Der er efterhånden en række branchefolk, blandt andet analytikere, der mener at det er sandsynligt at Take-Two vil forsøge at udnytte hvor eftertragtet Grand Theft Auto VI egentlig er til at skubbe til grænserne for den traditionelle markedspris for AAA-titler, der lige nu ligger på $69,99.
Nu slutter endnu en erfaren herre sig til den skare, nemlig Michael Pachter, der dog også er kendt for at lige flamboyant nok i sine udtalelser. Han siger (via VGC) at det er sandsynligt at Take-Two vil forsøge at udnytte situationen, og presse for en langt højere pris på spillet.
"We think the company has plans to sell the game at a previously unheard of price point, and suspect that management can offer consumers an incentive to pay $100 or more per unit by rewarding them with a large amount of in-game currency to be spent in GTA Online. There is precedent for integrating an online game experience with a premium game, as Activision did so with both Call of Duty Warzone and Call of Duty Mobile content prior to the release of its annual Call of Duty premium installment. In Activision's case, the integration led to a 40% increase in sales of Call of Duty premium; in Take-Two's case, we think a successful integration of GTA Online and GTA VI can lead to a $100 price point for the premium game."
Her taler han desuden om den basale markedspris, ikke en dyrere Deluxe- eller Special Edition som vi har set mange, mange gange før.
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