Ubisoft reveals PS5 and Xbox Series X game pricing — and it's good news

Ubisoft reveals PS5 and Xbox Series X game pricing — and it'southward adept news

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A few weeks ago, nosotros learned that next-gen versions of NBA 2K21 will retail for $70 apiece, leading fans and analysts to wonder whether console games were nearly to experience a long-feared cost hike.

While side by side-gen games may eventually hit $70, Ubisoft isn't prepare to jack the toll just even so, though. All of the visitor's PS5 and Xbox Series X games that come up out in 2020 will remain at $lx apiece.

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Information comes from an Ubisoft earnings telephone call, which Bloomberg'south Jason Schreier discussed on Twitter.

Big news: Ubisoft said on today's earnings phone call that their next-gen games this fall volition be the same price as current-gen games ($sixty). Accept-Two had announced that NBA 2K21 volition exist $70 on PS5 and Xbox Series X.July 22, 2020

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He also followed up with another tweet to clarify Ubisoft'due south future plans, writing, "Ubisoft wouldn't answer when asked about next-gen pricing after this fall."

There are ii main points here. The start is that Ubisoft has no immediate plans to enhance game prices. The second, however, is that the company reserves the right to do so in the time to come.

Ubisoft has two major releases planned for late 2020: Watch Dogs: Legion and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Both games will be bachelor on current- and next-gen platforms, and Xbox players volition be able to upgrade for free thanks to Microsoft's Smart Delivery system. Watch Dogs: Legion is slated for release on October 29, while Valhalla will come out on November 17.

The subtext here is like shooting fish in a barrel enough to read. Ubisoft wants to get out the door open to raise prices in the future, but isn't prepare to commit to a $10 bump just notwithstanding. Likewise, the company won't get broke past selling next-gen games at $lx for the moment, so it doesn't want to add additional defoliation during a side by side-gen console launch — especially since said consoles will launch around the same fourth dimension as ii of its biggest games this year.

As to whether Ubisoft would heighten prices in the future, that's probably dependent on what other companies practice. 2K, at least, seems willing to raise prices by $10 right away. If other companies follow suit, Ubisoft will probably be one of the outset to prefer the new pricing structure. Afterwards all, it's a huge company that puts out very expensive games, and its franchises take huge, dedicated fan bases. For those gamers who want the next Assassin's Creed or Scout Dogs entry, some other $10 might not exist much of a deterrent.

For now, expect to pay $sixty for Ubisoft games in 2020, regardless of platform. What happens next yr, though, is anyone's guess.

Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing groundwork, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and technology. After hours, you tin observe him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.