@inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 days agoThe Outer Worlds 2 Can't Be Anti-Capitalist When It's Charging Us $80 To Play Itwww.thegamer.commessage-square69arrow-up1211
arrow-up1211external-linkThe Outer Worlds 2 Can't Be Anti-Capitalist When It's Charging Us $80 To Play Itwww.thegamer.com@inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 days agomessage-square69
minus-square@MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 days 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-square@baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 days agopretty sure AA and AAA studio execs can also organize and collectively agree on an $80 or higher price tag until it eventually sticks
minus-square@propitiouspanda@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-25 days 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?
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.
pretty sure AA and AAA studio execs can also organize and collectively agree on an $80 or higher price tag until it eventually sticks
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?