Dragon’s Dogma 2 was Capcom’s first $70 game after years of subverting the new industry norms and continuing to release games at the $60 price tag gamers were accustomed to no less than five years ago. Apparently, the game has surpassed three million units sold since its launch in March, meaning it’s received “moderate reception.”
During its latest earnings call (via VGC), Capcom addressed questions feeling for more info on if it plans on releasing more games at the new normal AAA price. Much like it’s previously said, it’s not ruling out increasing game prices, but it has to assess the response from players and likely weigh if it can get away with releasing the game at that price while also taking into account rising dev costs.
“This title was given a moderate reception from players and achieved 2.6 million units in sales as of the end of March 2024. Regarding pricing for future game releases, we will determine prices after carefully assessing user response and considering the rising cost of development.”
It’s actually kind of odd that Capcom hasn’t shifted gears toward the $70 model as — per PSX Extreme — its president believes that cost of games is too low, seeing raises in game prices as a healthy option as costs rise and so do wages. This, however, is a natural thing, it’s likely that the Japanese developer will act similar to Nintendo, which produces games at the $60 tag while reserving the higher tier for the most anticipated, high-quality experiences, like Tears of the Kingdom.
James gave Dragon’s Dogma 2 an 8/10, saying in his review it’s “something all open-world games should strive to be.”
