This is another piece of information derived from statements by Microsoft Xbox CFO, Tim Stuart, at the Jefferies Interactive Entertainment financial conference, during which the executive hinted that the company is thinking about the decision on the price of games.
On the other hand, Aaron Greenberg had already pointed out last month that the higher price of games is a complex problem, suggesting that Microsoft is taking very seriously the question, but in the meantime we do not know if the costs are destined to increase or not with Xbox Series X and Series S.
From Sony we already know that, like other third party titles, even first parties will reach as standard the figure of 70 dollars or 80 euros in our part, and it is not excluded that even Microsoft will implement such a choice, but at the moment it is not unbalanced.
"We won't make specific first party price announcements yet, we will make them in due course," Stuart said, also noting that "prices haven't gone up in about two generations at this point, so that's not absurd. that someone start increasing them now ".
Microsoft's CFO has embraced a bit the cause of other publishers such as Take Two and even Sony, reiterating how production costs have increased and therefore companies can decide to compensate by increasing prices, a thesis which, however, still does not go back much on the front of the actual data, to tell the truth.
All this almost suggests that Microsoft may be thinking of a price increase for first party titles on Xbox Series X and Series S, although this may seem further counterproductive thinking that the same games can be downloaded for free by subscribers to Xbox Game Pass, so we are waiting to know the official decisions.
In the meantime, we can take as an example Gears Tactics which is one of the first Microsoft titles for the new consoles, whose price at 69.99 euros is practically unchanged from the closing generation, but perhaps Stuart in his speech means the titles developed exclusively for next gen consoles.
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