Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (PC)Age of Conan's retail, monthly subscription prices...Joystiq - April 23, 2008
Submitted by Thumper (797)
at 10:18AM PST on April 23, 2008
Norwegian publisher and developer Funcom has announced the amount of money armchair barbarians can expect to shell out from beneath their loincloths to play Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, with the MMO's retail box costing $59.99 and €49.99 in North America and Europe respectively. Beyond that initial outlay of coins, swinging an axe in Hyborea will carry a monthly subscription price of $14.99 in North America and €12.99 for players on the other side of the Atlantic.
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$15 a month? That adds up to around $180 a year. While World of Warcraft can support such a fee, it can because so many people are already invested in the game. It seems that in the case of this game, the high fee will deter sales of the game. Around 1 million copies for this game is too high, especially with its ultra violent nature and high minimum system requirements. PC gaming is not dying, but games that cater to the type of audience this game, and games like Unreal Tournament and Quake, seem to be declining in sales. This should be more around 70DKP.