Capcom has addressed the patron response to its first $70 recreation in addition to its technique for future software program pricing.
Dragon’s Dogma 2, which was launched on March 22, is the Japanese firm’s first recreation to hold the elevated value level that has been adopted by many publishers this console era.
The sport bought over 2.5 million copies throughout its launch month and surpassed three million gross sales by late Might, in accordance with Capcom.
In a newly revealed translation of its newest earnings Q&A session, the corporate was requested concerning the efficiency of the sport and to debate its technique for pricing software program going ahead.
“This title was given a average reception from gamers and achieved 2.6 million models in gross sales as of the top of March 2024,” it mentioned. “Concerning pricing for future recreation releases, we are going to decide costs after fastidiously assessing person response and contemplating the rising value of growth.”
It wouldn’t be an excessive amount of of a shock if Capcom began releasing extra $70 titles, given its president reportedly mentioned final September that he believed video games ought to value extra to purchase.
“Personally, I really feel that recreation costs are too low,” Haruhiro Tsujimoto mentioned through the Tokyo Recreation Present, in accordance with Nikkei. “Growth prices are round 100 occasions increased than they have been within the days of the Famicom (NES), however the value of software program hasn’t risen a lot.
“There’s additionally a necessity to boost wages with the intention to appeal to gifted folks. Provided that wages are rising throughout the business as a complete, I believe the choice of elevating unit costs is a wholesome type of enterprise.”
Like Ubisoft, which launched its first $70 recreation in December within the type of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Capcom is comparatively late to the development of elevating software program costs through the present console cycle.
In August 2020, Take-Two’s NBA 2K21 turned the primary current-gen recreation to be priced at $70. The likes of Activision, Sony, EA, Sq. Enix, Nintendo and Microsoft have since adopted swimsuit.
Capcom plans to indicate off Monster Hunter Wilds throughout Friday’s Summer time Video games Fest showcase.
