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When not picking on Microsoft, SCE honcho Kaz Hirai talks PS3 pricing with PlayStation Magazine. While the actual console might be frighteningly expensive and the US $20 blank Blu-ray discs equally so, Kaz reassures all that the software won't be. Or he thinks it won't be. Perhaps hopes it won't be.
PSM: Can we expect PS3 games to be priced in the same range as Xbox 360 titles?KH: Generally Speaking, over the past twelve years or so, there has been a consumer expectation that disc-based games are maybe $59 on the high end to $39 on the low end. So, what I can say now is, I think it would be a bit of a stretch to think that we could suddenly turn around and say "PS3 Games now $99.99." I don't think consumers expect software pricing to suddenly double. So, the quick answer is that we want to make it as affordable as possible, knowing that there is a set consumer expectation for what software has cost for the past twelve years. That's kind of the best answer I can give you. So, if it becomes a bit higher than $59, don't ding me, but, again, I don't expect it to be $100.
So does that mean US $60 for the cheap titles and US $90 for the high end ones? Sony could really win everyone over by announcing affordably priced PS3 games. That might help ease the pain of shelling out for that astronomically expensive console.
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