Kantan Games analyst Dr. Serkan Toto predicts that game prices will increase even more in 2023. The first signals are already coming.
From Kantan Games Dr. Serkan Toto, GI.biz In an interview with the studio, fans are trying to recoup the rising costs. game prices He said we have to wait for the increases. He said in the interview that this price increase also applies to hardware and subscriptions.
2023 will be disappointing for game prices
While we players think that the game prices are already high, a disappointing statement came from Japan. According to the analyst’s statement, “So far, studios have not increased prices to keep up with production growth and other costs in game development, but it is likely to see prices increase overall in 2023. Also, subscriptions and hardware prices will increase, especially from Microsoft. Unless Nintendo releases new hardware.” “I expect Switch prices to remain stable this year,” he said.
After saying that Steam made an abnormal increase in its prices by 500% yesterday, we can think that the platform made this move considering the increases.
The first step of this came from Microsoft. The company announced that it will increase the prices of AAA games from $ 60 to $ 70 in 2023. The analyst believes the subscription service will also see a price increase.
It should also be noted that previously, publishers such as EA, Take-Two and Activision increased the game prices from $ 60 to $ 70.
While we expect that access to games will become easier, the thought of this price increase seems to make our job even more difficult.