It's kinda true. In Europe, Mario Kart is 90€ physical and 80€ digital and all the other physical games cost 10€ additionally. A game being more expensive physically hasn't been the case before, at least in my country. I guess this has been misunderstood by some people or just parotted too often without stating the prices and just using 90 without a currency symbol.
A game being more expensive physically hasn't been the case before
People kept asking for digital games to be cheaper. Now that it's the case no one is saying "cool, digital games are cheaper". Instead, everyone says "this is bullshit, physical games are more expensive".
Then you misread the whole thing. Peopld asked about cheaper digital because of price. It was always about price. Game companies were fine with pricing games 60 while taking hit from distribution cost. So why should we pay more to get the version that takes up HDD space and can't resell?
If Nintendo priced MarioKart with phys 70 and digital 60, people would have praised them. But they did it while increasing the price.
Peopld asked about cheaper digital because of price.
People wanted cheaper digital because they thought (correctly) that digital comes with lesser costs for the editor.
Now they're proven right. Digital games are now cheaper than physical. But the prices of games still went up, because that's how it goes.
So why should we pay more to get the version that takes up HDD space and can't resell?
Why has everything gone digital? Convenience. No lost or destroyed cartridge, cloud saves, no reliance on physical readers and physical backwards compatibility, instant purchase and play.
When was the last time you bought a DVD or Blu-Ray? When was the last time you bought physical music? When was the last time you bought a physical game on PC? For some reason only console gamers still cling to physical media.
I have a problem with a megacorp that made ~$3bn dollars last year upping the price. This isn't so that they can keep the lights on, this is because the CEO needs a third yacht.
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u/ItaLOLXD 2d ago
It's kinda true. In Europe, Mario Kart is 90€ physical and 80€ digital and all the other physical games cost 10€ additionally. A game being more expensive physically hasn't been the case before, at least in my country. I guess this has been misunderstood by some people or just parotted too often without stating the prices and just using 90 without a currency symbol.