Sleeping Dogs dev says publishers should lower cost of next-gen consoles - Report

well i wont pay 500$ for a new console thats for sure. when i first got the 360 on launch date it was a hunk of crap the best game was DOA 4 its best to wait 2years too a year to get something new but 350$ seems fair too me i can dream

he said making at more accessible that is what they all want but for people who really like games its not good.

Three words: NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Sony and MS have dwindling appetite to take large initial losses on hardware (especially Sony with all the financial troubles they're having). Nintendo does not make a habit of losing money on hardware even at launch.

Sony and MS will price the PS4 and 540 so as to minimize losses. Expect both to be priced at least $400 (for the version with a hard drive which is essential).

I don't think the people who want a cheap console are the ones we need to be concerned about.

How about you listen to what "we" GAMERS want and if the casual gamers want to join in the fun then great, if not they can play their games on the iPhone9.

Wheres Carmack when you need him!?

the way things are going...the market economy will crash again and guess what this time even bigger damage will be done to the " big" economies......and who knows maybe we'll enter the STONE age!!!!

when i hear lower cost i immediately think cheap hardware inside which leads to ..you guessed it crappy graphics.. so im in the other camp,i say make them as cutting edge as you can regardless of price. The next gen needs a graphical leap equivalent to Ps1 to Dreamcast in order to turn heads. Graphics and that reason alone is what i will base my purchase on.

People aren't going to notice huge graphical differences between a $400 console and a $600 console, and seeing them side-by-side, 9 out of 10 consumers are probably going to end up buying the cheaper box. I have a feeling that Microsoft is going to skew a little cheaper than Sony this time around, and Sony might be hurting because of it.

I'd personally rather have a more capable console...The console is going to last you 10 or so years, or at least should of the product life cycle. No point skimping on that, considering how fast technology ages.

As long as consoles are released during a global economic 'crisis' they will only appeal to 'hardcore' gamers/fans. Casual gamers will be willing to wait for the inevitable price drop and hard/software updates (RROD anyone?!) before parting with what little spare cash they have.

I'm not quite a hardcore gamer but I play to much to be classed as a casual gamer but I know full well I won't be parting with £300-£400 for a next-gen console. If enough people don't buy a new console as soon as it is released then Microsoft/Sony will have to drop the asking price.

I just don't want to spend £400 on a console, just to have a better, slim version come out within a few years at half the price.

i reckon just double what the workers get paid in china to make them and charge that. So im up to buy a console for $20....thats all they are worth to me.

this is why i went from ps to xbox prices when ps3 came out way too much.

I'm not sure how the commenter expect consoles to lower their price point while at the same time offering more "more RAM and graphical horsepower, as well as what the future holds for next-generation motion-tracking technology."

The console makers know that they need to offer a strong device capable of delivering the graphics consumers and developers expect and I also expect that they know some people will be priced out of the market at launch. I see this as being no different for people that buy new cars at the end of the model year. It's still a brand new car, but not at the premium launch price.

Not sure I agree. The console prices will be high at first, but if the generation lasta 10 years, it will get to the price that it needs to be eventually.

BLAH,BLAH,BLAHBLAH,BLAH i just want next gen enough with bullshit somebody other than Nintendo release a FKING console already.

The Wii-U is the cheapest they'll come!

I certainly agree with him, accessible prices means more people will likely buy.

Right on, United Front. But not only for the consumers, the developers as well. Think of all the games that could have been, but never were because development costs were too high.

I think lowering the price of games and embracing the used game market, are the ways to bring in more consumers.

I would love to see consoles become cheaper but I don't agree that is the way to bring in more people.

Don't forget that back in '06 the 60 GB PS3 launched at $599.99! Not sure if we will see something similar, but I wouldn't be surprised if the next-gen consoles launch at around $399.99 or $499.99. Of course Sony and M$ will manufacture a shipping shortage just to create demand which will in turn create the ridiculous secondary market on E-Bay.

Sadly, there's no reason to lower console prices for next gen. I bought the last three consoles when they released, and sold them for more than double what I paid. People are willing to pay ridiculous prices to get their hands on a new console.

Personally I'm just not going to pay more than $400 for a console , I'm sure many other people think so also.

The days of consoles costing $250.00 brand new on launch day is over. Even the Wii U is not going to cost less than $300.00. The PS4 and Xbox 3 are going to cost $500.00. Which means slow adoption rates. New tech is always going to cost a lot, Now that the consoles are now do everything machines. Which costs money which not many people have in a bad economy. Sony and MS even Nintendo just have to weather the storm.

He's right.... Games are still almost double the price they used to be in my country. It seems this generation of games don't seem to lower even though alot of time passed since their arrival. I know that developings cost also increased for this generation but that should've gone lower by now...what the heck is going on?

Lol. Someone finally understands the point of a console...

They need to make new games cheaper...

If new games were $40 it wouldn't be near as bad. I (and many others, I'm sure) would probably never buy a used game again. The developers would probably make more money that way too, considering they get $0 from used games sales.

100 sold x $40 > 50 sold x $60...

Boy, at the rate consoles are going they are going to cost the same as a low end PC...oh, they already are! Maybe the gaming industry should realize before they start charging $500+ for a console, that the PC is a much better platform for gaming.

I think that most of the people that have posted in this thread are fooling themselves. The cost of next gen consoles will be higher than current gen was at release. Same goes for games. It is how it has always been and it will continue.

I dont like paying $60 for a game either but I remember buying final fantasy( not 13 but 1) for $50 when it came out. Most NES games were atleast $40 back in the 80's when I was a kid. Payed $50 for mechwarrior 2 and diablo 2(little more recent) and now there $50-$60.

@bats94 I agree with both statements. While we can all wish the PS4 or next X box will not be over half a grand, the real problem with gaming is the games and their prices. The used game market is as large as it is because a lot of gamers and their parents don't want and/or can't drop 60+ greenbacks for one game that they will have to then turn around and pay more to unlock all of its content. Its simple math really. I waited 5 years to get a PS3 and have spend around 100 bucks for 5 great games. If I had not waited I would have spent 300 for those games, not to mention almost double for the system than what I paid.

Not gonna happen, sadly. Increase console prices-people will still buy them.

Maybe game prices should be lowered instead.