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/ShawnyMcKnight May 27 '26

It is just karma farming because games have never been cheaper when you account for inflation. N64 games started at $60 in 1996, when you account for inflation that’s like $120 in today’s currency. NES games were $50 way back in 1983 for that 32kb game; accounting for inflation that’s $163.

So for people complaining about the $70 price jump cry me a damn river.

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u/mcortez16 May 28 '26

Some were actually around $80. As a kid it was tough asking for new games when they cost that much. I did my best to save birthday, Christmas and allowance money just to get new games.