EA drops current-gen prices

by Blake Snow { Jan 21st 2006 at 1:00AM }

During the transition period between current- and next-gen consoles, EA, the world's largest game publisher, has cut prices on several PS2, GameCube, and Xbox titles. New prices for several games range from $20-$40 compared to the usual $50.

From the article: "Madden NFL 06, NBA Live 06, FIFA 06, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire all seem to have benefited from the price drop, as their Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and PC versions are all now available for $29.99. Other games affected by the price slashing include Need for Speed Most Wanted (now $39.99) and Medal of Honor: European Assault (now $19.99)."

Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, and the Sony PSP game prices will go unchanged.

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

BooKahKee @ Jan 21st 2006 2:06AM

Good, now they can drop Next-Gen prices to $50...

Reytacular @ Jan 21st 2006 2:27AM

But I rarely buy EA titles.

st3v3n @ Jan 21st 2006 2:29AM

see, they're not that bad. i dont buy new games very often, but some people will like this, im sure

Zsavior @ Jan 21st 2006 3:51AM

I can't help but think this only burns some people, while moving product before the new gens come out doesn't the entise people to not touch 360 console and items just cause of price. EA has already been seen as pro sony I am just wondering if that factored into this price drop, just a thought don't know it is it valid or not.

Jago @ Jan 21st 2006 3:12PM

"EA has already been seen as pro sony I am just wondering if that factored into this price drop"

How are they pro-Sony when they make games for all platforms?

kizza @ Jan 21st 2006 7:10PM

They have never been pro sony. But they did wait to see if xbox1 got a decent installed base before they committed to making games for them. They were also hesitant with live for xbox, but that doesn't matter now, as they seem hesitant to make any games online for consoles unless they think they will sell well.

The only favouratism EA has is for the company that has the biggest installed base & can make them the most money.