Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 boss hopes GTA 6 pushes game prices up because it's "long overdue and also necessary for this business to survive"
Warhorse Studios co-founder Martin Klima - the developer behind last year's historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - is crossing his fingers for higher game prices, and he thinks GTA 6 might be the one to usher in a new normal.
Warhorse Studios co-founder Martin Klima - the developer behind last year's historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - is crossing his fingers for higher game prices, and he thinks GTA 6 might be the one to usher in a new normal.
The short version
- Speaking to PC Gamer in a recent interview, the studio boss explained that the games industry is facing a few major problems.
- The cost of game development has ballooned wildly in recent years, but the audience that regularly buys new games has somewhat peaked.
- On top of that, the move to digital storefronts means the middle-man of retail is more or less cut out: "We destroyed retail, and we took all their money." So, how else can studios maximise cash flow without stuffing games full of microtransactions?
What happened
"The last thing you can do is to increase the unit price," Klima said. "That would help a lot, but everybody's scared to death about it.
Why it matters
So I wish them all the luck." GTA 6 is priced similarly to many other high-end triple-A games here in the UK - the Standard Edition costs £69.99.
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