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You won't like hearing this, but video games must become more expensive. When I was little, my dad got me a PlayStation 2 for christmas, but without any games. My mum was very generous and took me out to pick two games for it. They were 60€ each. Nowadays you would call those full-price games. But now, 20 years later, a full-price game is still about 60€. If you correct that for inflation, it should really be 86€ now. And that's not even covering the fact that games have massively increased in visual fidelity, which is much more expensive to produce. If you don't want games to be littered with microtransactions or ads, then you have to accept that a regular video game must be at least 90€. (98 USD, 77 GBP, 149 AUD, 134 CAD) #Gaming #GameDev #GameDevelopment #Steam #Inflation #Economy #PlayStation

Can't wait to buy the next installment of insert sports game here/call of duty for 100 USD base, 200 for the dlc, maybe even 300 for the ultimate deluxe extreme version.

  • GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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    1 year ago

    I'd argue the opposite. With single player I get exactly what I want out of the game from day one, and I have the same value no matter what. If it's multi-player I'm depending on other people playing it, there's always microtransactions or paying for season passes or whatever, so I think it's best to not pay if you can avoid it.

    • GinAndJuche
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      1 year ago

      Very few online multiplayer games can be played pirated. Mainstream ones at least.

      Local multiplayer, or games that require a premade: yes, good point. I’ve been burned a few times on that front.