Xbox One first-party titles to cost the same as Xbox 360 games

Microsoft has announced that it will not change the pricing of its first-party lineup of Xbox One games. According to Polygon , games published by Microsoft on the Xbox One will cost $59.99—the same as games for the Xbox 360 cost right now. “I can confirm that Microsoft Studios games on Xbox One will be $59.99 (MSRP),” said a representative. This basically means that we’ll be seeing the same Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 price tag on Xbox One games when the console makes its way to India in 2014 . The Xbox One is expected to hit stores in November this year and will cost $499.

Xbox One first-party games won’t see an increase or decrease in price

The Redmond-based company hasn’t stated whether the console will have variable pricing for its games, much like we have on the PC right now with games costing between $59.99 and being free-to-play. Rival console manufacturer Sony had announced back in February that this would be the case for the PlayStation 4 as well, and in time has backed up the statement with the announcement of free-to-play titles for the next-gen console such as Zombie Studios’ Blacklight: Retribution and Sony’s own PlanetSide 2.

Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO and President Jack Tretton had told CNBC, “People are willing to pay if they see the value there and I think there’s more choice than ever before for consumers. We’re going to welcome free-to-play models, games from $0.99 up to those $60 games.”

“If you really see where the heat is for the true gamer, it’s on the console and it’s still that big-form experience that typically runs upwards of $50 million to develop, and we’ll justify that $60 price point and we’ll give people hours and hours of gameplay on a daily basis for months and years to come,” he added.