Who The H**L Sets Prices On These Video Games?!?

[@landoc3761]

44.99 for Lolipop Chainsaw is insane. I believe they are pricing these remaster games for nostalgia purposes.

[@azn1011]

especially since, imo, the original game wasn't that good when it came out in what? 2012? i mean it was okay; i definitely wouldn't pay 45 bucks for it tho

[@morriganrenfield8240]

​@@azn1011 and it's a half assed remaster on top

[@RagingUtai]

Even if launched on ps3 , still not worth that price

[@KrakenPines]

worst remaster in my opinion was burnout paradise and omg the soundtrack was sooo baddddd

[@V3ntilator]

Remember Disney charges way more for Mickey license this time vs last time.

[@2Beasty]

A lot of these games need to price as an impulse buy. Under 30 tops and preferably under 20. Anything more than that I have to think about it and I will realize that I dont actually want it that much

[@steelcurtain187]

Exactly 😂

[@tinlunlau1]

And that's why I import! I can get games cheaper by importing from Hong Kong than buying it locally in Toronto, Canada. Even with digital titles, i don't have to pay additional taxes when i shop from PSN in any part of the world that's not Canada. By the way, Batman Arkham Trilogy is $6.40 USD in Hong Kong Nintendo eshop.

[@Wayne-B]

Man i really want you and Colin to have a discussion about game prices. I think all digital games should be cheaper. its the BIGGEST reason I am mostly on PC. here in Australia games PS5 games are too expensive.

[@azn1011]

i remember back in the late 2000's or so, when digital copies of games started gaining popularity, people were saying that one reason we should support digital copies is because they'll be cheaper because they won't need to produce physical discs and ship them to stores and they'll pass the savings onto us. welp that didn't happen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@Wayne-B]

@@azn1011 yeah corps be greedy

[@lukesilletta9295]

That would be a good topic for these 2. Colin is pretty steadfast in his opinion that games have never been cheaper. In a way he's right but I agree with Jaffe that many of these prices are just too high to even consider.

[@DavidJaffeGames]

To be fair tho, digital game sales seem to be vastly superior and more frequent than physical sales. At least I think that’s right. Agree?

[@Wayne-B]

@DavidJaffeGames Yes, but my argument is also logistical. You don't need trucks, trains, planes, ships, or warehouses. There Also no cuts to stores either. So I am not sure why it's more expensive other than they can get away with it.

[@KREEPYKRAWLLY]

Dude you are so right. The prices are ridiculous, and this drive/push towards "digital" will make things worse

[@grizzlywhisker]

I recently found an old manual in my closet for Metroid II: Samus Returns on original Game Boy and I was flipping through it. They had a ton of really well done illustrations of Samus and the Metroids along with a bunch of story/lore information as well as item/enemy descriptions with their own illustrations and it was really awesome even though it was fairly ordinary for games of that time. The push towards digital where you physically recieve nothing for your money and apparently don't even own the game (I guess you're only supposed to own the RIGHT to play the game after agreeing to some outrageously long "terms and conditions" that nobody reads) is never a good thing and oftentimes pushes me to pirate games that I'm unsure about buying since there's virtually no difference anymore.

[@RETR0_P0CKET]

There is so much competition right now I don’t think the price really matters for a lot of these games. You literally couldn’t get me to download them for free. I have seen that JEDI Fallen Order game on sale on Steam for $5 so many times but it requires an EA login so I’m not buying it. We all have massive libraries of games and access to thousands of great retro games for free. I think the market is headed towards a major correction. A lot more studios are going to close and we are going to see more failures like Concord.

[@V3ntilator]

I think i know why Epic Mickey cost so much even when it's published by THQ. Licensing Mickey now probably cost 10 times more now than last time. Without the Disney license this game would probably cost 40 bucks.

[@davidbentley6399]

I felt the exact same way with the Mickey one. I played the demo and thought man, I really want to get this. Then seen it was $60 for an old remaster... not a chance.

