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8/3/2015 10:54:39 AM
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I understand that, but those comparisons shouldn't be made between two totally unrelated things.
Instead, it should be related between two things that can be compared to each other: for example, one video game price vs another video game price, not video game price vs any other thing that cost money.
That way, you can truly understand some peoples frustration when it comes to price and content. But like you said, opinions are opinions, and I respect everyone's opinions whether I agree or disagree with them.
But who's to say that, due to people accepting high DLC prices, Bungie decides to make the next one $50, or $60? If people still continue to accept these ridiculous prices (basically paying for the base game), then inevitably other companies will follow suit, and I myself, don't want to see that happen to the gaming industry.
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Edited by Din: 8/3/2015 6:12:00 PMVideo games have not increased in relation to inflation or cost of living in the last 20 years. It really is amazing they are as cheap as they. They really should cost $100-$120 for a base game. Manufacturing costs, marketing costs, labour, have all skyrocketed in costs in all sectors including software development. Yet, video games remain be same cost. Houses vehicles, pop, chocolate bars, clothing, food have all increased two or three times in cost over the same time period where video games have remained almost the same. I can't believe video game developers and publishers actually make any money. It's great they we so cheap but the reason publishers charge 10$ for three multiplayer maps or $40 for an expansion is because they need to recovery the costs of development. If companies like Bungie and Activision stop making money we won't have any video games at all the complain about!
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Ofc they still make money. What changed since the 80's isn't just technology but mankind itself, we are more than 7 bilion. The number of consumers has increased dramaticaly. This means that they can make more money than before, because there are more pigeons eating crumbs (pigeons being us and crumbs the low price we pay for games these days)
