LCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoVideo Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buywww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-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-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoGreat news! They are! … Just typically not the overproduced and overpriced corpo ones. Wanna drive down AAA game prices? Stop paying them! Support your favorite indie or AA game today!
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoI just played Escape from Ever After. Every bit as good and polished as the old Paper Mario games. $25. They cost $50-$65 back then.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days ago… I’ve never even heard of it. But I do love the old paper mario games! So wow, now we have a real life example of actual word of mouth spread of a game, as opposed to just being a passive advertisement sponge!
Great news!
They are!
… Just typically not the overproduced and overpriced corpo ones.
Wanna drive down AAA game prices?
Stop paying them!
Support your favorite indie or AA game today!
I just played Escape from Ever After. Every bit as good and polished as the old Paper Mario games. $25. They cost $50-$65 back then.
… I’ve never even heard of it.
But I do love the old paper mario games!
So wow, now we have a real life example of actual word of mouth spread of a game, as opposed to just being a passive advertisement sponge!