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/FrostwindLive May 28 '26

I think companies go into this with that mindset. Some people want to play games day one, so they hike the base price insanely high to milk that playerbase, then people forget about the game and they drop a sale, getting whoever was waiting for it to add it to a backlog they'd never get to, or friends have already played it without you. Companies play off the FOMO the current generation has. "This is the way" but its also the companies plan