Video game prices rising to 69.99?

Since Canada has been paying 69.99 this passed year for new games, can we expect the same to happen to the US within the year?

Canada's price hike is due to the low value of the Canadian dollar compared to the U.S dollar.

and no the U.S prices will not increase.

I understand that, but I expect they will in the next year or two.

I still get pretty much all of my games for under $50 even if they just came out.

#PCMASTERRACE

Hahah I haven't spent $70 on a video game since N64 games. Glad I play most games on PC so I don't have to worry about ridiculous game prices.

It happened here as soon as the next gen started. KZ:SF was 70 Euro here to buy in a shop. Hell GTA V was 70 on the PSN store too

I honestly couldn't care less. I don't buy games until I can catch a good deal. If that means used, then so be it.

yea no thats only canadian. ITs the excghange rate stuff. And its not gonna spread.. strictly yu nadians

The prices of Xbox One and Ps4 games here are insane in the membrane.

€70.

Imagine paying that for Shadow Fall or Ryse.

I did.... for shadowfall D:

Such a waste of money

Same. New releases have been 70 euros for any console for quite some time now. Everyone i know order from the UK for cheaper because for EU prices, it's way to expensive. But even pre-owned copies of AC4 are going for 30 EUR.

To me, G2A is simply unmatched. 35-30 euros on brand new releases is awesome.

You know, I don't feel bad for you, sean. You decided to spend 70... on a Killzone game.

For shame, man.

I gotta put that song on now!!!

Not in USA thankfully.

Bu.... bu.... you're right....

There was nothing else to buy for my PS4 at the time

But I heard Killzone is one of the greatest FPS's of all time? Are you calling people around here liars?

I get most of my games between $20 to $15. I don't buy games at $60 often.

Games drop in price relatively fast.

The joys of launch consoles lol.

Yes, I am. They're wrong.

Let them try. I'll never buy a new game again. I'll rent, buy used and will not download a thing until it is around $30. Speaking of digital, it's criminal that games are not cheaper to download on the whole right now.

why would you still expect that?

so because the price increased in canada to match the value of the u.s. dollar, the games for u.s. to increase? wouldnt that further increase the price of canada to match? and isnt that going to further drive up the price of games higher? -ur logic

so are we just thinking this because you are trying to match up numbers? so ps4 is like what? 40,000 yen...maybe next year ps4 in america sells their system for 40,000 dollars?

I doubt the Canadian dollar amount will have any effect on US prices but I'm sure if they charged that much for them in the US, fanboys would still fork over the money and then try to justify it.

People still pay full price for games?

@freedomfreak: You have my blessings to try Mercenary on Vita if you ever get the opportunity. The campaign honestly blows (beat it in 2 hrs, 45 min on Hard), but the multiplayer is gold.

Welcome to the club. EU has been charging 69,99€ for many years now

Killzone is hardly one of the greatest FPS of all time (though one could argue K2 had one of the best MP FPS on consoles of all time) but it also isnt the "abortion" of a game people on SW make it out to be either. I'm not a fan of the series but I enjoyed the games for what they are: Mindless FPS action

@speedfreak48t5p: 1080p 60fps, killzone is king.

sort of 1080p, sort of 60fps

Just because you pay more where you live, doesn't mean it will happen everywhere else or even in another place. As finalstar said, it might be due to the value of your currency.

When you consider the popular DLC model publishers have going, many games are already significantly more expensive than $60. They just spread it out.

For sure. It's getting beyond ridiculous.

Not a problem for me if they do rise.

because your mommy buys all your games for you?

hail brother

I know your pain. That's why I buy online or wait for 20 euro deals.

This ^ ^ ^ ^.

I wouldn't pay $70 for a video game. I'd wait for the price to drop or get it on Ebay months later. The game would have to be AAAAE and have some serious replay value for me to pay $70 for it.

Right, $70 for a game is just ridiculous. Just another reason why I love my PC.

@lostrib: that's cute. Jelly of my success, and butthurt cause of your failure confirmed. ;-)

@amazonangry: xboxdone is that you?

You have nothing on us europeans, games are 69€-74€ here.

Of course, only rich or stupid people buy them at those prices.

Nope. The industry is under incredible pressure to lower prices to better compete with other platforms. Holding at 60 bucks will take considerable effort, and a price hike is out of the question.

lolz how badly to the eurozone get screwed over?

With the state of game sales being (generally) so bad I don't see it happening.

Nope. There was a time when Canada always paid more than the U.S., you just remember and grew accustomed to that VERY small window when things got about equal between the two countries. Being that I've been alive longer and have family in both countries, to me, things are back to what I was used to for decades.

400 dollars in euros is 293 euros. There's VAT, and other considerations, but that's the raw exchange.

PS4 is 450 euros in my country. If i bring from the UK, it's 430. :/

One of the best things about PC gaming is that although you may pay more for the hardware, especially as an enthusiast, the software cost is significantly lower. All the crazy digital sales aside, buying from GMG at launch almost always guarantees spending under 40 USD.

Should be a price decrease to me....maybe $50

Yea, but their price recently has increased over the passed year.

Yes, I know. As I said besides keeping up on the news (this is old news btw that games increased), I have relatives in Canada.

That "window of time" I was talking about was the last few years of last gen up to the increase recently. Minimum wage is higher in Canada in any event. In the U.S. it's $7.25 per hour, whereas in Canada it's $11 per hour (up from 10.25 which was still higher). The Canadian dollar retains a lower value, but the citizens get more per hour to make up for that (other factors at play as well, but I'll keep this simple).

Anyways, to answer: No, games aren't rising to $69.99 in the U.S. anytime soon based on the old news of next gen price increases in Canada. The answer also lies in what was described by the second post (and as I recall, another Canadian poster):

Me too. KZSF was one game I wish I had've waited until it was much cheaper or borrowed. The single player was so slow it made it atrocious, the mp was dead very early on and the maps are so forgettable. I wanted to like the game so much, but it just wasn't there for me.