[@Erlaxis]

I assume those prices on remasters of cult classics like Lollipop are there just to get the hardcores who can't wait to play day one. Maybe they would earn more if they sold them initially at a better price, though. Later on they will just be forgotten.

[@Dystopi2034]

I agree most of the games you mention seem expensive, i think its to get the fomo buyers in first paying a premium, most buyers will wait a few month or a year when its heavily discounted thats what i do anyway.

[@Macheman7]

$8 for an old arcade game- it /is/ nuts. Thank you for saying it. That game would likely be overpriced at $5. Most old arcade games would sit comfortably in the 2-3 dollar mark, chances are I'd play through them a time or two for nostalgia or novelty and that'd be it. The pricing on games is out of this world, and it makes me not want to buy any games unless I either know I'm going to adore it, as I did with the recent new Zelda title, or unless I can get it on a crazy 60% off or better sale. It just doesn't make sense to buy a fully priced $45 or $60 game that neither values my money or my time with the content it has to offer. I don't expect every game to be a Mona Lisa, but if I'm getting a small game, it should be appropriately priced. I'm happy to spend $70 on a game like Tears of the Kingdom because it has buckets of content and time poured into it, but I would never spend $60 on a sports game that's just a rebrand of the last year's basically identical version.

[@TheProphegy]

I can’t believe the new Silent Hill 2 is $70. Seems like a $60 game max. The original can be beat in 12 hours. $70 for something most people will beat in 12 hours and move on is crazy.

[@coopstain1728]

I agree. Remnant 2 + all 3 DLCs could be bought for $50 (on sale) which includes over 100 hours of gameplay and even more if you want to find all the guns,rings,etc.

[@grizzlywhisker]

​@@coopstain1728 Yeah I recently picked up the PC version of Days Gone for 9 bucks... I had played it on PS4 back when it released and sort of forgot about the game, but it was on sale digitally through GameStop and a friend had given me a leftover gift card with right around 10 bucks left on it so I decided to grab it and play it again on PC. It's not the greatest game ever made, but it's definitely a "triple A" title that sold for 60$ on release and it's absolutely worth 9 bucks lol. I almost never pay full price for any video game unless it's something that I know I'm going to enjoy like a FromSoftware action/RPG like Elden Ring or something like a Red Dead Redemption or Grand Theft Auto sequel. I think the last game I bought on release for full price was Resident Evil 4 Remake and I have no regrets about that. The vast majority of games I play I pick up on deep sales because it's just too expensive for me to spend 60-70$.

[@TheLastLineLive]

It is annoying how games are priced but I have to assume it is working out for them. If a game goes on sale quickly then they obviously have learned the demand is not there. And if it rarely drops, it’s either sustained demand like Nintendo titles often have, or it is such a niche title that they know their audience will buy it regardless. Epic Mickey and the DKC Returns HD are actually more expensive than the original release, they were only $50 at launch. Lollipop chainsaw is cuz of the ridiculous price the 360 and ps3 game were going for, so they could totally milk that. I got on the steam wishlist, I see that getting a 75% off within a year.

[@stut7177]

Shadows of the Damned is a way better game than Lollipop chainsaw. That pricing is outrageous.

[@azn1011]

you didn't mention it, but i think Castlevania Dominus Collection is priced pretty fairly. yes they're ports of DS games but there's three of them and there's really no other way to play them unless you have a DS and prices for the physical cartridges can get pretty pricey on eBay

[@crystalwater505]

Emulation.

[@ryogo666]

As soon as I saw the game and its price I instantly bought it, not even a second of hesitation. I played over 30 hours so far and it's 100% worth every penny!

[@lordgarth1]

Yarrrrs revenge. 🏴‍☠️

[@GammaGoblinX]

It's fascinating to see how different publishers price their games and also how certain niches of games are priced. Hollow Knight priced 15$ at launch seems pretty low in retrospective. I know that was about seven years and we have had some problems with recent inflation, but still, compared to some of these current offerings at $40...🤣

[@grizzlywhisker]

Lol I commented the same thing about Hollow Knight. I remember buying it for 15$ the same year it came out, I can't remember if it was ever more than that (I thought maybe it was 29.99 at one point but I could be wrong...) But yeah that was the best 15$ I ever spent on a video game and the fact that it was always on sale for that price allowed it to get into as many hands as possible when they definitely could have sold it for more because it's such a quality game.

