Here at SPR, we like to think that highlighting serious topics within the games industry doesn't require emulating the tone of a particularly boring episode of "Mr. Wizard's World." If you're not 150 years old (or Aaron), that means we try to balance research-based discussions with our unique brand of insanity.

If you need proof, look no further than this episode. We inexplicably start out with a guest appearance by the lord of the underworld before transitioning to a conversation about how much the Internet hates the perceived design tweaks Aloy received for Horizon Forbidden West. Then, we finally land on our main topic: The cases for and against raising the price of video games to $70.

Hey, if it weren't as eclectic as Frasier Crane's design philosophy and accompanied by show notes filled with obscure half-jokes about beloved sitcoms and educational children's programming, it wouldn't be Some Patches Required.

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• CEO compensation surged 14% in 2019 to $21.3 million (Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra)
• The $70 video game is inevitable (Charlie Hall): 
• The $70 Price Tag Is Actually Indefensible (The Jimquisition)
• The Sixty Dollar Myth (The Jimquisition)
• $70 games are ‘fair market value’ and consumers will ‘happily’ pay, argues analyst (Andy Robinson)
• I don’t buy the claim that games need to be $70 and you shouldn’t either (Eric Abent)
• Can $70 games succeed in a subscription-filled, free-to-play world? (Kyle Orland)
• The cost of games (Raph Koster)
• Should Video Games Be More Expensive? 3 Reasons Why That Doesn't Make Sense (Erik Kain)
• Video Game Prices Are Going Up for the First Time in 15 Years (Olga Kharif and Takashi Mochizuki)
• Are Video Games About To Cost 70 Dollars? Hope

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