Randazzo from PMDG gives hints on price of PMDG 737 for MSFS

[abrams_tank 7,426]

Randazzo just posted this:

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Gents,

We have not yet announced pricing for this product. We are still sorting through some of the details for that, but it will be announced when we get a bit closer to release. For now, suffice to say pricing for our MSFS product lines are anticipated to be well below our previous product lines under Prepar3D, as the market is significantly larger.

I think PMDG is taking the smarter route here.  For a business, they want to maximize their total profit, and raising the price can lead to fewer units sold.

In addition, a user asked Randazzo if the PMDG 737 would be under $100 back in October of last year.  Randazzo responded to this user on the question if the PMDG 737 would be under $100:

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John- I think you will be pleased with the re-think of pricing. The development of a product line for MSFS has given us a rare chance to re-think many established processes. More to come on that topic at a later date. - RSR

Personally, I am going to guess a price that is roughly between $70 to $80.  But of course, I would always welcome a lower price than that 😄.

[CFIJose 5,485]

Under $100? That to me means $99. 😀

[chapstick 2,758]

But you know he's gamed it out so if you already have the NGXu, even with the discount you're going to end up paying about the same amount all over again to get all the variants. Starting with the fact that they're releasing the -700 first with models that not everyone necessarily wants. 

[abrams_tank 7,426]

5 minutes ago, Chapstick said:

But you know he's gamed it out so if you already have the NGXu, even with the discount you're going to end up paying about the same amount all over again to get all the variants. Starting with the fact that they're releasing the -700 first with models that not everyone necessarily wants. 

I'm fine with just the 800 variant, if the price is reasonable.

[dolbinau 72]

While the MSFS 2020 total user market might be 'significantly larger' I wonder how much larger the market of users who are willing to spend more than the price of the game itself for one plane actually is. I suspect that not many new MSFS 2020 users (especially xbox users) will actually see an add-on for this cost and want to buy it. I hope it's larger (and/or will grow) of course because we are going to see much more activity in terms of quality new add-ons if that is the case. 

[tweekz 2,165]

89$ - thank me later

edit: for one version of the 737 😄

Edited February 20, 2022 by tweekz

[abrams_tank 7,426]

3 minutes ago, dolbinau said:

While the MSFS 2020 total user market might be 'significantly larger' I wonder how much larger the market of users who are willing to spend more than the price of the game itself for one plane actually is. I suspect that not many new MSFS 2020 users (especially xbox users) will actually see an add-on for this cost and want to buy it. I hope it's larger (and/or will grow) of course because we are going to see much more activity in terms of quality new add-ons if that is the case. 

The DC6 for PMDG sold more copies in the first 12 hours of sales in MSFS, than the lifetime sales of the PMDG DC6 for P3D + XP + FSX.

[G-RFRY 1,712]

At least it`s not follow Big Tech like Apple sell less charge more make more profit`s🤞.

Edited February 20, 2022 by G-RFRY

[MySound 403]

4 minutes ago, G-RFRY said:

At least it`s not follow Big Tech like Apple sell less charge more make more profit`s🤞.

They are actually charging less - but ok. 

[regis9 4,020]

I'd be really surprised if each version of the 737 sells for $70-$90...I'm thinking more like $40-$50 range based on some of the things RSR has said about us being pleasantly surprised by the pricing, and the approach they seem to be taking to make the pricing more attractive to casual simmers who only want one variant etc.  At $50/variant, that's still $150 if you want the three main variants and $200 if you throw in the -600.

Edited February 20, 2022 by regis9

[Ixoye 1,823]

I don't care what it costs, take my money!

[dolbinau 72]

50 minutes ago, abrams_tank said:

The DC6 for PMDG sold more copies in the first 12 hours of sales in MSFS, than the lifetime sales of the PMDG DC6 for P3D + XP + FSX.

Fair enough...did Mr R post this somewhere? That is quite a positive sign..

[threexgreen 3,142]

This again confirms what route developers seem to be going with regards to pricing for MSFS and makes TFDi's price estimate seem like a dangerous path in terms of profit.

[wiler 394]

15 minutes ago, regis9 said:

I'd be really surprised if each version of the 737 sells for $70-$90...I'm thinking more like $40-$50 range based on some of the things RSR has said about us being pleasantly surprised by the pricing, and the approach they seem to be taking to make the pricing more attractive to casual simmers who only want one variant etc.  At $50/variant, that's still $150 if you want the three main variants and $200 if you throw in the -600.

I think $50 base package  and then $15-20 per variant is totally fair. I for one would buy the base and thats about it , I dont need all the derivatives but if someone wants them it should be an affordable path not buying the entire plane again.  

[abrams_tank 7,426]

17 minutes ago, regis9 said:

I'd be really surprised if each version of the 737 sells for $70-$90...I'm thinking more like $40-$50 range based on some of the things RSR has said 

Haha, I would hope it sells for $40 to $50, that would make it cheaper than the DC6!  Realistically though, the lowest price I can see for the PMDG 737 is $59.99, which was the price of the DC6, I think.