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Billbil-kun claims to know the prices for Battlefield 6.
They revealed these prices on Twitter:
Standard Edition – Digital & Physical
- PS5: $69.99
- Xbox Series X|S: $69.99
Phantom Edition – Digital & PHYSICAL (NEW)
- PS5: $99.99
- Xbox Series X|S: $99.99
Why Did These Prices Go Up?
If these rumors are correct, Battlefield 6 is the first Battlefield game to go up from $ 60 to $ 70. It’s a lot to ask for a reboot of the franchise. Players don’t know what to expect from it because it was made from different circumstances.
We have started to see video game companies start pricing games above $ 60, the standard price gamers got used to for decades. Mario Kart World was infamously priced at $ 80 at launch. Soon afterwards, Microsoft revealed that The Outer Worlds 2 would also be priced at $ 80.
However, Nintendo made it clear they did not intend to make $ 80 the new standard price for their games. Instead, they are now giving each product different prices, based on how much content and value they offer.
Subsequently, Microsoft backed down and announced they would lower The Outer Worlds 2’s launch price to $ 70. While neither games were brought back down to $ 60, Nintendo and Microsoft reassured gamers that $ 60 games were not completely going away.
Is $ 70 A Reasonable Price For Games?
Sony announced Ghost of Yōtei would be a $ 70. They did not try to push their fans to buy the game at $ 80. At the same time, it didn’t stay at $ 60. Many third parties have also started pricing their AAA games at $ 70.
None of these game companies are willing to reveal why they have raised prices, or explain it directly. But we have come back to the explanation we found at the start of the year.
The State Of Video Gaming In 2025
Epyllion’s Matthew Ball made a video game industry report explaining the many factors that are making the industry struggle this year. The report is worth studying if you personally have the time.
Ball brings up raising the price of games beyond $ 60 because they no longer cover the costs of making said games. One could argue that the industry needed to raise prices above $ 60 much earlier.
The industry’s current struggles are the reason the industry is in its third year of constant layoffs and studio closures. You don’t personally have to like these changes, and you also aren’t required to buy these games.
But whether you like them or not, these changes are happening, and we know the reasons. Maybe in this case, EA could choose to buck the trend. But if they do, they will have to make money on Battlefield 6 in some other way.
And if you’re asked to choose between lootbox or battle pass mechanics that could cost you hundreds of dollars every year, would paying $ 10 really be that bad? What would you choose as a consumer? That would make the difference to how these new prices affect the industry.
