I‘m honestly surprised that games haven’t reached the $100 mark years ago already(excluding deluxe editions).
I hear many people cry about how a console game is now $80 instead of $70 but if we’d really take Inflation of the last 20 years they should already be way above $100.
It seems like games are one of the most price-stable things
I suspect you are not being ignorant, but don't actually know. However, with rEcOrD pRoFiTs every quarter, well I just don't care, it's too much. EVERYTHING is expensive now. And it sucks. I miss my $1.99 milk and $1.50 per gallon for gas :(
11 Comments
lynny@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
Am I just being ignorant in thinking it's strange that these vendors need to increase their prices by 24% when inflation is not even double digits?
dystop@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y
Corporate greed. It happens with everything, be it prices of microchips or mashed potato.
Taxxor@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
I‘m honestly surprised that games haven’t reached the $100 mark years ago already(excluding deluxe editions). I hear many people cry about how a console game is now $80 instead of $70 but if we’d really take Inflation of the last 20 years they should already be way above $100. It seems like games are one of the most price-stable things
OneDimensionPrinter@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y
I suspect you are not being ignorant, but don't actually know. However, with rEcOrD pRoFiTs every quarter, well I just don't care, it's too much. EVERYTHING is expensive now. And it sucks. I miss my $1.99 milk and $1.50 per gallon for gas :(
nivenkos@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Wow, I wish I lived where inflation wasn't double digits.
lynny@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
That's the US apparently. Is it worse elsewhere?
nivenkos@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
In Sweden and the UK, although it's come down a bit at least.
The food inflation is especially crazy, it was over 20% for a while.
But I think the Eastern European countries like Lithuania, Estonia, etc. have had it the worst - but at least they were starting from lower prices.
lynny@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Eastern Europe can't get a break...
Screak42@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 3y
Greed. Nothing else.
hejsan@feddit.nl · 5 pts · 3y
This isn't just a tech issue. Every company loves inflation because they can use it as an excuse to raise prices.
buckykat@lemmy.fmhy.ml · 4 pts · 3y
Inflation is just companies raising prices