inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoGame prices should have increased with every new generation, former PlayStation US boss sayswww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down16
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minus-squareslazer2au@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up86·8 days agoSo should the quality. And not just graphical quality.
minus-squaresk1nnym1ke@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·8 days agoUnfortunately you get half of the games and the other half is splitted in DLCs, season pass, and pre order bonus.
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·8 days agoWhich is to say that prices did increase every generation.
minus-squareDarleys_Brew@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoDefinitely. I reckon on my first console I bought games for (2000 or so.), you could get a game roughly fifteen quid, within a few years (2005) it was 40 quid, and not long after that (Around 2010-2015.), £60. My wages didn’t increase like that.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days agoyup 60-70 for the base game, 10-30ish for DLC, and then more for online play.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoits an inverse situation with games. more expenisve lower quality, they tested how much certain fans will tolerate it, and then go higher.
So should the quality.
And not just graphical quality.
Unfortunately you get half of the games and the other half is splitted in DLCs, season pass, and pre order bonus.
Which is to say that prices did increase every generation.
Definitely. I reckon on my first console I bought games for (2000 or so.), you could get a game roughly fifteen quid, within a few years (2005) it was 40 quid, and not long after that (Around 2010-2015.), £60. My wages didn’t increase like that.
yup 60-70 for the base game, 10-30ish for DLC, and then more for online play.
its an inverse situation with games. more expenisve lower quality, they tested how much certain fans will tolerate it, and then go higher.