[@cadence764]

Nintendo still sells glorified 3ds games for 70$

[@Fachewachewa]

These companies know they'll sell at least some games no matter the price, and at the same time indies are forced to underprice to have any chance. Like, UFO 50 is currently selling at $25 and it's a freaking steal. Half of the 50 games included could have easily been $5 on their own.

[@JerryFlowersIII]

As a big fan of Epic Mickey, even I think $60 is kinda high. But to it's credit. It's all the same game but everything has been 100% remade, it's not just cleaner textures, there complete remade the whole thing like they did for Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom and Destroy all Humans. It looks really nice and if were a little cheaper and I wasn't already sitting here with a pile of games I'd be all over it.

[@JerryFlowersIII]

Lollipop chainsaws price is seemingly more reasonable but the game looks worse than before, it's only benefit is higher FPS and resolution. Colors aren't as vibrant. It's a really poor remaster not deserving anywhere near that price.

[@XNeohaggenX]

Is Disney,there isnt any other reason.

[@coopstain1728]

Quit giving companies credit for these scams.

[@V3ntilator]

It cost a lot of money to license Mickey now.

[@wexorin]

@@JerryFlowersIII You can emulate the original game upscaled with the original colors AND music, AND u can make it 60 fps also. No reason to buy this inferior product.

[@ChaseSchleich]

Are gaming executives stupid? Yes, yes they are. I don't think they really understand the markets they're catering to and they're relying on spreadsheets to make multi-million dollar decisions. It's a miracle anything is successful with the way many of these companies are ran. Success usually happens because of the developers themselves

[@jiggerypokery2962]

96% of indie games don't make $1. So you are right.

[@Carl-gj4ed]

Doesn't Sony take 30% from every purchase? Sony controls the pricing and even forbids the developers from putting their game on sale unless Sony approves it. It's bananas what they can get away with. This is what you can do when you're a market leader in consoles but Xbox blows Sony out of the water when it comes to accessibility based on devices.

[@TwstDDrKMnD]

The prices of the new games are sometimes absurdly high I agree on this.. we're not living in a world where videos games are cheap anymore. It's a luxury nowadays and it will continue to increase. If you wanna play videos games go get a job 🤣

[@AwesomeTatum1976]

Yeah, good points. I let my nostalgia get the better of me for Lollipop Chainsaw, it's a good port but not $45 dollars good. I am excited about Shadows of Damned remastered being $24.99, comes out on Halloween and even has new content and as you said that's how you do old game remasters pricing.

[@XJ9LoL]

Ah, remasters. Hated the concept of them, just re-release the old version for dirt cheap please. Now gamers are finally getting jaded. Nostalgia is a drug that these people are abusing.

[@HEARD201]

This is why physical media is so important.

[@HazXbox]

Why? So they could become rare and cost 10x as much?

[@bradbeck2601]

Nah, I would lose or destroy mine waaaaay quicker than publishers pull the rights to them. I'd be buying every game a couple times at least, and yeah, I know that's a me problem. Unless they allowed you to upload the disk onto SSD and play without it, which will never happen.

[@iluvmusicqwe]

Old physical games are usually $35. Rarely you can get good games less than $25 unless it's second hand. Digital you'll get crazy sales $70+% off

[@HEARD201]

@@HazXbox So when you buy it you could resell it once you're done and get another new game. People don't look at the economics of others when talking about how physical media is going to die.

[@nitehawk-cg6jb]

I agree it is. But my gamestop resells used games for almost the same price maybe 5 or 10 bucks cheaper and they are not always available right away. I see more deals later in the digital front sales than for physical media. As long as you're willing to wait. I never see good deals on discounted games at a Walmart or best buy- I tend to see better deals in the digital stores. As long as you wait it out. I'm all for physical media but just giving my opinion from my experience .

