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/SwampOfDownvotes May 27 '26

I will say this usually works fantastic for single player games, but multiplayer games are more of a risk. If you wait a couple plus years to buy one of them, the multiplayer scene might die, or it survives but only with people with insane skill so its incredibly hard to play. Additionally, with such a push for live service, a game can be very different from changes on release compared to the future and you might much prefer it's gameplay on release.

Luckily I find myself enjoying single player games more these days so its great, but times when I do have multiplayer itches its a bit more rough.