I’m already not buying $70 games, I’m not gonna buy them at $80 or $90 either.

Give us less and charge us more, that’s the big gaming company MO

Interestingly other publications have an additional quote

“Just as the recession doesn’t stop people from going to the cinema or going to their favourite artist’s concert, high-quality games will continue to sell well,” he said.

Kind of embarrassing to have a company president who doesn’t understand the Econ 101 concept of normal goods.

Must be time for a yacht upgrade

Salaries are too low, say employees everywhere.

Game prices are too high, say gamers everywhere.

@lemmy.world While their costs have increased dramatically, wages have overall not kept up. Food or game, people will pick food. As a side pet peeve, how about more companies actually release a non broken day 1 game that doesn’t need a zillion patches to be playable first?

I promise if games go above 60 as the norm I’ll solely rely on pirating.

I know I’m gonna get flamed for this, but I kinda agree.

I paid $60 for games back when a bottle of coke in a vending machine was 25 cents. Now I regularly see sodas in vending machines at $1.50 but games are still $60? Don’t get me wrong I’m grateful, but when you have a 0% price increase over a period of time where inflation increases by 150%+ everywhere else, it’s hardly surprising the companies are looking for new ways to monetize.