[@lukesilletta9295]

I like to call that Game Pass pricing. A bigger issue that I find with pricing is new digital games being more expensive than new physical games. Square Enix is the worst culprit for this. FF7 Rebirth was $93.49 (CND) digital where buying it physical in the store was $89.99... explain that to me. The more functional and harder to produce less profit version of the game costs less? make it make sense.

[@HazXbox]

Thats more on playstation. Their store is scummy with prices. There are games that are 5 bucks cheaper on the Xbox store compared to psn at default pricing especially Europe.

[@Jayhawker2000]

It's a different business model. For physical games, the publisher sells to the store and then the store decides how much to charge consumers. For digital games, the publisher decides how much to charge consumers, and then the digital storefront takes a percentage (usually 30%).

[@CensorTube84]

Game publishers are always having sales on Xbox.

[@XNeohaggenX]

Services devaluate the gamming(at some levels),now people think all need be cheap,than games dont deserve sold over $40,than all dlc must be free,than need to be in services to success,and that active devs dont care about sales and profit and they do game for the love of art.

[@GaMerJaYdee]

That’s why they are trying to push that all digital future

[@MRMORTONIII]

I don’t agree with this dude often but goddamn is he on point!!!

[@sssgaming612]

remasters over 50 bucks is big red flag

[@Calinks]

This is why its crazy to me when gamers complzin about people subbug to gamepass. The value proposition compared to some of these prices just too good.

[@milk6765]

I guess they think they're going to cash in on nostalgia 🤷

[@ElComanche]

Gaming market pricing crash here we come!! Woooo hooo!!!

[@MarkArnoldMusic]

You can reduce game prices but you cant really increase them. Im sure they are dipping their toes in to see if they can catch a few suckers with more dollars than sense before dropping the price to something more reasonable. I'd argue if they launched at $39 people would still whinge about the price, but dropping it to $39 FROM $59 suddenly looks like youre getting a better deal.

[@grizzlywhisker]

Lol I just commented the same exact thing on your Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster video... Like yeah I'm a huge fan of Dead Rising 1 and 2 and I'd love to pick up the "deluxe remaster," but I have the PC ports of both original games and have revisited them numerous times over the years... So I'm not going to pay 50$ for a fresh coat of paint on a game I already own. I'll wait until it's like 10 or 20 bucks. If you've never played the game, then yeah I guess I could see 50$ maybe feeling worth it because it's a pretty damn good game, but to anyone who's played it before it doesn't seem like you're getting anything new other than fancier RE Engine graphics, some costumes, and a small handful of quality of life features (you can now move while aiming.) That Lolipop Chainsaw game was never anything all that special and I recall it being a really short game, it should be like 15-20$ for that remaster, not 45$.

[@grizzlywhisker]

Another thing I just want to say when I see stuff like this is that I picked up Hollow Knight on sale for 15$ the same year it released in 2017. That game could have easily been sold for 50 or 60 bucks in my opinion because it truly is one of the best "metroidvania" style 2D games out there, but they were always super generous about putting it on sale even though I think the game was maybe 29.99$ when it came out... Then they added a bunch of free content to it in the years after it got popular and reduced the price to being 15$ all the time.

[@theconsolekiller7113]

Agreed. The Karate Kid game is insane at 40 bucks. The game took me about 3 hours to beat and was merely a servicable beat em up that I would never replay. I beat it for the KILL LIST through Switch emulation. Its worth 5 bucks, maybe 10 MAXIMUM, as a game to play through once. The presentation sucks.

[@Sketch_MGetch]

Games industry is steering towards a crash or major correction you can feel it. Too many games chasing too few players. The economics just dont make sense and im afraid its going to get alot worse for ALOT of the game studios out there.

[@Xterminate13]

I once was a console gamer but they betrayed me. I have PC now.

[@davincisdemons3126]

Good video.

