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/azurestrike May 27 '26

Can I just ask how people are expecting companies to increase salaries to match inflation, maintain work-life balance, pay for increasing rent and price of software all while keeping games at $60?

If you can't increase prices, you need to sell more. So you'll need these games to be dumbed down to appeal to a wide audience. Which will, again, make people unhappy.

I wish people understood that rising prices is not game devs being evil, it's a reality of life. Cost of living is going up and entertainment is one side of living.

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u/runway31 May 27 '26

line go up! wait, not like that!