New non-budget PS2 games retail for 7410 JPY ($62) in japan. Prices have been higher on top selling games such as Final Fantasy games, the last of which retailed for 8990 ($76.00).

In the US last gen games always retailed for $49.99 unless they were collectors editions or included accesories, etc.

Games are more expensive in Japan, get over it, your weak anti-sony propaganda was a pathetic failure.

ORIGINAL: Evil Man

New non-budget PS2 games retail for 7410 JPY ($62) in japan. Prices have been higher on top selling games such as Final Fantasy games, the last of which retailed for 8990 ($76.00).

In the US last gen games always retailed for $49.99 unless they were collectors editions or included accesories, etc.

Games are more expensive in Japan, get over it, your weak anti-sony propaganda was a pathetic failure.

I quoted an article from IGN, provided a link and then questioned whether it was possible to see a rise in game prices. That' s hardly anti-Sony propaganda, especially when Kaz Hirai said...

If it becomes a bit higher than US$ 59, don' t ding me, but, again, I don' t expect it to be US$ 100

LINK

...opening up the possibility that the prices could increase.

Are you saying that it' s absolutely impossible?

Yeah, yeah, we know, if you' re not having dirty dreams about the PS3 you' re commiting crimethink, save it Evil Man.

Eddie.. what' s your gamertag, seeing as you' re on Live now?

It' s Eddie the Hated. Yours? Like I told Majik, don' t look for me on live at the moment, because untill I run ethernet into my room, I' m not going to be doing much online gaming. I' d just run it from my net pc to the living room TV, but some people in my house are ravenously against guns, violence, talking on forums to people I technically don' t know, and internet gaming, so it' s not much of an option. Kinda depressing actually.

Don' t get smart with me Eddie.

Majik - You were saying PS3 games were going to be $84 in the US. Don' t try to change your argument now.

Don' t get smart with me Eddie.

Yes mom.

I' m not changing anything. I' ll repost exactly what my first post contained, just so there' s not confusion...

Expensive games could accompany a shift in business plans over at Sony.
by Anoop Gantayat

September 23, 2006 - Following up on Ken Kutaragi' s pre-TGS keynote address, Japanese site Impress Watch has posted the latest in its " Random Tracking" editorial series. This periodic feature is written by Munechika Nishida, a well-known contributor to the Asahi Shimbun newspaper and Ultra One PC magazine, and this latest update has some surprising revelations on the PS3.

To most gamers, the most eye-catching part of the feature is a claim about game prices. Citing " multiple information sources," the article states that the price of PS3 games will be concentrated in the 8,800 to 9,800 yen range. The primary reason given is the rising cost of development.

In Japan, the standard price of a PS2 game is 6,800 yen, with only the biggest titles like Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy rising to the 8,800 yen mark.

There' s a deeper story to this price hike. According to the article, Sony was, as of E3, planning to alleviate cost pressures on 3rd parties by lowering royalty costs. The thinking at the time was that users would be able to create their own games and distribute them online throught he PS3, and Sony would not be able to charge royalties for such titles. The company would want to offer 3rd parties a similar pricing environment, with the savings from royalty costs passed on to consumers in the form of lower software prices.

However, this strategy has apparently been put on hold as Sony has been unable to complete preparations for turning the PS3 into an open platform. The article claims that Sony has made no progress in the preparations for allowing users to make their own games. Such preparations include a development environment, manuals, security management and community features.

It should come as no surprise that preparations have been delayed, as the article also claims that even support for 3rd party developers is lagging.

With the delay in progress towards an open platform, the site speculates that Sony is switching to a more traditional business model where the PS3 will be sold at a " surprisingly low price" and losses will be recouped on software royalties. This is the business model that was used for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

As part of this strategy shift, we could be seeing changes to Sony' s plans for multiple PS3 SKUs. The article claims that while the 60 gigabyte PS3 will still be available, the company' s focus will be shifted to the 20 gigabyte model. This is part of Sony' s hope to change from a multi SKU business model to a single SKU model. The article cites as a source software distribution firms which noticed, at the end of August, a change in Sony' s marketing approach for the PS3.

