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GTA 6 at $80: an Alinea analyst warns against copying the price
Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics says GTA 6's price is a special case that other publishers should not copy.
Sources big-n.fr
Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics says GTA 6's price is a special case that other publishers should not copy.
Sources big-n.fr
Can GTA 6's price drag the whole market upward? Rhys Elliott, a researcher at Alinea Analytics, says the game is a special case and that rivals would be wrong to copy it, according to big-n.fr. The standard edition is priced at $80 in the United States, $10 above the norm for big games since the start of the PS5 and Xbox Series generation.
The analyst uses the image himself: "GTA 6 is the most price-insensitive thing in entertainment. People will pay any amount to get their hands on it, which makes it a perfect Trojan horse for across-the-board price rises," big-n.fr reports (our translation of the French quote). In other words, a guaranteed hit could lead publishers to think players will pay more for everything.
Elliott believes only a few series have enough loyalty to try $80: the next God of War, Naughty Dog's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, future Forza games if they leave Game Pass, FromSoftware titles and Hogwarts Legacy 2. Big sports games could rise too, but their microtransactions would make it unpopular: players would feel charged twice. For remakes and mid-size publishers he sees a $40 to $60 range, citing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at $50 and Oblivion Remastered at $50.
His main warning: drawing the wrong conclusions from this one case would be a mistake. Franchise loyalty, perceived quality and the amount of content weigh more than the number on the price tag.
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The analyst notes that GTA V's $60 in 2013 would be about $86 today after inflation. Seen that way, GTA 6's standard edition is even cheaper than its predecessor. But purchasing power has not kept pace: with living costs, console prices and competition from streaming and free-to-play, a general rise would cut the number of players buying at launch.
In France the announced price is €79.99 for the standard edition and €99.99 for the Ultimate, digital only; details are on the price page. Alinea Analytics is also the source of our piece on GTA V sales in November.
Nothing changes for GTA 6 buyers: the price is set. The debate is about what comes next. If publishers read this launch as permission, the next big games could cost more; the analyst thinks the model cannot be repeated. The first weeks of sales will show who is right.
Sources big-n.fr
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