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Shedix t1_jaebdsu wrote

Reply to Why are games so expensive nowdays? by PythonEntusiast

I mean EVERYTHING got more expensive. You can't expect a game to cost the same like 25 years ago.

On the other hand: there are still enough games for 5-25 € so yeah, don't have to to buy the AAA games. If you choose to, don't have to buy the super duper omega deluxe version for 120, but just the simple version for 40 or 60.

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Shedix t1_jaebcif wrote

Reply to Why are games so expensive nowdays? by PythonEntusiast

I mean EVERYTHING got more expensive. You can't expect a game to cost the same like 25 years ago.

On the other hand: there are still enough games for 5-25 € so yeah, don't have to to buy the AAA games. If you choose to, don't have to buy the super duper omega deluxe version for 120, but just the simple version for 40 or 60.

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Divine_Entity_ t1_jaeaxo0 wrote

Reply to comment by MutedHornet87 in Is there any game/games that you'd rather watch than play? by tapesz0210

An easy answer is that you physically can't play the game, the barrier of entry to watching a game on youtube vs buying a system capable of running it, the game itself, and a million dlc is like night and day. (Especially to teenage me, and now i just have the habit of watching them)

But that same logic of something being boring to watch is why i don't watch sports, but millions of others do and find entertainment in it. (And honestly its the same, watching someone else play a game that either you can't play, or at a skill level that you cannot achieve because you don't get paid to play that game)

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HoN_JFD t1_jaeawgf wrote

Reply to Why are games so expensive nowdays? by PythonEntusiast

AAA games have always been expensive. A console new AAA release being 80$ was not at all unusual 20 years ago. The cost of developing games however has exploded in recent years which is why such games are now becoming more expensive, especially if you add DLCs and microtransactions the mix.

Indy games or re-releases of older games are still purchasable for about 30$, depending on title.

As someone else said, the purchase power of the average individual has decreased due to inflation so everything appears more expensive than it used to be.

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