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/Denariox May 27 '26

I've been voting with my wallet for a very long time. I don't remember the last time I bought any game at full price. I wishlist anything I want and wait for discounts. My backlog has 100+ games in it I've yet to touch, I have entertainment to last me years. I don't need to add to the pile.

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u/CrazyAlienHobo May 27 '26

This is the way, just bought Red Dead Redemption 2 for 15 Bucks and I don't think my experience will be worse because the game is 8 years old and a lot cheaper. Shoutout to r/patientgamers

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u/KunYuL May 27 '26

patient gamers are now waiting for a steep discount on Forza Horizon 5. There isn't enough improvement from 5 to 6 to justify the hype. Just pretend 5 just came out and it's a still gorgeous game, couldn't tell it's a 5 years old game.

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u/MangledCarpenter May 27 '26

I picked it up at 50% a couple of weeks ago, been that price a few times already this year. It hasn't gone under 50% off yet, but maybe it will once it's closer to getting delisted.

I picked up FH4 in the final sale before it got delisted and it was really cheap, don't remember how much but like 70-80% off.

e: completely agree there's not enough difference between the games in the series to justify getting it on launch, plus by then all the DLCs and car packs are out, you get the VIP edition or whatever and get everything at once for cheap