Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogys rumored high price is criminal

Date:
Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:17:16 +0000

Description:
A retailer has listed Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy for $70/70, but should we be paying that much for remastered 20-year-old games?

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An online retailer has recently listed (and then removed) Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy for $70/70 (around AU$95) on PS5 and Xbox Series X /S. Rockstar has yet to confirm the official pricing for the trilogy, but if this leak is true, it means this remaster could be very expensive.

The prices for last-gen console versions were also listed by the retailer at $60/60 (around AU$80).

On October 8, Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy, which
includes remastered versions of GTA 3, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas. The Remaster will include graphical and gameplay enhancements for all three titles while maintaining the feel and look of the originals. GTA Remastered Trilogy news and what we want to see GTA 6 NPC drivers could be a whole lot smarter GTA 6 rumored to be set in Rio , following map 'leaks'

With the announcement, Rockstar also confirmed that itll be removing the existing versions of the games on all platforms. So that means the only way
to buy GTA 3, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas will be by buying GTA: The Trilogy. pic.twitter.com/AMKIJGLjrF October 8, 2021 See more Opinion: $70 games, an unfortunate new normal

$70/70/AU$95 pricing for new games has largely become the new normal. Rockstars parent company Take-Two Interactive was the first game company to announce $70 pricing for new game releases, with NBA 2K21. Take-Two said its customers were ready for the new premium price point, going on to say it thinks the price is justified, due to the value and the kind of experience players can have only on next-gen consoles. Take-Two then went on to note
that the last time prices increased in the US was around 2005 and 2006, so customers should be ready for a price increase.

Take-Two wasnt the only publisher to adopt the new premium price for games, with Sony also raising prices.

Before the PS5 was released last year, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, defended the companys decision to increase prices of new games to $70, saying he considered the new price tag as being fair, and pointing out the growing development resources needed for new ambitious games.

Though many gamers were outraged by the new $70 price point, this anger hasnt appeared to affect sales as new Sony and Take-Two games have maintained great sales numbers despite the price increase. For example, Ghost of Tsushima Directors Cut, a $70/70 priced graphical upgrade with DLC for the PS5,
debuted at number one on the UK boxed games sales chart in August.

But the new premium price point is still annoying, to say the least. Should
we really be paying $70/70 for three games that came out nearly 20 years ago? Probably not. And semi-quoting Take-Twos defensive comments, these games
arent the experience players can only have on next-gen consoles, as we have completed these games a countless number of times since their original PS2 release.

Well see if the graphical and gameplay upgrades will justify the supposed $70/70 price point, but to be honest most people will still buy this trilogy anyway. Nintendo Switch OLED review

Via Video Games Chronicle



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