...as it was back then at gta 3 and 4 .

[@Joe-ti7qd]

Eh, I won't even buy it most likely. I got bored of 5 so fast.

[@bobbydouglas310]

they charge $100 for GTAVI and i will specifically wait till it comes to PC and then I'm saying "Arr Matey"

[@michaelpollock3029]

and don't forget buy again for the next version of Xbox and PS6

[@Brohnzi]

Here in Canada a AAA game costs $89.99, on top of that we pay tax. So after taxes the total we pay comes to $101.69 for a game. We are already paying $100 for games here. It’s ridiculous

[@j.d.c.777]

thank inflation and greed

[@parodygm]

PS5 shortages hastened my exit from the console market a few years back. Now that I'm exclusively PC and Rockstar don't seem to care much about that space I'm pretty indifferent about their pricing structure for GTA6. Ordinarily I'd jump on a GTA game but I feel like I'll either skip it or wait for sale prices in whatever decade it makes it to PC.

[@reapthewhirlwind6915]

Bought a ps4 for rdr2 as amazing as it was it would have been even better experiencing everything for the first time on PC.

[@Joe-ti7qd]

Yeah i finally moved up to pc too. No more consoles.

[@secretagentcat]

YUP, not buying into the double dip or a console without any releases. rockstar can choke on their greed

[@mursejoyy]

Love the Oh Deer Diner thermos in the background. Huge remedy fan!

[@ThatVikingGamer]

Agree with the view that if games rise in price again it will only continue to hurt game sales, the focus should be on the development costs not the cost to the consumer.

[@FGTRTD24]

I will gladly wait for a sale if it’s $100. Haven’t had a new GTA game in over a decade, I can wait lol

[@michaelpollock3029]

If you haven't noticed they are killing the second hand used game market by phasing out disks, so games that are $100 new will take 10 years to get down to $50 or less. It's already happening with $60 games that have been out for ever.

[@ShoulinCSS]

Yea no thanks Rockstar, I probably won't be picking that up if that is the case.

[@reapthewhirlwind6915]

Your mom will get it for you don't worry

[@suffer8318]

Bro most people will wait to buy them half these AAA games 3 months into their release are already discounted sometimes even up to 50% off it's insane.

[@Feems136]

What is infuriating is that these CEOs have salaries and get bonuses that dwarf the average salary of the devs. So, is it REALLY the cost of development that is getting out of control?

[@antiricergt]

Huh they are the CEO! You do understand everyone doesn’t get together and run themselves. You are one of those people who watches to much CNN. You think the boss sits at a big desk all day and does nothing. They are a reason they pay a lot for a good CEO. If they want the company to succeed

[@Brian-su9hv]

GTA will likely do a small price increase for the base game, to around $75 or $78. That will increase profits by millions, but won't scare away consumers.

[@jspntr]

Yea um im not buying that game for $100 ever.

[@jspntr]

And first lol

[@pulpfrancis218]

I agree $70 is already too much

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

For every person who says this 10 more will just buy it at full price and then buy micro transactions. It’s sad but true. They really could get away with it.

[@gregoryrousseau5155]

If they charge $100, it will actually help me... I will rather go back and work on clearing my games backlog (more than 100 games)... Until the game goes on sale (down to $60) 😅😅😅

[@KingdomCitizen7]

Hey Jake! Video request idea for you - liked to hear your thoughts on video game movies and TV shows (maybe even animations)

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

A better idea-video of him buying us all pizza FINALLY

[@joepaolinelli7696]

The God of war thing was cancelled cuz nobody played or finished the rogue lite dlc. It was a test to see if people would play a live service God of war mode.

[@jrvy74]

Ways you can avoid paying full price for games but be able to play them, especially if they hit $100. - GameFly - Borrow from a friend (if possible, not so easy with digital games these days) - Local libraries depending on where you live. More rural areas might not have a game selection at all or might not compare to urban libraries These are some ideas, but regardless the possibility of $100 for a game is unreal. I’m totally ok with my backlog, waiting for sales and the previously mentioned ideas.

[@MojaveKnight17]

Wait for a sale Buy the complete edition later Buy used at much lower price Options Exist!

[@bapattack5706]

Haha yeah till the next game, aaaand the next one, and the next one…. Ya see the pattern here?

[@Frrolon]

I don’t think gta 7 would come, so those are pretty good options. To the clearance section!

