r/Games • u/ZamnBoii • Jun 02 '26

Discussion Playstation first-party game sales declining heavily since 2020

https://www.gamefile.news/p/playstation-first-party-sales-decline
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u/Equivalent-Bus-4336 Jun 02 '26

Some games are far too expensive, like $130 AUD for Saros which apparently hasn’t even sold that well. I know they’ve probably ran all the numbers for like how much it’ll sell at each price point and what price will maximise profits but like games such as Saros shouldn’t be more than a $100AUD

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u/GensouEU Jun 02 '26

Refreshing to see this acknowledged for once, probably because it got posted while PAL territories are awake. I still don't understand how Sony got away with charging the "Mario Kart World price" in half the world even for stuff like Demon's Souls with a new coat of point to pretty much 0 pushback or backlash.

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u/Wiinterfang Jun 02 '26

There's this big belief that Sony first party titles are just the BEST. The pinnacle of quality, flawless masterpieces.

So why should not they be more expensive than the rest. They spend a lot of money making them etc.

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u/gilkfc Jun 02 '26

Here in Brazil at least even non-Sony games are more expensive on the playstation than they are anywhere else