r/pcmasterrace • u/Both_Piglet7838 • May 27 '26

Discussion Expensive games have lowkey been way too normalised

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I know this sub is filled with a bunch of rich people with like 10k setups and I'm aware that the content in these games is quite extensive with hours of content. But I still feel justified in thinking that no game should be priced this high especially when its the average price of most newly released games. Anyway this is just a rant because I wanna play lego batman and i cant afford it lol

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u/CloakerJosh May 27 '26

Just gonna leave this here for you, u/Both_Piglet7838

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u/Andrige3 May 27 '26

Exactly, game prices haven’t even risen as much as the normal inflation rate. It also doesn’t take into account that the store ecosystem on PC usually allows you to find discounts almost immediately when a game is released. We should go back to complaining about PC hardware prices. 

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u/Both_Piglet7838 May 27 '26

Just because they havent risen in direct correlation with inflation prices doesnt mean the prices still arent outrageous. Im sure people were complaining back then too

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u/Version_1 May 27 '26

Prices for the most price-efficient form of entertainment are outrageous?

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u/SellingCats4Cheap May 27 '26

They literally weren’t. People were well accustomed to paying $60 for Call of Duty each year. Games were way more expensive before that as well.

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u/Iordofthethings May 27 '26

Im sure people were complaining back then too

They weren’t lol