Why are games sold at $60?

Once a game has been given out as a freebie, its value is basically gone. Publishers need games to start at a $60 price point so that they can make as much money as possible when their game is first released.

When did games cost 50?

From roughly the PlayStation’s launch in 1995 (the fifth generation) to the end of the sixth generation (the Xbox, GameCube, and PS2), most big-name games were priced at $50. There were some outliers, such as more expensive N64 titles, but the $50 price point was standard.