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[Draugoth]

With a £70/$80 special edition.

Dragon's Dogma 2 marks Capcom's first $70 base game

Capcom will sell Dragon's Dogma 2 for $70 on PC (via Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S when the long-awaited se…

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Capcom will sell Dragon's Dogma 2 for $70 on PC (via Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S when the long-awaited sequel arrives next March.

It marks the first time Capcom will sell the base version of a new game for that higher price point. This year's Resident Evil 4 Remake was sold for $10 less (and while a remake, it was substantially different).

Street Fighter 6 was also sold at for less, as was dino hunter Exoprimal. Capcom had been one of the few publishers not to embrace the $70 price point up until now, but the move comes as no surprise.

The majority of other game publishers have already shifted to the higher price, and in September Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto said that rising development costs and the need to increase wages meant that "game prices are too low".

"Development costs now are about 100 times more than they were during the Famicom era, but software prices haven't gone up to that extent," Tsujimoto said previously.

 

[Outlier]

Taking a risk on an sleeper hit franchise. Good luck to them.

 

[Wastelander92]

Also first current gen only game.

 

[Punished Miku]

They better have a great rock song for the title screen for that extra $10.

 

[The Shepard]

It's £59.99 on the PlayStation store UK

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

You can get it slightly cheaper than that trough key selling sites like GMG and Fanatical if you're on PC. And if you're on console and from Europe your preferred game stores should have the physical version cheaper as well (secured my pre-order copy for just €52).

 

[Elysium44]

Inflation. In the UK this will be £54 on Steam ($68) which is the same value as £45 ($57) two years ago. It will be similar everywhere.

Inflation calculator

Use our inflation calculator to check how prices in the UK have changed over time, from 1209 to now.

www.bankofengland.co.uk

In real terms the price hasn't gone up, so this is a non-story designed to generate outrage.

 

[Facism]

you can get it for the sensible price of £43 at cdkeys.

 

[adamsapple]

It's their first current-gen only game .. makes sense.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

you can get it for the sensible price of £43 at cdkeys.

You were not joking. You'd be dumb to pre-order from Steam when you have way cheaper options like cdkeys or even GMG and Fanatical.

 

[BennyBlanco]

You can get it slightly cheaper than that trough key selling sites like GMG and Fanatical if you're on PC. And if you're on console and from Europe your preferred game stores should have the physical version cheaper as well (secured my pre-ordered copy for just €52).

Capcom games usually end up on CDKeys before launch.

 

[Mitsurugi Reiji]

Looks great. Wonder if playing first game is necessary...

 

[Roman Empire]

There is no need to get directly from Steam when you can get cheaper with GMG or CDKeys. I got it at 15% off on GMG.

 

[Arachnid]

Meh. I guess I'll just wait for a price drop.

 

[Retrofluxed]

I got the deluxe on Greenman for $63 and some change. It was base 18% off and I had my extra 3% off VIP voucher.

 

[Hudo]

Thread theme:

 

[Tomi]

Dont care
Would pay even 80$ for this

 

[CrimsonSquall]

I really wish this had co op but I’m still buying

 

[R6Rider]

Day one baby

I need it.

 

[Lokaum D+]

at least it feels like they put some work on it to justified this price tag, there is a lot of games this year that dont worth U$ 20

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

You were not joking. You'd be dumb to pre-order from Steam when you have way cheaper options like cdkeys or even GMG and Fanatical.

If you’re on PC, bookmark these sites and always check them before you buy on steam even during steam sales. They usually have better prices, even for preorders:
gg.deals
greenmangaming
cdkeys

 

[Kings Field]

Already preordered.

 

[Raven77]

OMG NOOOOOO.

Oh wait, I spent 14 dollars on a fast food cheeseburger yesterday, so games going up in price (by $10) for the first time in 34 years is acceptable.

 

[Švejk]

Already pre-ordered the deluxe version. Would gladly pay double. This game is a dream come true for me. Quad-dipped the first one. Capcom can siphon me of my money with anything Dragon's Dogma.

 

[Boss Man]

The only games I paid full price for this year were Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur’s Gate. I’ll pay full price for Dragon’s Dogma 2.

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Inflation. In the UK this will be £54 on Steam ($68) which is the same value as £45 ($57) two years ago. It will be similar everywhere.

Inflation calculator

Use our inflation calculator to check how prices in the UK have changed over time, from 1209 to now.

www.bankofengland.co.uk

In real terms the price hasn't gone up, so this is a non-story designed to generate outrage.

This is a circular argument.

“the prices of goods have increased, so the price of this good has increased”

 

[rofif]

yeah it's fine I guess.
60$ from 2012 is about 80$ now including inflation

 

[Elysium44]

This is a circular argument.

