Just last week, Microsoft raised the prices of its Xbox consoles and accessories, with some first-party games expected to release at $80 later this ... but that "a balance must be found between ...

In the '90s, many new releases sold for $60 USD. Adjusted for inflation, that's around $80 today, which is the price that Nintendo and Xbox will charge for some games this year. Sony, for its part, ...

that same $60 is about $80 today when factoring in inflation. Whatever the case, Yoshida said "a balance must be found" between production costs and the the price of a game. He cited Expedition 33 ...

Nintendo first introduced the new $80 baseline standard for AAA video games, and Microsoft followed ... In this regard of the delicate balance between per-sale revenues and sales volume, Capcom ...

We tried to balance the increased cost of development ... Some analysts believe that only specific companies can pull off $80 games, and Nintendo is undoubtedly one of them: "A handful of the ...

As a result, for Nintendo to now be the first gaming publisher that is looking to introduce an $80 price point for one of its games is nothing short of greedy. What makes this price hike for ...

And we could even add subscription platforms and games as a service, which, while providing huge revenues in their own right, also help to finance AAA down the line. "In any case, a balance must ...