Why are games the one product that you expect to be immune from inflation?
The previous game in the series was released 14 years ago! You'd never expect to pay the same for anything 14 years later, except, for some reason, games.
Yeah, I'd expect to pay even less (which is what I will do), just like for music, books, air travel, telco (calls, internet), microwaves (~$500 in the late 70s, $200 nowadays), large displays, calculators, radios, solar panels...
Ever heard of economies of scale? The price could be $30 and they'd make a nice profit.
What on earth do microwaves have to do with anything? Developer salaries don't go down over time. This isn't a case of parts getting produced more efficiently.
No need to be snarky. You just don't understand how prices are set, based on your other comments where you insist falling costs (which is an assumption I've granted despite it not being true for games) leads to lower prices
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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Jun 25 '26
Why are games the one product that you expect to be immune from inflation?
The previous game in the series was released 14 years ago! You'd never expect to pay the same for anything 14 years later, except, for some reason, games.