Ex-PlayStation Exec Blames Publishers For High Digital Game Prices
Sony has been catching a lot of heat from gamers after it announced its plans to no longer produce discs for games released after January 2028. One of the key complaints is the high pricing of games available in the PlayStation Store, but in an interview with Insider Gaming, a former executive pointed the finger at publishers for this dynamic.
Gordon Thornton rose the ranks to senior vice president of PlayStation’s direct-to-consumer business before leaving the company in 2022. While he was there he played a key role in overseeing the growth and success of the PlayStation Store from its nascent days on the PlayStation 3, which gave him a front row seat into how the digital games business operates.
Thornton pins any pricing strategy squarely on game publishers who ultimately decide what a title will be sold for, saying, “PlayStation operates on a buy/sell model where the publisher...
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