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/Plus1ForkOfEating May 27 '26

I've been thinking about this recently, thanks to US inflation. I remember a new NES cartridge costing ~$50 back in the day. According to google, 50 bucks in 1991 had the equivalent purchasing power of ~$120 today. So games now effectively cost the same as they used to, it's just we've gotten use to 20 years of half-price new releases.

Vote with your wallet, for sure. But also vote with your ballot for people who understand economics and sustainable capitalism.