Capcom Thinks $80 Pricing of New Titles is Appropriate But Doesn’t Aim To Follow Trend

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"we remain flexible in considering our approach to pricing"

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  • Nintendo and Xbox recently increased the prices of their games to $80. 
  • Nintendo released Mario Kart World for $80, and Xbox announced Outer Worlds 2 to be the first title costing this much money.
  • Capcom thinks that this pricing is appropriate, but doesn’t aim to follow the trend. 

Nintendo and Xbox recently increased the prices of their consoles to $80. The former said that every single game (Nintendo first-party ones) that will be released to Switch 2 would cost $80. The latter also followed the trend and announced its first $80 game: Outer Worlds 2

This attracted huge controversy, as the fandom doesn’t think it’s worth paying this much money for a game. This also gives the other publishers a chance to increase the prices of their upcoming games, as two of the giants have already done so. While Capcom thinks the pricing of $80 is appropriate, it doesn’t aim to increase the prices of its games.  

Why it matters: The $70 pricing of games was already so controversial, and now the $80 may become the norm soon, which is exactly why the fandom appreciates publishers like Capcom not giving in to the trend. 

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Capcom Aims To Remain Flexible In Pricing Its Games

Capcom has recently shared the question-and-answer summary from its financial results briefing. The company was asked, “What is Capcom’s view on the current industry pricing standards of new titles and the outlook going forward?”

Considering all the factors related to development costs, such as adapting to cutting-edge technology and labor costs, as well as the total playtime offered by each title, we believe that the current pricing of new titles is appropriate. However, we remain flexible in considering our approach to pricing.

-Capcom Replied

The gaming giant believes that the $80 price of new titles is appropriate, a stance that may not be shared by the fandom. However, it remains flexible on pricing its upcoming games

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Xbox Has Received A Lot of Hate For Pricing Outer Worlds 2 at $80

Dragon’s Dogma 2 was Capcom’s first ever $70 game, and the company received a lot of heat because of this. While the game was generally solid, it received mixed reactions from the fandom, mainly due to performance issues

Therefore, it would be prudent for the company not to follow the trend and maintain the games’ current price of $70 for now. 

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