thewalkindude t1_iugkibm wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:53 AM

Games are getting more expensive to develop. That's what it comes down to. Games have been 60 dollars for 15 years now, while the budgets of AAA games keep increasing. Also, nobody is forcing you to buy these yearly games at 70 dollars right on release. They go on sale for pretty good discounts frequently.

Leon_Lights t1_iujbsgm wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:32 PM

Yeah. Production teams are a lot bigger now. Everything from voice actors to 3D modelers. Costs to make games are far higher now than back in the SNES days, and yet games are still about roughly the same price.

thewalkindude t1_iujdpan wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:45 PM

If you factor in inflation, games are actually cheaper than they were in the past.

Leon_Lights t1_iuje7xj wrote on October 31, 2022 at 7:49 PM

Yeah for sure. I remember Chrono Trigger came out back in the 90s and that game was over $70 at release. That’d probably be around $90 today.