for every informed gamer that would have feelings about $80 games there are thousands of paypigs who are disney adults for nintendo, millions of casuals who don’t give a shit about “the industry”, and millions of parents who are buying a toy for the kids and don’t buy games often enough to be very price conscious.
we all already know “vote with your wallet” and unorganized boycotts are worthless.
Honestly I never thought $80 games would ever be a big issue in Europe/USA. Games have been at $60 for such a long time, and have become so much more complex that your average consumer can justify the price increase to themselves.
for every informed gamer that would have feelings about $80 games there are thousands of paypigs who are disney adults for nintendo, millions of casuals who don’t give a shit about “the industry”, and millions of parents who are buying a toy for the kids and don’t buy games often enough to be very price conscious.
we all already know “vote with your wallet” and unorganized boycotts are worthless.
Honestly I never thought $80 games would ever be a big issue in Europe/USA. Games have been at $60 for such a long time, and have become so much more complex that your average consumer can justify the price increase to themselves.
i think part of it is how fast they went from 70 to 80