ITT: People who don't understand what inflation is.
The value of money changes over time. Paying $60 in 2006 is pretty much the same as paying $70 in 2013.
Drasonak
That's true, but most people's wages are not keeping up with inflation right now, so it's definitely understandable that video games would get cut out next gen. I personally wouldn't pay $70 for a game because prices drop so fast that it's dumb to not wait a couple of months.
[QUOTE="DroidPhysX"]It would still be cheap since game prices are not keeping up with inflation in combination with development costs. Still wouldn't buy though.sherman-tank1
While that is true about inflation, isn't it working against the fianancial status of the average citizen?Â
All of inflation works against the average. Average wages haven't increased very much at all over the years. However, CEO's in 1980 made 8 times what the average worker made. Now? A CEO will make 80 times what the average worker makes, and that's the norm now.
Meanwhile, everything is jumping in price to screw over the average consumer, while wages stay mostly the same.
ITT: People who don't understand what inflation is.
The value of money changes over time. Paying $60 in 2006 is pretty much the same as paying $70 in 2013.
the-obiwan
eh not really.. perhaps in your economy *Eyerolls* In the US, $60 in 2006 would be just over $68 today. $60 in 2006 seemed ridiculously expensive at the time, though, just like $70 would seem today.
ITT: People who don't understand what inflation is.
The value of money changes over time. Paying $60 in 2006 is pretty much the same as paying $70 in 2013.
PurpleMan5000
eh not really.. perhaps in your economy *Eyerolls* In the US, $60 in 2006 would be just over $68 today. $60 in 2006 seemed ridiculously expensive at the time, though, just like $70 would seem today. in the US.
Unless it is a must have like Mass Effect or GTA than sure I will bite the bullet. Anything else would have to wait until steam sales, markdowns and whatnot.
Probably people seem to forget before Playstation when Nintendo set the prices Games cost 80-99$ easy. Those were just for SNES games and some of them weren't even that good.
[QUOTE="the-obiwan"][QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"][QUOTE="the-obiwan"] eh not really.. perhaps in your economy *Eyerolls* In the US, $60 in 2006 would be just over $68 today. $60 in 2006 seemed ridiculously expensive at the time, though, just like $70 would seem today. in the US. Well, it's hard to say what your inflation rate is without knowing where you live. Unless your local economy is a complete mess, you have probably seen an equal or greater amount of inflation than the US, where inflation has actually been very low over the past few years. Moderate inflation is a sign of a healthy economy.
Probably people seem to forget before Playstation when Nintendo set the prices Games cost 80-99$ easy. Those were just for SNES games and some of them weren't even that good.Shielder7
Video games used to only be for kids and nerds, though. They are far more mainstream now. Different audiences demand different prices.
hard to say....i kno for a fact if they went back to $50 they would sell more copies stereointegrity
That's possible. Games usually get price drops pretty quickly, though. Who's to say that the game wouldn't sell exactly the same over time without the benefit of higher prices at launch?
It aint all that big of a jump...add 5 bucks for tax, and I guess I'd still be fine buying it. Of course, I only buy about 35% of my games new or near full price.
Probably people seem to forget before Playstation when Nintendo set the prices Games cost 80-99$ easy. Those were just for SNES games and some of them weren't even that good.Shielder7
Yup, especially considering an $80 game in 1990 is worth roughly $140 today. Games have only really become cheaper relative to the value of the dollar and will probably continue to do so.
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