[@KrakenPines]

ahahaha 😂 jr high first self defense lesson vs mike tyson. thats. thats historical comment right there

[@Jim-8]

I'm sick of it. At least these game companies helped me to play less. I keep my gaming to Fromsoft, cd project red and maybe some indies 😂

[@briansmeaton8506]

Wayfinder perfectly priced!

[@steelcurtain187]

Good take

[@fvallo]

They are not stupid, they are incompetent and clueless about gaming in general, add to that dei hires, fear in workplace/"toxic positivity" and you get gems like concord, flintlock, dustborn etc. Pure cancer

[@thetenkaichicollectablesho2293]

My db sparking zero dlx is $150 cdn. Wow.

[@Blackjack-2028]

Funko fusion is for the gamers who throw money in the toilet anyways buying Funko Pops lol

[@ShadowGateKDA]

Imagine having 0 clue how much a project costs while demanding a living wage for devs and then crying like a baby about the price. GFYS

[@prezzeruk4054]

Luckily iam at an age now, where i no longer feel the need to buy a game at launch. Plus theres not much coming out recently thats got me excited, incl gta6!!

[@coopstain1728]

GTA6 is going to be epic. AND worth the price tag even if its 100 dollars. Red Dead Redemption 2 still is THE BEST game ever made. RDR2 had over 250 random encounters. GTA6??? It has over 1200! Random encounters made RDR2 feel so alive. I cant wait for GTA6.

[@astrocyborg]

The market sets these prices people are buying games at these prices. Well expect Xbox game pass defenders I jest

[@blakewilliams5627]

This sounds like a western dev/publisher issue.

[@mr.sarcastic8833]

did you talk about the Colin's leak about Concord? did you know Hermen?

[@LosoBanks_332]

I only Buy Digital for convenience i Hate Game stop i Hate paying for ubers lifts to go to the store i hate the trade in value they give you i Rather have everything in my libary the only con Nba 2k23 is 74$ when on cd its 15$ or even cheaper but i dont have the disc drive also it makes the slim looks ugly the last time i had the Disc Drive i sent it back cause my ps5 slim died after one month of use so im not sure if i wanna spend other 80$ on the Disc Drive i might Go Back To xbox Horrible Games But Better value Halo Gears 🔥 everything else i dont like i also waite for sale all my sony Exclusives Games i paid 15$ Each

[@ॐIo]

Heck i think Astrobot was overpriced for its hours

[@captaincrunch1707]

It's been insane since 2020. Gunfire games priced Remnant 2 at $50 on both PC and console , plus they offered a physical edition with a playable version across multiple discs. Then we have Alan Wake 2 , digital only on console. AW2 was priced at $59 on Xbox ps5 yet was only $49 on PC. Unfortunate to watch these knuckledraggers tanking their own company with shit tier pricing strategies. My favorite is Jimbo Ryan trying to go back on their word that Forbidden West having a free upgrade. Or Ghosts of Tsushima locking the ten dollar upgrade behind buying the expansion. One can't just upgrade their base ps4 version of Tsushima for $10, nope you have to buy the expansion before the ps5 upgrade is available. Of course there's an army of troglodytes who'll defend these bozos and their greedy trash pricing schemes.

[@coopstain1728]

What is a troglodyte?

[@rodocs9008]

Predator pvp? Remake? Nahhh not even for free

[@JustSomePerson8]

Maybe deflation is actually going to happen and the economy collapses

[@b.o.4492]

You’re worried about prices and not the political agenda that hurts sales… okay.

[@stevenjohnson4122]

Gamepass is the only way i get to play more new games. Lol

[@ॐIo]

Agreed

[@ChaseSchleich]

If you can't make the math work, then don't do it. No one is going to buy most of this crap.

[@shahgyy]

High prices Only on playstation!

[@grizzlywhisker]

Yeah I don't own a PS5 and I never bought a single digital title back when I owned a PS4 so I'm not familiar with their storefront, but these prices are insane.

[@prezzeruk4054]

Mickey mouse game is 25 quid on uk psn store.....i think.

