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Game prices are going up. Here’s why.

Rumors are swirling about the cost of games going up by $10 when PS5 and Xbox Series X launch in late 2020. Why? If you guessed “skyrocketing costs of game development,” you win 500 YouTube points!

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  1. T C

    July 12, 2020 at 9:22 pm

    its already 79.99 in cad price rise we wont buy games. quality has decreased like ?

  2. Leslie Barrueta

    July 12, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    If this happens I’m buying games used and they are losing my preorders !

  3. hilomak aria

    July 12, 2020 at 10:34 pm

    now imagine living in a country where your currency is much weaker than the dollar, so the game would cost double the amount it would in the US….

  4. Stephen Gingerich

    July 12, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    I always wait until the games are 2-3 years old before buying…then I get it for $20 brand new. Fortunately not everyone does this or the video game industry would be in trouble…

    • InshalMusic

      July 13, 2020 at 7:13 am

      I’m the same unless it’s Nintendo. With those guys the prices somehow go up.

  5. rudy h

    July 12, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    That’s ok, i will just wait the games hit bargain bin.

  6. bobeyejoe

    July 13, 2020 at 1:12 am

    Why am i subbed to you, I didn’t even subscribe to you

  7. QuietStormX

    July 13, 2020 at 1:34 am

    I don’t think all of them. Does anyone know how they make of Sales and Development of each game and Type.. I sure they are making Bank?

  8. UltraKipper

    July 13, 2020 at 1:49 am

    They charge these prices because the MUGS pay em !!

  9. ADIL saleem

    July 13, 2020 at 2:22 am

    That’s why I don’t like big game company’s they don’t care about us they only want to make money

  10. CVCCI

    July 13, 2020 at 2:57 am

    Holy crap she’s not funny

  11. Date Masamune

    July 13, 2020 at 5:07 am

    Totally legit. How much effort is put in those games nowadays.

  12. Luis Villa

    July 13, 2020 at 5:34 am

    Cant wait to hear the idiots say I support this for what ever reason, while sit developers still give is garbage

  13. chocopiez

    July 13, 2020 at 5:52 am

    dont complain here in Canada it is 90$ plus tax.

  14. Hamed Al Rahbi

    July 13, 2020 at 6:13 am

    Yes because there not making enough money from ( Expansion DLC cosmetic session pass and the 63 dollars for the game)

  15. Bosnian Aj

    July 13, 2020 at 6:49 am

    I call bs you forgot to mention that they know kill us with DLC and extra other skin purchases and crap they offer and if you want to continue with the game you need to buy dlc so I call bs that they are not making money

    • InshalMusic

      July 13, 2020 at 7:14 am

      I honestly wouldn’t mind if the prices go up but they cut back on microtransactions but we both know that won’t happen.

  16. daniel romero

    July 13, 2020 at 7:39 am

    Why will……? There i fixed it.

  17. Denis Lara

    July 13, 2020 at 8:36 am

    Can anyone recommend other reviewer of game stuff that doesnt try to be funny, or that is funny?

  18. CyberThug1080i

    July 13, 2020 at 9:52 am

    Who are the morons that are liking this video.

  19. Bailey Fewell

    July 13, 2020 at 9:59 am

    Game developers have it hard, they do, but right now in this industry there is no trust between the consumer and the developer, what they have to do is justify the need for that increase, if every $70-80 game is as good as Spiderman, Forza, god of war etc, then to me that justifies this asking price, but if we get an $80 FIFA 2020 that’s just a FIFA 2016 with added sweat graphics, then we will see a crash.

    70 money units is a large chunk of change, 60 was always a large chunk, it’s hardly a sustainably disposable number.

  20. Erfa M

    July 13, 2020 at 11:13 am

    There was definitely a push for higher prices when XB1 and PS4 first came out but publishers switched to a more price discriminating system by allowing people with more disposable income (or addictions) to keep paying for more content in their favourite games. The argument that the base price staying constant is unsustainable would only apply to games that refused to integrate microtransactions, which, regardless of whether a game is $60 or $70, would remain prevalent.

  21. Cotten Helmsworth

    July 13, 2020 at 11:29 am

    Well I wont be playing those games. Instead I will devote my time to unlocking the new Xbox and then pirate all the content to the world for free. So expect us.

  22. Chaika Gaz

    July 13, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    I already pay $70 or $80 for ps4 deluxe edition copies. It just means now ill have to pay $ 90 – $100. I hope they dont ask us to pay micro transaction on top of it.

  23. Harris Roberts

    July 13, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    $10 extra isn’t that much more ppl. Its like an extra 1/2 hour of work to pay the difference

  24. Zay Solano

    July 13, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    Welp, time to dust off all my ps2 games.

  25. RO

    July 13, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    But you didn’t bring up how much they make off of in game sales. expansion packs, that is how they make up the cost

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