Today, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter suggests Next Gen videogames will be priced at $70. For the sake of the core industry I so dearly love I hope that isn't the case. The world economy has yet to recover from 4.5 years ago, much less the US economy, on which much of the Games industry's future is dependant. Adding 10 bucks to the price of video games will completely destroy all but the most top-tier franchises, potentially kill off non-indie innovation and experimentation and push more and more people away from traditional games (those which will cost 70$) Continue »