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Video games have always cost the same, even back in the 90s big budget games cost $60. But $60 in 1990 is $148.73 today. So video games have in fact only gotten cheaper over the years.

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[-] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

WE DON'T HAVE THE DAMN MONEY TO PAY FOR A FUCKING $90 MARIO KART GAME

And the prices back then were to offset the costs of physical distribution. Today, digital distribution costs publishers NOTHING.

These prices are not due to inflation, they are GREED.

[-] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago

I just went and checked on the cost of Mario Kart World out of curiosity. $110CAD for a digital download game for a mobile console. Holy shit. That is absolutely criminal.

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