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>Games haven't really gone down in price either They have though. Games used to be so much more expensive back in the day. I actually ran across this nugget r
by Hamuko 4y ago
>Games haven't really gone down in price either
They have though. Games used to be so much more expensive back in the day.
I actually ran across this nugget recently: https://twitter.com/Mailia/status/1608496022589952003 https://twitter.com/Mailia/status/1608496022589952003
You had to shell out $70 for a copy of Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey '98. That's $130 when adjusted for inflation. And disc-based games weren't as cheap as you'd expect either. I think I saw an ad for Crash Bandicoot and the inflation-adjusted price of the game was like $74.
These days you might need to pay for $70 if you want a triple-A title on release date. If you don't mind waiting a bit or just go non-blockbuster titles, you can find a lot of games for quite a lot less.
- uconnectlol 4y agoand once you adjust for cancer (microtransactions, skins, grind2win, slightly lower code quality, thought police, platforms like steam, no control over versioning, no ability to make your own server) you get the same value as they were back in the 90s.
- fallat 4y agoNo, triple A games these days are $90+.
- Hamuko 4y agoGod of War Ragnarök – $70 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B61YDF5V/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B61YDF5V/) Horizon Forbidden West – $55 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FBCRKC9/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FBCRKC9/) Bayonetta 3 – $53 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MK1CLN/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MK1CLN/) Need for Speed Unbound – $44 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHF4XXK5/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHF4XXK5/) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - $70 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3H227Z5/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3H227Z5/) Hogwarts Legacy – $70 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W4HF94W/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W4HF94W/) Elden Ring – $53 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09743F8P6/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09743F8P6/) You're gonna have to show me the $90+ triple-A game.