[@MojaveKnight17]

@@bapattack5706 so? It's better than buying overpriced buggy broken games

[@MojaveKnight17]

@@Frrolon saves our wallet

[@justhellbound4206]

The problem is the precedent that would be setting for every other game in the industry where they don't put in the work to justify a $100 base price. And you think that price increase is going to go to pay increases for the ground floor devs? No, it's going to go right into the CEO's pocket so he can buy his 3rd yacht. It's ridiculous. Please don't normalize this price.

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

7:47 THUMBNAIL! 😂

[@tronam]

The original NES Legend of Zelda would be $143 in today’s USD and it was made by 7 people. Crazy to think about how things have changed.

[@undefined7141]

Totally agree. Pay to play.

[@that80ssongyoulove84]

Games weren’t saturating the market as it is now. There is much more competition. Any single player game being sold at $143 today would be an instant flop.

[@stygiansage2661]

Claiming this when the majority of people have lost buying power due to greed flation when they used to have enough money to be happily living instead of barely surviving just screams lack of understanding the current situation.

[@tronam]

@@stygiansage2661 The point is that gaming was an expensive hobby, even 40 years ago. I can assure you these games were not considered “cheap” in the mid 80s, especially to the working class. My mother, who worked 3 jobs back then, could only afford a couple a year for me, so it took quite a while to build up a library of a dozen or so games. With so few I would replay them over and over again.

[@christianporter3638]

The VAST majority of GTA fans will pay $100. But if the industry slaps that tag on a standard AAA game, they'll be sorely mistaken

[@alessiomasala9417]

I think you are the one mistaken. Don't you think that From Software has a fan base as passionate as GTA? What about EA for FIFA? GRAN TURISMO? and we can go on citing many properties. So in the end everyone will buy their IPs, gamers never shown to be very intelligent in the past so they will be the ones shooting themselves in the head because there's is no way that they will decide to boycott their favorite games but they will blame others for not doing it with other games(just because that game was not their favorite). Everyone will blame someone else but in the end everyone will be responsible for it.

[@spoonsz]

​@@alessiomasala9417I'm a stupid ea fan boy who plays all the sports games I wait for them to go on sale the EA sports titles are so bad 2 months after release they go on sale. If they even think I would even get close to $100 they are very much mistaken

[@christianporter3638]

I get your points and they're valid - but my point is that if the "industry" as a whole tries to us this opportunity to justify a price hike, it will backfire. GTA is a once in a decade type game, ya know

[@Ryder_OMEGA]

Meanwhile Arizona is still selling their drinks for $0.99 🤣🤣😆😂

[@justins9886]

I don’t think gamers would be okay with base games costing $100; companies aren’t able to sell deluxe version with lots of extras at that price point. I could see gamers buying games at $75-$80 for all future purchases. Games costing $100 would be too much of an increase during the current economic cycle.

[@DarkForce2024]

I dunno, when games went from $60 to $70 I stopped buying as many games. Any higher and I won't buy any. I have to put a limit on it somewhere. That's how they get you, they want to charge $100 but they know the jump from $70 to $100 will be hard to swallow. So they raise it $5-$10 every 6-8 months till they get to their target price. It's not food so they can do what they want, but it's probably in their best interests not to try it.

[@lennymarinez]

$100 games in ANY economical climate would me hard.

[@treeokk]

Deluxe editions generally sell more than standard editions. People will spend more money if they really like the game and you dangle some cosmetic, early access or dlc treats. Some ppl also would rather buy dlc/season passes up front, so that's another reason.

[@KRawatXP2003]

The thing is, majority of the money will go to the publisher not the devs.

[@Joel_Miller_13]

In Australia they alright cost $100, the new Indiana Jones game is $120.

[@anthonynicholson5193]

$70 at JB HiFi day one. Just don't go to EB or big W or get them to price match

[@schwolmart]

Isn't that about equal to the usd cost?

[@Joel_Miller_13]

@@anthonynicholson5193 no i mean 120 on steam

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

Indiana Jones game is 70$ USD which is the average AAA price.

[@Joel_Miller_13]

@ yeah and in Australia on steam it’s $120

[@curiosityredpill7030]

This is why disc consoles is important because eventually you can walk into a store and get it used for cheaper you can’t do that if everything is online !

[@swampfoxIX]

GTA 6 = $100 for DEI hire protagonists? No thanks.

