this thought terminating cliche is always a fun one, especially when you know the person using it has freaked the fuck out over GTA6 potentially being $100
Not really "freaking the fuck out" over GTA6. I don't really play GTA so it is kind of a nothing release for me. I'm sure tons of people will buy it at launch and teach them that they can set the price to $100 and still make tons of money.
they do! so do we. but the prices of all goods, entertainment or not, are rising, yet we the people suffer. when you start out talking about game prices vs. the wages of the people who make them, you eventually end up at the point of "all workers need to be paid more, actually"
how is that comment slacktivism? it's more just a discussion on the general point. i'm still not sure what you mean. just 'cause someone said something on the internet doesnt mean that's all they do
That's pretty funny you think any part of price increases is going to devs. Games are more profitable than ever, but unless it's infinite growth, corporations aren't satisfied because stocks don't go up, and that's why game prices went up. Nothing to do with paying actual creators any more.
I wouldn't, because it's been shown that without shareholder pressure and running the company well, games don't need to be priced that much or have MTX. Look at indies, companies like Larian or Supergiant, etc.
They're selling great games for lower prices (BG3 won every award & was $60, and I happily paid that in EA bc I knew they'd release a great game). I want devs to get paid properly & games to sell for reasonable prices to make the company money without the corporate focus on ever-increasing profits.
I'm happy to buy full price when the price is worth it, they're not nickel and diming you, and the money isn't just lining a CEO's pocket. For everything else, I'm buying it at deep discount, if ever.
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For MK, a family member had UMK3 for SNES. We just played that or SSF2T.
but also remember that the devs need to be payed better and have a better work/life balance.
Or the difference between stated preferences and revealed preferences?
Or is that anti-consumer as well?
these statements are in no way contradictory, btw. If you think otherwise you're both a shill and stupid.