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As the Move to $80 Video Games Kicks In, Gamers Point to Mafia: The Old Country and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Hope the $50 Trend Succeeds

May 10, 2025 6 Min Read
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As the Move to $80 Video Games Kicks In, Gamers Point to Mafia: The Old Country and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Hope the $50 Trend Succeeds

Mafia: This week, the old country is in “control mode of expectation” and announced a price range of 49.99, cheaper than expected, confirming that it is definitely the case do not have An open world game, rather linear, story-driven game.

The Gang Shooter, whose Hangar 13 was developed, showed off the new gameplay for the trailer below. But this is not a GTA 6. Certainly not Mafia III. Needless to say, 2K President David Ismailer said of the Mafia: “Old Countries: “I think there’s a huge audience for a compelling story that doesn’t require a massive time commitment.” It felt like a PSA more than promotion.

Based on these comments, the Mafia: Old Countries becomes a relatively short event. There is no multiplayer mode, so the story is the entire package. How long will it take? Some estimates are 5-15 hours.

Yes, there have been some complaints about the reactions across the internet. This is mainly from those who wanted a mafia game along the lines of the GTA, and those who wanted more than, say, a short, unknown style game. But the old country never became such a game.

December, i Interviewed Hangar 13 President Nick Baines and Game Director Alex Cox are all about the Mafia: Old Countryand the outlook for opposition to GTA 6. This was scheduled to be released in the fall of 2025 at the time.

In the interview, the pair rejected their comparison with the GTA 6.

Rather, the pair explained. Mafia: The old country is more similar to Mafia 1 and 2 than Open World Mafia 3. This is a “linear, story-driven package” game that offers a “cinematic experience.” You may find yourself driving a real representation of the mafia 1900s Sicilian. It’s riding horses like the old country, or other Rockstar games, Red Dead Redemption 2, but the similarities with the Rockstar games stop there.

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Mafia: The Old Country May 2025 Screenshot

So, although there are probably inevitable complaints about the extent of the old country, I have seen the positivity about the experiences being offered. Many say they are more interested in high quality, cheap and short story-driven mafia games than bloated open world games filled with repetitive mechanics.

Certainly, there appears to be an increase in many calls to these cheap, manageable games, with Sandfall’s well-received Claire obscurity.

This is because both Nintendo and Microsoft have reached $80, making the game more expensive. In a market where Mario Kart World costs $80, the $50 Mafia: Old Countries look like a bargain.

“I think it’s a move to set the price at $50,” said Passthecontroller Reader BabyGroot1 in response to Mafia News. “Look at Clair Obscur Sales.”

“Yeah, I think there are a lot of fenced places to look at $70-80 and wait for the game to be sold around $30,” Automating_the_Game added. “But for $50 they’re like f*** that and now they’re getting it.”

This is a similar sentiment across social media and Reddit. “I hate putting things on the scale of numbers, but if this is one of those games like a good 10-12 hour game, the 8/10 experience feels like they have to give the best possible support,” said Mafia’s 99DGE. “If a publisher is pushing $80, $50 is so attractive, so if it’s worth it you’ll need to reward your wallet and vote (of course, given the economic situation, that’s something you can afford).”

“I probably meant to take over this because I don’t have it inside me for most open world games, but have you heard it’s linear, story-focused and priced at $50?

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“Like all previous mafia games, I want to have one or more short mafia games with one or more empty open worlds with unnecessary empty open worlds,” says Everythingsc0mputer.

“If they don’t intend to add side quests or side activities to do it like in previous mafia games, you can also keep it short and linear.”

All this agility online, for publisher 2K and developer hangar 13 sale Mafia: an old country that determines its and the future of the franchise. The game has the sales goals needed to make the project declared successful, and social media and forum posts don’t generate revenue. Hard sales do that.

All eyes are in the mafia. The old country sees whether Claire’s obscure success really is the beginning of something sustainable for the video gaming industry.

Wesley is the UK news editor at Passthecontroller. Find him on @wyp100’s Twitter. You can contact Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at [email protected].

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