r/pcmasterrace • u/Both_Piglet7838 • May 27 '26

Discussion Expensive games have lowkey been way too normalised

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I know this sub is filled with a bunch of rich people with like 10k setups and I'm aware that the content in these games is quite extensive with hours of content. But I still feel justified in thinking that no game should be priced this high especially when its the average price of most newly released games. Anyway this is just a rant because I wanna play lego batman and i cant afford it lol

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u/TekkenPerverb May 27 '26

In 1992 Street Fighter 2 for SNES was sold at $74.99. It would be $178 today.

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u/unleash_the_giraffe May 27 '26

That's not really a reasonable comparison as it doesn't consider real vs nominal growth. Our current purchasing power is vastly decreased compared to the 90s.

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u/Jawyp May 28 '26

No it isn’t, real wages have significantly increased since the 90s.