[@RedWingFan1340]

To be fair, I rarely pay the full price for games now. They release buggy and many go on sale within a few months

[@User71956]

I think game companies going public serves to the detriment of the end product for the consumer. There’s always pressure to sell millions of copies and one strategy is to push “AAA” gaming which costs hundreds of millions which drives up the price as well. Valve had the right idea by staying private and they are a billion dollar company with only 330 employees, which is kind of mind blowing. There’s no pressure and devs (in general) and be creative and take risks.

[@0Gumpy0]

if I was a AA or smaller AAA publisher, I'd also be super happy to see big games become $100 as a standard ...because I'd still only charge 70 and enjoy the extra sales because I still price my games reasonably

[@THEONETRUEOVERLORD]

Most people are just going to wait for it to come to steam anyway and then wait for a sale

[@AnnieAurora]

We are already at the 80€ price tag in germany which is quiet a lot. Im sure gta 6 could get away with a higher price but other games would fail miserably because who tf would pay 100 bucks for an unfinished game

[@mrazbyte3150]

80 for doom... not happening

[@kencalder]

It's a dangerous option. Definetely will make me wait for sales and stop buying, maybe catch up with my game backlog instead

[@speedracer2please]

Video game pricing comes down to three points, the way I see it: -Company profits. Games weren't very profitable when they first set the $60 price, now they're largest entertainment industry. You can't claim to be struggling and also be a public company that publishes your profits. -Value. Games used to ship as complete as they were ever going to be, and were a lot more unique. Nobody wants to spend $100 on a generic open world sandbox that might not even launch. -Competition. Indie games exist and are doing cooler things for $20 than any AAA game. The graphics aren't even far behind anymore, what with new technology.

[@Ty-douken]

As a Canadian our prices range from $89.99 - $93.49 for most standard editions before tax, which at this point has really made all my friends besides the most die hard "gotta play something new now" people essentially stop buying most games. For me, I've got a big enough backlog that I could never buy a new game & be happy. I won't do that because I'm excited to play some upcoming releases, but it's made me take pause & decide to not buy or wait to buy many games that I would otherwise be willing to throw down for. The price increase for us was especially bad as our dollar was on par with USA for the PS4 era which meant we've gone from $60 to $90 effectively in the same period that USA only went up $10. I know this is also the case for many other countries as well.

[@laffinkippah]

I have way too many games sitting unplayed in my backlog. I have established the rule that I only buy a game if it is (a) at least 50% off and (b) at or below $25. Alternatively, if there's something I _really_ want to play NOW, I'll get it second-hand in physical format, play it and immediately sell it once I'm done with it. I'm aware games are very expensive to make but... I'm not an NGO

[@xNotRealx]

I remember joking about this with a friend a year ago saying “ I’m preordering as soon as it comes on the store idc if it’s 200 dollars” little did I know

[@that_guy628]

I will not pay 80$, let alone 100$

[@SnijwitTv]

As a Canadian, bringing the cost of games up to 100 USD would mean I'm paying 120-130 I don't think I'd buy any AAA game at that amount. But the difference between Rockstar and any other game company is that they only release a game once every 5-10 years. Paying more for something that lasts along time I don't have issues with. It's the every year releases or every other year releases that I'll continue paying less for.

[@NeonCyberSamurai]

If they do that I'll never buy a game on launch again. I'll just wait a few years for a discount.

[@jaredlucas4815162342]

Netflix came close to shutting down because of a to aggressive rate hike. If prices need to come up then it needs to be done slowly. No way would I buy GTA 6 for a hundred bucks. Zero percent chance I would do that. Not that I cannot afford it. But the principal of the thing would prevent me.

[@blankface911]

10:53 I see what you did there Baldino. Maybe not intentional but the hand gesture made me laugh

[@sloklubolisen2577]

I don’t even remember the last time i payed full price for a video game. 60$ is already an insane price especially knowing there will be a significant price drop in a years time. To think that a game that costs 100$ will still cost 50$ years later when it’s on sale for 50% off, I just won’t buy it until the set it down to the price that it’s actually worth. Which, let’s be real, is 30-45$ for ANY game. Or y’know, free on the high seas 🏴‍☠️

[@tystr85]

$100 for GTA 6 would be considered a bargain down here in Aus, where most new releases are around $120 each.

[@JoshLeitzel]

What devastates me more than the fact that they were working on live service titles this whole time is that all of that time and work is just in the trash, meaning it could legitimately be till the PS6 when we actually see their next released titles with how long development is now. A lot of people are reminding people that Sony actually gives their studios quite a bit of autonomy so don’t assume these projects were forced upon these studios…. But I just cannot fathom why Bluepoint would be individually enticed by the prospect of a live service God of War. It just sounds unbelievable to me!

