Ex-PlayStation Boss Talks $80 Games, Possibility Of $100 GTA 6, And Role Of AI In Game Development
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Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has discussed two hot-button issues in the video game industry, sharing his thoughts on rising video game prices and artificial intelligence.
Speaking to PlayStation Inside, Yoshida said he expected video game prices to go up, but he was surprised to see Nintendo be the first-mover in the push to $80 games with Mario Kart World. After Nintendo confirmed a higher price point for the next Mario Kart, Microsoft followed by announcing $80 games, too.
“It was going to happen eventually. We live in contrasting times, where inflation is real and significant, but people expect games that are ever more ambitious and therefore expensive to develop to cost the same. It’s an impossible equation,” he explained.
