Comment by Equinoxe on March 4, 2013 at 12:25pm

So it'll take them two months more to hit the bargain range below 20 bucks.

Comment by Esteban Manriquez on March 4, 2013 at 12:30pm

They cost more than that now, so it will most likely be a lot higher than $69 anyway. People always forget that it's been pay lump now and pay as you go for the full experience for a while now

Comment by Hokum on March 4, 2013 at 12:46pm

Adjusted for inflation that is about what $59 was in 2005 with the 360 launch. Btw, back in 1993 MK2 for the SNES was $157 here in Norway, today that is $245!!!

Comment by Amrit Randay on March 4, 2013 at 12:58pm

It just means that I will be waiting for games to hit the sweet $29.99 to $39.99 price point more often! And @estaban, exactly. There's still all the season pass, online pass, and microtransaction bullshit. I wonder if we should actually count how much we spent on one game to really see how much it actually costs. It's definitely not only $60.

I got the article from a facebook page called LT3 (give them a like, bringing females gamers the cred they deserve) and people from Australia (for example) are saying things like, "We already pay hundreds of dollars, so $69 dollars is nothing." Newsflash, if the price is supposedly going to increase in the North American region, it's going to increase in all regions around the world. -_-

Comment by Old_School_Gamer on March 4, 2013 at 12:59pm

With a "season pass" it's closer to $100. Don't forget micro-transactions. Meanwhile you can get next-gen right now on the PC and pay $49 or less on games.

Comment by Berserkaren on March 4, 2013 at 1:03pm

If no one buys the passes it will disappear. If no one microtransactions on fullpriced games it will disappear. If people don't buy games at launch and wait for a price drop then the price will get down to the $50-60 price range for next-gen.

Comment by Amrit Randay on March 4, 2013 at 1:09pm

@Berserkaren And that's the problem right there. It seems like most gamers are like crack addicts and need every experience right now, regardless of the price. The only reason all this shit exists is because we as gamers all let it. It might not be us, individually, because I would imagine EBA is a part of the vocal minority against the crap. It's everyone else that needs to understand that this shouldn't be acceptable.

We all let horrible DLC, season passes, online passes, on disc DLC, and the horrible pre-order shenanigans become the norm.

Comment by Docwoor on March 4, 2013 at 1:11pm

So buy 10 games for consoles, or get a low end gaming pc, and pay next to nothing for games on sales + all the f2p goody-ness you can imagine. next gen consoles are looing less and less attractive with every single piece of news i read.

Comment by Player One on March 4, 2013 at 1:47pm

For those of you who don't already know, EA's PR department was out rather quickly after that talk was given to correct Rajat Taneja. They confirmed pricing schemes from 0.99$ to 59.99$, going on to say that it was a slip of the tongue. Whether or not that is the case, we'll have to see once the PS4 and Xbox720 arrive on store shelves along with their respective launch line up.

Comment by Amrit Randay on March 4, 2013 at 1:52pm

@Player One Well, that's good to know.  

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