It’s an enormous yr for video games under-or-at-$40. Helldivers 2 surprised the world when it launched and it solely had a $40 buy-in. Palworld solely requested for $30, after which after all there are indie titles like Animal Properly and Balatro which might be price way over their price-of-admission.
After which there was Harmony, which was additionally $40, and will doubtlessly go down as one of many greatest flops in online game historical past, contemplating that after an alleged near-decade of growth, it was taken offline and copies refunded in lower than two weeks.
The following huge $40 sport we would see in the marketplace, in response to a brand new report from The Recreation Submit is Bungie’s upcoming Marathon. In line with sources that spoke to The Recreation Submit, that’s the value Bungie goes to set at launch.
No less than, that’s what the dialog was. It might have very simply modified in a post-Harmony world, which The Recreation Submit acknowledges however stands sturdy {that a} $40 price ticket was being mentioned.
In order that they maybe talked about it, which is completely different from truly doing it, although if the sport was already arrange for a extra premium strategy fairly than only a free-to-play sport with battle passes and microtransactions up the wazoo, it might nonetheless be the case by the point launch comes.
If we’re fortunate, Harmony’s failure satisfied them that Marathon must be offered for even cheaper, if it’s not going to be free-to-play.
Supply – [The Game Post]
