Capcom President Wants to Raise Game Prices to Match Rising Development Costs

Capcom president feels game prices are too low compared to development costs, wants to raise prices
Game prices haven't increased much in decades while costs have risen exponentially
Capcom hasn't raised prices on new titles, even as other publishers have
Tsujimoto not concerned about recession impacting game spending
Capcom not interested in mergers/acquisitions, focused on internal growth through quality titles

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