Some big revelations to be sure. We should be able to get a grasp on how accurate Nishida' s sources were as PS3 pricing and shipment details become available in the coming weeks.

IGN

9800 Yen = $84

It' s possible, and Sony themselves said that the cost of games might rise, but $84 would be improbable. Would Sony do that?

...and here' s the LINK

I said $84 would be improbable and then asked " Would Sony do that?" Where exactly did i claim that the games would cost $84???

You implied it.

ORIGINAL: Evil Man

You implied it.

I think your static filled brain just saw it that way.

Papado, I am in the uk

(for me - before i get trashed)

Lol.

U guys are just being anti-SONY, why dont u just go to the SONY Style website or amazon.com, there they have many games already listed and all of them carry the 60 dlls price tag, all but F.E.A.R. which is at retail for 50 american dlls, also in Japan Konami' s Mahjong Fight Club Online will retail for 42 dlls BTW remember that every single one of these are in Blu-Ray, and not in DVD9 like the xbox 360 games and for that reason they have better picture and sound cuality.

So just leave Evil Man alone guys, and please realise that Sony its really working hard to deliver the best of the best at the lowest price posible, so just take it easy ok guys???


http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=games_ps3&Dept=moviesmusic#

I dont know what you guys at argueing about.

An Activison exec has allready confirmed the prices to be the same as 360 titles. around the 60 mark [euros]

ORIGINAL: fernandino

U guys are just being anti-SONY, why dont u just go to the SONY Style website or amazon.com, there they have many games already listed and all of them carry the 60 dlls price tag, all but F.E.A.R. which is at retail for 50 american dlls, also in Japan Konami' s Mahjong Fight Club Online will retail for 42 dlls BTW remember that every single one of these are in Blu-Ray, and not in DVD9 like the xbox 360 games and for that reason they have better picture and sound cuality.

So just leave Evil Man alone guys, and please realise that Sony its really working hard to deliver the best of the best at the lowest price posible, so just take it easy ok guys???


http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start?CategoryName=games_ps3&Dept=moviesmusic#

I find you laughable.

Evil man has a point I know evil man you guys think evil man is a bad man but hell I like Em. Evil man you are cool in my book. I sometimes disagree with ya but it’s all good

ORIGINAL: mikayd2

Evil man has a point I know evil man you guys think evil man is a bad man but hell I like Em. Evil man you are cool in my book. I sometimes disagree with ya but it’s all good

And right now he' s laughing at you.

This Should shut those nay sayers up

ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on

I find you laughable.

May i ask u why sir???

ORIGINAL: fernandino

ORIGINAL: Majikdra6on

I find you laughable.

May i ask u why sir???

Ofcourse.

It' s the fact that you seem to have undying faith in a company that has regulary let it' s fanbase down, especially in the last 18 months.

I' ll be buying PS3 just like you, but i' m also vocal about problems i have with it. People that blindly follow any of the companies (with the exception of Nintendo because they rock!) are amusing.

I know evil man you guys think evil man is a bad man but hell I like Em. Evil man you are cool in my book.

Yeah, he' s really cool, oh wait! That is, unless you have selective vision on every third post of his where he curses out people because he can' t express himself like an adult. Or maybe you chose to ingore him when he tells multiple people to kill themselves because he acts like he has a God complex. Yeah I can see why he' s your chum, you' ve got great taste in pal' s Mikayd2

remember that every single one of these are in Blu-Ray, and not in DVD9 like the xbox 360 games and for that reason they have better picture and sound cuality.

Um no... Since when does capacity have anything to do with picture & sound quality?

A spokesperson for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe refused to comment on the pricing of software.

So we who has to pay our ps3 up to 800-930$ shouldn' t be worry in europe when they refuse to tell us the standard price?