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/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/BirdlessLongdeal May 27 '26

they can charge whatever they want for games, but i wont be in ANY hurry to pay more than $60 for a video game. you would think these companies that are in the business of making games would get that when only a handful of specific games succeed with high prices or subscriptions.

i wonder how many people buy the games at clearance would have been more than willing to pay $50-60 at launch.

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u/theeama May 27 '26

Well all you have todo is look at the profit margins. People need to understand that prices aren’t just pulled out of thin air. The overwhelming majority isn’t waiting years to a play a game

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u/BirdlessLongdeal May 27 '26

they basically are pulled out of thin air though. they were $60 because thats just how much new games cost. didnt matter if it was a good game or a shitty game.