Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explained the company's decision to raise hardware prices , attributing it to current market conditions rather than a single factor. …
… For example, following a number of price increases over the past few years due to other macroeconomic conditions, Sony recently increased the RRP of the PlayStation 5 by $100 . …
… The platform holder also announced price increases for the new console in Japan, the US, Canada, and Europe, citing "changes in market conditions" from ongoing memory component shortages and other factors. …
… Digital storefronts keep games available long-term and allow them to hold their price points for far longer than they used to in physical retail stores. …
… But we don't see dramatic price increases in the foreseeable future, and we believe the risk is manageable." Lehr thinks that strong competition between providers will keep prices in check, and points to the roughly tenfold reduction in costs over the past two years as a result of algorithmic, hard… …
… We might also release a game priced at $29.99. …
… However, higher-priced and more complex AAA titles can also perform very well in China. For instance, Baldur's Gate 3, priced at 223.5 RMB and with relatively complex mechanics, still has the Simplified Chinese region ranked number two among all regions. …