[@madmaddux5769]

Honestly, I've been avoiding new games the last few months. I've been dipping into my backlog and picking up games that go on sale. Been working pretty good for me.

[@GortonIma]

In summer of 2020 I bought Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part II brand new for £45 at launch. In October of that year I bought my first £50 game, Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time. A month later the Playstation 5 launched and we were suddenly paying £70 for AAA titles (and £50 for AA, up from £35). As much as $10 was a notable uplift in America, we had a £25 ($30) uplift in AAA game prices in the UK in 2020! I buy very few games at launch now as a result. £100 would see game prices having more than doubled in the UK in a 5 year period. It would work for the companies, I'm sure, as I think people would start buying at the £60-70 sale price, rather than the £30-40 a lot of people are wait for currently.

[@Avenrise]

I'm personally alright with paid headstarts providing they're not longer than a few days/a week but also cosmetics are the obvious addition they could use to beef up the interest in a higher bracket. That being said it's often a slippery slope and in a few years time games would start removing the lower $ tiers. I can't see myself ever buying a game that expensive anyway unless it was a collector's edition with physical extras.

[@Neptune_p_g]

I heard this the other day. That if game developers stopped today making games. We'd be good playing all the games we missed for at least the next few decades.

[@Shay_What]

As an old ass gamer (I’ll be 51 in May), I can’t help but think that SOME games, games like GTA6 should cost more, especially if we want to continue to have new single player games and not just the season pass trash that they release everyday. We all know how much replay value a game like a new GTA or RDR will have, same for Elder Scrolls and other highly immersive games, it’s not that hard to justify a higher price for a game that you're going to pour 100’s of hours of your life into.

[@VogueDistortion]

As someone who never would pay $100 for a game, I still think it would make sense in the case of GTA6. A lot of people would pay that and after a couple of months they could drop the price when sales slow down. But I don't know about the rest of the industry? I wonder how many games really get sold at full price to begin with.

[@benbanner9526]

Over in England full price games used to be 40 pounds when America had games for 60 dollars, they then increased it to 50 pounds and when American games increased to 70 dollars, the uk increased to 70 pounds, there is such a massive price discrepancy it’s crazy, in the course of 6 years if gta follows suit, we will be paying 100 pounds for a game, and I will absolutely be voting with my wallet

[@GramKracker88]

Someone else made a comment saying the base game will likely be 70, and special edition be like 100-120 and you get “early access” - the whole hype is built around fomo so they’d prob sell a ton at the higher price just so people can play early - this is prob the more likely scenario for me. I can’t remember seeing a AAA base game coming out way higher than all the others

[@yoyosaur]

Tarrifs to mexico will potentially enable this, as most CDs/DVDs are manufactured there. So phyiscal games will take a massive increase to cost, and as the saying goes "Never let a crisis go to waste"

[@GreyKingZero]

Your content is refreshing. The news and info are appreciated. Thank you for another great video.

[@jimbrozini]

Digital base games on the PlayStation store here in NZ can cost $90 USD already…no disc, no shipping cost nothing….

[@jasontoutges7270]

Developers need to stop making extremely expensive games and go back to making games fun again. If you're going to charge $100 for a game, then I'm out! I'm tired of spending my entire wallet just to play a game. Game costs are way beyond out of control and will kill the industry as more and more people can't afford games anymore! R.I.P.

[@KC-bg1th]

There’s so many games coming out in 2025, whether it’s the Yakuza spinoff, Kingdom Come 2, Monster Hunter, Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, Death Stranding 2, Civ, and so many more I’m definitely forgetting. I’m not in any rush to double dip for GTA 6 when it’s going to be on PC next year.

[@Tzo19996]

A possible $100 price point for GTA VI worries me because that game will easily be worth the money, but it will inspire others to set the same price point for their games which certainly won't have the same kind of value

[@ATLRYDA2007]

Some publishers should even consider charging $100 for their games with the quality of some games that’s been released over the past few years. So to say you want $100 to be the bar then that game better be supported for at least 2 years, released finished, not have any game breaking bugs, no season pass bullshit, no yearly release (Madden, 2k, fifa or the show etc.) All DLC will need to be free for the 1st year and the game will have to be over a 25 hours complete experience

[@AdAstra78]

Im old and remember paying £40-£50 for games back in the early 90's. In a sense, we're lucky that game prices are what they currently are. It's all relative i guess.