LCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoVideo Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buywww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down114file-text
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One way to get out of the video-game industry funk is to recognize that players aren’t spending $70 on most games
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·7 days ago60? Maybe. 70? Never until now. 80? Definitely never until now.
minus-squarechemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoAnd the DLC and “Deluxe” editions… The price of a AAA game is well over $100 now.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoRimworld plus all DLCs is over $100 too, but could last you a literal lifetime in reliability. It’s not the price, but the price per content delivered.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoD’oh. I could make a counterargument, but I don’t think it is needed.
60? Maybe. 70? Never until now. 80? Definitely never until now.
And the DLC and “Deluxe” editions… The price of a AAA game is well over $100 now.
Rimworld plus all DLCs is over $100 too, but could last you a literal lifetime in reliability. It’s not the price, but the price per content delivered.
D’oh. I could make a counterargument, but I don’t think it is needed.
true that.