Expensive games.....?

[JennyorAlice]

Do you think video games are expensive compared to how much they use to cost?  Why or why not?

[Cpvr]

Honestly, they’re a tad bit more expensive than they were before. Games used to cost $50 and now they cost $60-70. You can also blame the cost of inflation on this as well.

Edited June 25 by Cpvr

[JennyorAlice]

I remember when games use to cost around $25 to $30 when I was a kid. 

So paying $50 and higher for a video game now seems really expensive......or at least, it does to me. 

[Knight Barida]

Games have been really expensive, but I think it has got a thing to do with the inflation level of the country. You don't expect the game to still be selling for the price it got sold some years ago. 

[Kennysplash]

Well if the games are unreasonably expensive the producers will shoot themselves in the leg. But at the same time they would not want to run at a loss. So if the games are in the market and they are being purchased, they are doing fine. 

[JennyorAlice]

I understand that things are going to be more expensive these days compared to when I was a kid. 

When I was a kid, one parent could work while the other parent could stay at home.  These days I don't think it's possible.  Both parents have to go outside the home and work, and sometimes they have to more more than one job. 

[Cpvr]

On 6/25/2024 at 3:27 PM, JennyorAlice said:

I remember when games use to cost around $25 to $30 when I was a kid. 

So paying $50 and higher for a video game now seems really expensive......or at least, it does to me. 

I totally agree. I used to be able to get two games for $50 10-15 years ago, so yes, games are more expensive than they were before. However, the costs of developing games are also higher.