Casual Yelling

Video Games Haven't Changed Their Prices In Decades, So Why Is Everyone Mad?


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DLC. Microtransactions. In-game currencies. It's a part of the majority of Triple A games now, especially ones that have yearly releases. Is this something people should be mad about? I don't think so. Why? The price of games hasn't changed since the late-80s. It's all $60 and more. I explain the lack of inflation over the past 40 years, the amount of people that work on games now, and the pressure developers are under to put out these games.

Honestly, there's a lot of talk about inflation here. And I will eventually discuss game developer abuse and payments for them, but that episode will come later.

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Casual YellingBy Mat Elfring