PS3 gamers face paying £10 more than Xbox 360 owners for Capcom’s latest
February 8th can’t come soon enough for fans of Capcom’s successful hack ‘n’ slash (‘n’ shoot) action series Devil May Cry, but PS3 gamers face a costlier outlay than their Xbox 360 rivals.
The PS3 version of Devil May Cry 4 looks set to retail for £49.99 in most High Street outlets, whilst the Xbox 360 version will be just £39.99.
Eurogamer reports that Capcom is stating that pricing is a matter for retailers and not something decided by the publisher. Higher prices for PS3 software is certainly not something reserved for this game, though.
Looking at the difference between the price of the PS3 version of The Orange Box and the Xbox 360 release of The Complete Lego Star Wars Saga, MCV’s latest High Street Price Check shows that retailers are far more likely to stick to full RRP for PS3 software.
Conversely, few Xbox 360 titles venture over the £39.99 price point nowadays.
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scy
PS3 owners will pay it, they are a soft touch - they even pay for BETA versions.
Re: scy
lol...ps3 owners get ripped big time
I paid £30 on Xbox 360
I actually paid £29.99 for the collectors edition on play.com for the Xbox 360 version.
I have noticed that in many places the PS3 version of many games seem to cost more.
Re: I paid £30 on Xbox 360
PS3 gamers are starved of AAA titles at the mo so Sony/Capcom etc can charge all sorts and people will pay because they dont have much else to choose from.
No doubt that WILL change but for now........
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