inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Outer Worlds 2 Can't Be Anti-Capitalist When It's Charging Us $80 To Play Itwww.thegamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square66linkfedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down160
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkThe Outer Worlds 2 Can't Be Anti-Capitalist When It's Charging Us $80 To Play Itwww.thegamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square66linkfedilink
minus-squareTaasz/Woof@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoThat’s sort of how it works though isn’t it? If games at $80 are too much then less people will buy, profits will drop and publishers will either lower prices, or vanish and get replaced by ones that lower prices.
minus-squarepropitiouspanda@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoHow dare you use economic theory against them!? Don’t you realize gamers are supposed to be stupid children who will gladly pay whatever price is asked of them?
minus-squarebaguettefish@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agopretty sure AA and AAA studio execs can also organize and collectively agree on an $80 or higher price tag
That’s sort of how it works though isn’t it? If games at $80 are too much then less people will buy, profits will drop and publishers will either lower prices, or vanish and get replaced by ones that lower prices.
How dare you use economic theory against them!?
Don’t you realize gamers are supposed to be stupid children who will gladly pay whatever price is asked of them?
pretty sure AA and AAA studio execs can also organize and collectively agree on an $80 or higher price tag