FIFA One

So, here I am, sitting on the couch, not able to sleep because of THE SNORING.... *sigh* Anyway, let's jump back to FIFA.

A friend of mine told me about the price of FIFA 14 on the Xbox One being ludicrous, and I remembered seeing something like that on my RSS Feed... Well, curiosity, y'know. I clicked on Amazon, searched for "FIFA 14 Xbox One"... Hmm...

£89.99.

... Give me a second to make some sense here. This particular FIFA is run by EA Sports' new engine, Ignite. Okay. It's for next-gen. Okay. Possibly with Kinect functions... Noted. ... Am I missing something here?

Why in the name of anything that's sane is it so pricey?? I mean, £90? Sure, granted that this isn't the official price, but £90?! *gasp* ... Well, okay, let's just think this through for a second.

This isn't the official price for a next-gen game. But me, being the distrustful kid that I am, believes that there must be a reason as to why Amazon slapped on that price tag. Is this a glint of what is to come? Are future games going to be this pricey? I hope not.

I mean, the tech is essentially the same, in terms of disc storage. We're converging onto blu-ray. Current-gen games cost about £40, unless of course it's something by Square-Enix or you're getting some exclusive stuff. I can't really fathom why it would cost £90. Are next-gen games so heavy in content that we will be seeing the return of multiple-disc-packaging, hence the hike in price? What are we paying for, if the price rises?

Well, if it's not, then thank the heavens. Chances are, Amazon's just pulling our leg. Or, this could be a market survey. Less pre-orders = lower the prices. I don't know. I'm up here without any sleep and I can't form anything coherent. Deal with it.

In any case, I reckon this is not permanent. Still, it scared the crap outta me when I saw that price tag. Damn, I'm getting too old for this shit.