[@prezzeruk4054]

I was wrong.....49.99 on uk store.

[@valzalel5203]

They're desperate.

[@STOPTHECLOWNS581]

Gaming has become a very expensive hobby to get into. They talk about accessibility all the time but dont realise that more and more people cant afford to buy games anymore.

[@OzzyFan80]

I don't but PS games they are way to expensive. PC is where the pricing is right. Console gaming is expensive.

[@iluvmusicqwe]

Meh. If you must buy the latest new games then ok. If you are willing to wait and don't care about multiplayer online you can get cheap disk or digital games on 70% discount, console is way cheaper and it's a fact.

[@OzzyFan80]

@@iluvmusicqwe not even close. I can go places like Humble Bundle and make my own bundles of 12 games for 40.00 . Cd keys has games on the cheap all the time and GOG games has old games with no DMR that will run on modern hardware totally patched and ready to go. The biggest of all Steam where you get deals galore. They just had Boardlands complete edition for 5.99 and it usually goes for 100.00 the deals are going on all the time. Epic games gives out free games as does Prime gaming if you have Amazon Prime. I got Boarderlands ,B2,Tales from the Boarderlands,and Boarderlands prequel all free. I own both consoles also so I know how expensive the games are. PC games are 10 dollars cheaper usually BMW is 59.00at release and can be found for much cheaper. If you want to EVERYTHING can be free on PC if you want to take a chance and pirate them from torrents. I don't pirate because I don't want to lose my rig or privacy to some jerk putting malware or worse in a game program and I am not that person but that option is there. So no the buy in to console used to be cheaper but it is expensive to console game.

[@coopstain1728]

JAFFE, remakes and remasters are a scam. (Mostly) Also the PS Store prices games STUPID HIGH. If you look at Steam prices, 60% or more of those games that are on the PS Store as well are always discounted on the Steam store. Plus digital games SHOULD be 10-15 dollars cheaper ALWAYS. Pisses me off. Funko Pop for $60! LMAO! Are people really that dumb to buy this shit? Get this, you can buy Remnant 2 + ALL 3 DLCS for $50 when it goes on sale. Remnant 2 takes about 40-50 hours to beat (or more if you want to try to get all weapons,rings, etc. Now listen to this, EACH DLC takes another 20 hours to beat. Another 15-20 hours (each) to find all the weapons,rings,etc. So you are looking at 40+ hours for the game, 20+ hours (min.) EACH DLC which would be minimun 60 hours. Thats 100 hours of amazing gameplay for $50. Not including the new boss rush mode and endgame they just added! SOOOO... You want to buy Remnant 2 with all Dlc's for $50? OR would you rather buy Funko Pop, or Dead Rising Remaster or any other cheap ass remaster/game/6/10 game for $50? lol

[@Heavysmoker123]

Vote with your wallet ...older games are better anyway

[@XNeohaggenX]

Is pretty simple,each company value their work,is better 10.000 sells at $60 than 30.000 at $10. You as a ex dev of big companies should remember than "my work deserve be good pay" and the bonus come from the sales goals and bonus profit over the expectations.

[@ggthxpwnt]

Things cost money, big shock

[@crystalwater505]

He's talking about how some games shouldn't be priced what they are and gave context as to why. Then again you're a pretty simple person judging by the way you phrased that comment, so it's not surprising you weren't able to understand his point.

[@XNeohaggenX]

@@crystalwater505 And that is something the editor and the self studio should decide,not the users,for example i put price to my work,i dont ask my customer how much should i get paid for do it.

[@crystalwater505]

@@XNeohaggenX People are always going to give their opinions on things. Humans tend to do that, and if the consumer doesn't think your book is worth that much and you aren't profiting from it you're probably more likely to lower the price it it isn't selling. Welcome to human society.

[@therealytshadow1750]

Haters gonna hate

[@ShadowGateKDA]

Dinner at McDonald's is $20 what a shitty take.

[@lauralyehellsing4062]

I'm first