Video games have always cost the same, even back in the 90s big budget games cost $60. But $60 in 1990 is $148.73 today. So video games have in fact only gotten cheaper over the years.
Video games have always cost the same, even back in the 90s big budget games cost $60. But $60 in 1990 is $148.73 today. So video games have in fact only gotten cheaper over the years.
Yeah the inflation argument doesn’t hold water for this since as others have mentioned, proces were largely based off of physical media distribution, but also the fact that many cartridge based systems relied on the cartridges themselves to supply vital parts of hardware, like with the SNES having carts that added extra sound capabilities
I dont think this really holds water either as those cartridges couldnt have cost more than a few dollars to make, and while things aren’t distributed physically as much anymore, there are still costs associated with distributing games digitally too.
So jump ahead a bit. In 2004 disks were in use, but $60 then is $102.90 now.
Yeah but i got the whole game back then publishers increase the price already invisibly with DLC, cosmetics, Battlepasses. micro transactions, etc. Now they want both sell you half a game at an inflated price in comparison to the avg consumer wage and paywall the other half with casino style tactics.
Oh look. Physical distribution.