It's looking like Microsoft have a price-hike planned for Xbox 360 games.The U.S. giant has confirmed that the Xbox 360 title Perfect Dark Zero will have a suggested retail price (SRP) of £44.99 in the U.K.
By comparison, the SRP of current Xbox games is usually set at £39.99, though the common price at launch is generally £34.99 due to a standard discount.
According to Eurogamer, some retailers are listing PDZ and other Xbox 360 games at £39.99, presumably with the £5 standard discount in place, while some of the games are priced as high as £49.99.
All this suggests that gamers should expect to pay no less than £40 for an Xbox 360 game when the console launches:
... most retailers [are] stocking the likes of Perfect Dark Zero (standard edition) and Kameo: Elements of Power for £39.99 - presumably representing the standard discount - and £44.99 in other cases.
Worryingly, a number of third-party titles cost even more. The same retailers asking for £39.99 for PD Zero and Kameo want £44.99 for Ubisoft's multiformat titles King Kong and Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, while others are charging as much as £49.99. Likewise Call of Duty 2 and Need For Speed: Most Wanted.
In other words, you're going to be hard-pressed to buy an Xbox 360 game without spending £40, and probably £45 in many cases.
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