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Looking at the bigger picture, as a whole, adjusted for inflation, looks like games have actually gotten a bit cheaper. An NES game was $30-$40 in 1988[1], tha

by astura 8y ago

Looking at the bigger picture, as a whole, adjusted for inflation, looks like games have actually gotten a bit cheaper. An NES game was $30-$40 in 1988[1], that's $65-$85 in 2018 dollars. You also have a whole category of "basic" games (like phone games or indy games) that are nominally (unadjusted) cheaper than a retail NES game for the full version. I'm not an expert on this category by any means but I bought a few games from the Switch store that are very comparable to an NES game for $5-20. That's only a max of $9 in 1988 dollars!! I'd agree that "consumer [un]friendly practices" are still a problem though. (could be a case of a few "whales" making large purchases on stuff like loot boxes subsidizing everyone else) [1] http://videogamecomicads.blogspot.com/2012/12/sears-nintendo-ad-1988.html http://videogamecomicads.blogspot.com/2012/12/sears-nintendo... DISCLAIMER: I only play single player console games.

devwastaken 8y ago
Have to adjust for amount of buyers too though, and the cost of different kinds of games.
- astura 8y ago
  When someone says "X has gotten cheaper" they mean when you walk into a store and buy X you pay less than you did in the past, either in real (adjusted for inflation) or nominal (unadjusted for inflation) dollars.
toufiqbarhamov 8y ago
Don’t buy the industry bullshit. They’re making record profits through gambling and micro transactions. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2018/05/08/electronic-arts-we-do-not-think-loot-boxes-are-gambling/1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2018/05/08/electronic... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pHSso2vufPM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pHSso2vufPM
- astura 8y ago
  Perhaps you're replying to the wrong comment? I certainly didn't say, nor imply, they weren't. Nor am I "buy[ing] the industry bullshit" (whatever that means), I'm speaking as an end consumer.

by astura 8y ago

devwastaken 8y ago

Have to adjust for amount of buyers too though, and the cost of different kinds of games.

astura 8y ago
When someone says "X has gotten cheaper" they mean when you walk into a store and buy X you pay less than you did in the past, either in real (adjusted for inflation) or nominal (unadjusted for inflation) dollars.

toufiqbarhamov 8y ago

Don’t buy the industry bullshit. They’re making record profits through gambling and micro transactions. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2018/05/08/electronic-arts-we-do-not-think-loot-boxes-are-gambling/1 https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2018/05/08/electronic... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pHSso2vufPM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pHSso2vufPM

astura 8y ago
Perhaps you're replying to the wrong comment? I certainly didn't say, nor imply, they weren't. Nor am I "buy[ing] the industry bullshit" (whatever that means), I'm speaking as an end consumer.