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Sega To Consider Possible $70 Pricing For New Titles

Since the inception of the Xbox Series X|S & PlayStation 5, more & more developers/publishers have considered or acted upon increased pricing for titles. To what pioneered this new notion, Take-Two Interactive lit this match with its titles. Additionally, Sony Interactive Entertainment also followed in this path with the launch of the newest PlayStation then.

Despite the amount of value players receive from Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has also shifted to this as well. By late 2022, it was determined that new first-party titles will ship at a new $69.99 price tag. And even Nintendo in a new surprised has also followed this trend with the latest release for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, not all games are to be applied to this rule, the Japanese firm clarified.

According to a new financial report from Sega Sammy, the firm appears to be investigating potentially pricing its new titles alike the competitors. The firm shares it is reviewing the new pricing for newer games when pressed by one investor.

In the global marketplace, AAA game titles for console have been sold at $59.99 for many years, but titles sold at $69.99 have appeared in the last year. We would like to review the prices of titles that we believe are commensurate with price increases, while also keeping an eye on market conditions. 

“Also, for titles that are planned to be offered via subscription services, revenue made via contract deals are also included in sales figures, so we would like you to be aware that when these figures are divided by the number of units, there is an apparent impact on the increase in unit price,” the document added.

Regarding upcoming Sega releases, one major leak recently points at the direction the publisher is heading. In that, remakes for both Jet Set Radio & Persona 3 appeared online with glimpses of footage. The clips were told to be for a previous investors meeting from 2021. You can read the full report by heading here.

What are your thoughts on Sega potentially increasing its prices for games?

Source: Sega

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