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I looked at what the new Jedi surviver cost new and the standard edition is 80 eur for the ps5. Who can keep paying those prices? They justify the cost by the m

I looked at what the new Jedi surviver cost new and the standard edition is 80 eur for the ps5. Who can keep paying those prices? They justify the cost by the massive teams needed to deliver the software but I think they are starting to hit peak price pain threshold for a lot of people.

A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
Super Mario Bros 3 cost $49.99 in 1990. Adjusted for inflation [1], that's nearly $120 today. Video games have actually gotten somewhat cheaper with time. And they frequently contain more content these days -- or are open-ended -- so the ratio of dollars to hours spent entertained is more favorable. [1] - https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm
- christkv 4y ago
  The average twenty year old in Spain makes 1000-1500 EUR a month before taxes, so I don't know how they think they will convince them to buy. In the first week of sales Dead Space Remake on the PS5 sold less than 4000 copies in all of Spain it seems.
  - oblio 4y ago
    Americans make a lot of money. And besides that, they're probably targeting rich kids across the world, out of 8 billion people that probably works out to a global addressable audience of half a billion.
- have_faith 4y ago
  I’ve seen this mentioned a few times - and it’s technically correct - but people need to remember that games have no natural price, could have been over/under priced in the 90’s or now and that quantity of assets/play time does not equal quality. Cheaper from a price per unit perspective makes it seem like we’re getting a better “deal” now but that isn’t necessarily true.
  - A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
    From what I recall, games throughout the 80s and 90s were usually priced around $40-50, and many of them could be beaten in mere hours. (This is when a Blockbuster membership and $2-3 console game rentals were nice to have!) As far as I can tell -- on average -- games today are relatively less expensive to buy, and yet cost significantly more to produce. So I don't think that they're a historically poor value. If anything, I think there's a stronger case to be made for the opposite proposition.
  - dahfizz 4y ago
    It just comes off as whiny. People were paying 50-60 dollars for videogames for decades, with no complaint. Now when inflation finally comes for video games, and you pay the same real price you were paying a few years ago, they're way too expensive.
    - hulitu 4y ago
      > Now when inflation finally comes for video games, and you pay the same real price you were paying a few years ago, they're way too expensive. Less money, other important things to spend on. Suddenly the crappy (lootboxes, hours spend updating) game looks expensive.
  - bilekas 4y ago
    There is also a discrepancy with the numbers being sold these days. Far higher due to multiple platforms etc. Then there is also the cost to produce physical copies. I believe, but haven't searched, the majority of sales seems to be digital downloads. I don't think anyone should be under the impression that publishers have been making a lot or close to the margin on sales. They're the one company type who treat pennies like manhole covers.

A_D_E_P_T 4y ago

Super Mario Bros 3 cost $49.99 in 1990. Adjusted for inflation [1], that's nearly $120 today. Video games have actually gotten somewhat cheaper with time. And they frequently contain more content these days -- or are open-ended -- so the ratio of dollars to hours spent entertained is more favorable. [1] - https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

christkv 4y ago
The average twenty year old in Spain makes 1000-1500 EUR a month before taxes, so I don't know how they think they will convince them to buy. In the first week of sales Dead Space Remake on the PS5 sold less than 4000 copies in all of Spain it seems.
- oblio 4y ago
  Americans make a lot of money. And besides that, they're probably targeting rich kids across the world, out of 8 billion people that probably works out to a global addressable audience of half a billion.
have_faith 4y ago
I’ve seen this mentioned a few times - and it’s technically correct - but people need to remember that games have no natural price, could have been over/under priced in the 90’s or now and that quantity of assets/play time does not equal quality. Cheaper from a price per unit perspective makes it seem like we’re getting a better “deal” now but that isn’t necessarily true.
- A_D_E_P_T 4y ago
  From what I recall, games throughout the 80s and 90s were usually priced around $40-50, and many of them could be beaten in mere hours. (This is when a Blockbuster membership and $2-3 console game rentals were nice to have!) As far as I can tell -- on average -- games today are relatively less expensive to buy, and yet cost significantly more to produce. So I don't think that they're a historically poor value. If anything, I think there's a stronger case to be made for the opposite proposition.
- dahfizz 4y ago
  It just comes off as whiny. People were paying 50-60 dollars for videogames for decades, with no complaint. Now when inflation finally comes for video games, and you pay the same real price you were paying a few years ago, they're way too expensive.
  - hulitu 4y ago
    > Now when inflation finally comes for video games, and you pay the same real price you were paying a few years ago, they're way too expensive. Less money, other important things to spend on. Suddenly the crappy (lootboxes, hours spend updating) game looks expensive.
- bilekas 4y ago
  There is also a discrepancy with the numbers being sold these days. Far higher due to multiple platforms etc. Then there is also the cost to produce physical copies. I believe, but haven't searched, the majority of sales seems to be digital downloads. I don't think anyone should be under the impression that publishers have been making a lot or close to the margin on sales. They're the one company type who treat pennies like manhole covers.