The mighty Modern Warfare 2 will be kicking it on the PS3 and Xbox 360 from 11 November. But at a frankly obscene £54.99, who exactly is going to stump up for its uber–violent oeuvre? Activision says the price is down to the weak pound, but one analyst thinks it’s all “a test”. Keep reading to find out just what he means.
Gamers were flabbergasted when Activision slapped a £54.99 price tag on Modern Warfare 2 here in Blighty. While that cost will doubtless come down once the supermarkets and online retail giants get going, it’s still a huge price to pay. But Activision’s claims that this all due to our floundering economy aren’t fooling analyst Michael Pachter.
He says it’s all down to Activision testing to see what you lot make of its strategy when it comes to Modern Warfare 2. “Activision knows it has a ‘hot’ game, knows that the market will pay an additional 10 per cent, and has decided to increase the price accordingly,” he says.
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Pachter thinks this could go two ways. Either punters kick off over Modern Warfare 2′s price and Activision gets in serious trouble. Or everyone hands over their cash and games across the board soar in price.
Activision has not said a peep about Modern Warfare 2′s price since it announced how much it would be. But what do you think? Is £54.99 too much? Remember you can mouth off over in Electricpig Forum now.
Out 11 November | £54.99 | Activision (via Eurogamer)
