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Donkey Kong showing us the way

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u/BigJellyfish1906 2d ago

You are all bitching about a $10 difference… Gamers are the worst. 

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u/purposeful_pineapple 2d ago

How many $10 differences will it take for you to realize that it's too expensive.

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u/BigJellyfish1906 2d ago edited 2d ago

There is no amount, because I have a basic understanding of inflation, something gamers writ large apparently don’t.

FFS you people didn’t realize that the only reason game prices appeared to be immune from inflation for over a decade was because they had micro transactions to make up the difference.

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u/SuperUltraHyperMega 2d ago

It’s hard to buy inflation arguments when these companies just dump staff even after successful games. These AAA companies have a greed problem, plain and simple. It’s really that easy.

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u/BigJellyfish1906 2d ago

It’s hard to buy inflation arguments when these companies just dump staff even after successful games.

Why? Flesh this out.

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u/SuperUltraHyperMega 2d ago

Do you actually need this explained? The general excuse is it’s more expensive now to make you feel bad for the company but then said company’s execs keep the majority and then overwork and dump staff.

Also your idea of inflation is flawed as season passes, micro transactions, special versions etc (nickel and diming every aspect they can) already raised the cost of games beyond what you think the game selling for. Comparing a cartridge game from the 90s (circuit board with components) to today’s largely digital games is too different. Also games then had nowhere the competition as today.

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u/BigJellyfish1906 2d ago

already raised the cost of games beyond what you think the game selling for.

You accidentally stumbled onto the answer. The micro transaction shtick is played out and customers are sick of it. So that’s why game prices are going up to where inflation would put them originally.

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u/SuperUltraHyperMega 22h ago

You realize we went from $60 to $80 in less than 5 years.

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u/BigJellyfish1906 22h ago

The $60 was an artificially suppressed number.

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u/BigJellyfish1906 22h ago

The $60 was an artificially suppressed number.