Former SIE Supervisor: Game prices should gradually rise by $5 per generation

2025-04-19 23:14:07|Myriagame |source：minecraft skins

The most explosive news at the Nintendo Switch 2 launch conference is that some games are sold at a sky-high price of $80, which can be said to be unprecedented.This incident has exploded in the player circle. No wonder, I just adapted to the new normal of each game in the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S era, and this is another wave.

Although everyone is very annoyed by price increases, the cost of game development is really ridiculously high now.Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has a deep understanding of this, and he also expressed his opinions on the rise in game prices..

Former PlayStation boss: The price of the game has actually dropped

In a video chat with PlayerDrive, Shawn Layden mentioned that the price of the game is actually falling if inflation is taken into account.The former PlayStation executive also believes that if gaming companies rise by $5 every other generation, players may be more likely to accept the gradual rise in prices.

Shawn Layden said this: "The $59.99 in 1999 is worth almost $100 in 2025. Think about it, how high the cost of living is now, and the purchasing power is far worse than before. But companies have never dared to raise prices. They probably should have done this long ago - when I was there, every generation should have increased slightly by $5, and it became a practice, 'every generation will be more than $5 more,' and then the price will be $90 now."

Foreign media said that although this sounds a bit heart-wrenching, Shawn Layden said it without any problem.At that time, the game was $60 to $80 per plate (some expensive cassettes are more than 60 yuan), and the price has been maintained until the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S generations, and it has not increased in 20 or 30 years.If Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft add 5 yuan per generation, players may be unhappy, but it is better to swallow it from 70 yuan to 80 yuan or 90 yuan within one generation.

If Nintendo really made $80 games the norm, who could stop Take-Two from selling "GTA6" for $90 or even $100? It would be a tingling scalp to think about it, but whether we like it or not, this seems to be the future trend.

If the game really sells for $80 or even $100, would you still buy it? Or should you see if the game is awesome and whether the content is strong enough?

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