Fifa 14 listed for £90 (and £1) on Xbox One

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Not currently the best price

Twitter has got itself in a twist over the pricing for Xbox One games, with games including Fifa 14 and Call Of Duty: Ghosts listed for a wallet-breaking £89.99.

Nobody, not even retailers, know how much the Xbox One console or its games are going to cost and Microsoft is unlikely to announce prices until E3 next month, and possibly not till Gamescom in August for Europe.

But that creates a problem for online retailers who want your pre-order money right now. GAME’s answer to this problem is to list games such as Fifa 14, Call Of Duty: Ghosts, Forza Motorsport 5, and Quantum Break for just £1. With a little sticker saying ‘Full Price TBC’.

‘£1 is a representative price and will not actually be charged,’ says GAME’s disclaimer. ‘We will communicate the actual full price to you when announced.’

Amazon’s answer goes in the opposite direction and it has listed all Xbox One games, including Fifa 14 and Call Of Duty: Ghosts, for an absurd £89.99. It also has the Xbox One console itself down for £599.99

Amazon’s listing also has a disclaimer: ‘Order now and you’ll be charged the lowest price at release’, but it’s still not gone down well on Twitter:

In actual fact Amazon’s approach is the norm for new console releases, where retailers grossly overestimate the price of new games and hardware to make sure that they don’t underestimate and end up losing out when you actually pay.

So far there’s been no indication of what new Xbox One games are going to cost, although Amazon and GAME are using the same silly prices for PlayStation 4 games as well.

Some publishers have called for a price rise in the next generation, with US retailer GameStop saying back in April that there was industry support for an increase.

 

However, before Microsoft and Sony worry too much about retail prices they both have to clarify their position over used games. Microsoft in particular is still enduring a torrent of abuse over exec suggestions that buying pre-owned games will end up much more expensive, and much more restrictive, than during the current generation.

Although they have hinted in recent days that they may be willing to change their approach following online complaints.

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