Microsoft Announces First $80 Xbox Game

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Xbox is rising recreation costs to $80, beginning with The Outer Worlds 2.
Recreation Move customers might profit, however PS5 gamers should pay the complete worth.
This worth hike may change into the norm, with different extremely anticipated video games seemingly following swimsuit.

With Nintendo saying that the Swap 2 will function $80 video games for the primary time, folks have been nervous different recreation makers would comply with swimsuit. Sadly, that is precisely what occurred.

Whereas Microsoft has warned us of an impending Xbox worth hike on Xbox gaming merchandise in Could, it is about to change into a actuality, as Microsoft has introduced its first-ever $80 recreation.

Oddly sufficient, it isn’t Name of Obligation or one other mega-franchise, however a recreation that you simply would not anticipate to be dearer, on condition that it is a sequel to a recreation that had its first entry priced on the common $70 itemizing.

Xbox Goes Into $80 Territory For Video games Beginning This 12 months

The primary Xbox recreation priced at $80 is Obsidian Leisure’s The Outer Worlds 2! The action-RPG’s launch date was revealed throughout the Xbox Video games Showcase. Nonetheless, that completely satisfied second was snuffed out as the sport’s Steam, PlayStation Retailer and Xbox Retailer pages went stay, confirming the sport will probably be $79.99 when it launches.

Whereas the sport will probably be accessible day one on Recreation Move, which ought to soften the blow considerably for Xbox and PC gamers, PS5 players who need to play it day one can have no selection however to simply accept the $80 price ticket.

It is a onerous tablet to swallow, given this technology noticed video games get a $10 worth improve throughout the board. The unhappy half is, that is only the start. Count on extra video games to be priced greater. Whereas Sony hasn’t introduced any of its video games to be priced at $80, it is only a matter of time till they do.

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With extra video games getting the $80 worth therapy, I might say Grand Theft Auto 6 is now nearly a lock to price $80 (and even greater) when it releases subsequent yr. That stated, not all video games are created equal. GTA 6 might be essentially the most anticipated recreation of all time, and even when it is priced at $90 and even $100, likelihood is excessive that folks will chunk, given the franchise’s endurance is known. I totally anticipate us to nonetheless be speaking about GTA 6 past this console technology.

Not ragging on The Outer Worlds 2, but it surely’s not on the identical stage as GTA 6, so players may take a wait-and-see angle to its worth earlier than choosing it up.

Are you prepared for the $80-per-game future? As a result of it is already right here.