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My guess would be that game prices haven't dramatically changed in 20-30 years and development costs have skyrocketed. Easiest way to save money is on payroll.
by geriatricguy 4mo ago
My guess would be that game prices haven't dramatically changed in 20-30 years and development costs have skyrocketed. Easiest way to save money is on payroll.
- jampekka 4mo agoGame sales have skyrocketed though. Inflation corrected revenue has increased something like 5x in the past 30 years. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/video-game-industry-revenues-by-platform/ https://www.visualcapitalist.com/video-game-industry-revenue...
- lrae 4mo agoWhere are you seeing a 5x there? I see a 2x over the last 30 years for PC & Console - which are the expensive platforms to develop for. (If you're AA(A).)
- asdff 4mo agoThis forgets about microtransactions.