“the prices of goods have increased, so the price of this good has increased”

Why wouldn't the price of games increase when the cost of living generally has? Developers, their employees and shareholders also have bills to pay, which have gone up ~20%+ over the last few years. And gamers have seen their incomes rise nominally too, so $70 is just as affordable now as $60 was two years ago. Stories like this one are thus pointless and anyone outraged at the rise is stupid.

 

[sendit]

N64 games regularly retailed for 70 MSRP. With games having a fraction of development cost as they do now. The market has finally caught up to Nintendo.

 

[Puscifer]

Also first current gen only game.

That's what I was going to say, everything else was cross-gen. Now though, it just better not be a Demons Souls situation where it clearly meant to be cross-gen title with a cancelled port with the only real next gen feature being fast loading.

 

[Crayon]

I've found the $70 doesn't change which games I get on release. It does change how long it gets to a sale price I wanted if I'm waiting, but if I was going to pay $60 without thinking anyhow, another 10 doesn't seem to stop me. Top three upcoming games are this, tekken 8, and FF7. They could nail me for much higher on each and I would grumble for a minute.

It's actually fucking awesome that there are THREE games I'm willing to pay full price for in the first quarter. The threads about how gaming has gone comepletly to shit make me laugh. In fact I was just talking to a friend and he was saying all games are shit these days but it seemed he was reading hearsay more than actually playing anything. He asked what truly brilliant games I've played lateley. When I said armored core, he said it didn't look fun anymore. I was like motherfucker the last time you played armored core we were like 20 and I came home after a 9 hour shift to find you sitting in the exact same spot playing it all day. TRY ACTUALLY PLAYING SOMETHING GOOD.

 

[Kenpachii]

Wont support 70 buck game releases. So won't be buying it.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Just wait a week after release and we will know how much content there is and if $70 is worth the price of admission.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[Fbh]

I'm ok with this, no reason why Capcom shouldn't follow the pricing that most other companies are using these days.
Also Americans whining about the $10 increase don't know how good they have it compared to other countries. I fucking wish games would cost the equivalent of only $10 more than they did 10 years ago where I live.

Why wouldn't the price of games increase when the cost of living generally has? Developers, their employees and shareholders also have bills to pay, which have gone up ~20%+ over the last few years. And gamers have seen their incomes rise nominally too, so $70 is just as affordable now as $60 was two years ago. Stories like this one are thus pointless and anyone outraged at the rise is stupid.

Exactly.
Maybe one could make the argument that if $60 isn't viable anymore dev should scale back their games to a point at which the $60 price does work.
But people are entitled, they don't want to pay more than $60, don't want microtransactions or DLC .....but also games need to be at least 40 hours long and have amazing next gen visuals and we'll throw a tantrum if Kratos gets on the boat with the same animation as in the last game.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

If it's not an MTX fest like other games, then compared to many other 3rd party games (*cough* Ubisoft), it'll be worth every fucking penny!

 

[West Texas CEO]

I'd pay up to $90 for a new release, so this doesn't phase me at all.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

If it’s a complete, well-made fame game on day 1 and it isn’t loaded with microtransactions and FOMO shit, I will happily pay $70 for a new game.

 

[KiteGr]

I'll buy it at 60€.
Not more!

 

[Spyxos]

Ok then, i can ignore it until it is cheaper.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Annnnd the stupid clickbait articles have begun. Guys, this is a harmful trend that makes gaming less inclusive. (Took this screenshot just before blocking this site from my news feed)

 

[bender]

You were not joking. You'd be dumb to pre-order from Steam when you have way cheaper options like cdkeys or even GMG and Fanatical.

Most times buying games on Steam isn't the most economical method but the trade off is that you are foregoing one the better Steam features in their easy refund policy should you not enjoy the game or if your hardware has issues running the game.

 

[Hugare]

In Brazil a new game costs the equivalent of 10-12 Big Macs

In the US its what, 5 Big Macs?

Games are crazy cheap for what you get. They cost sometimes as much as a big budget movie, they're developed for 4-5 years and they are so complex to make nowadays

I dont want prices to go up, obviously, but I find it justifiable. Specially with games that arent GAAS.

 

[semiconscious]

it isn't the $70 that gets me, it's these feline people. what's with these feline people?...

 

[Astral Dog]

We all knew this was coming

Anyways, im not interested in Dragon's Dogma 2 if it was Devil May Cry VI though

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

More clickbait from another joke of a gaming site

 

[Eotheod]

Interesting that they are doing $70 on PC too, usually that's slightly lower due to digital only and market standards. Granted, here in Australia we say fuck you to $70 and go the whole $120.

 

[killatopak]

Dammit Capcpom.

 

[Lupin25]

$94.99 (CAD)

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]