Ravenprose said:

Using inflation to justify current prices doesn't work for me.  I bought most of my games back in the day deeply discounted or used or rented them because I couldn't afford them at full price. Now I simply don't enjoy most games enough to justify an $80+ price tag.

I understand that, I often buy games at savage discounts.

The world has had a huge inflationary period over the last few years.

The prices I charge for work have had to go up, because the cost of everything else has gone up. How much are eggs in America now?

Steamdeck OLED is more expensive than Switch 2.

PS5 Pro is almost £700 here, Switch 2 is £395

Games development will have become more expensive because their bills, just like your own bills for electricity, petrol, gas etc has gone up too. I dont condone or want higher priced games.

If I feel the price is too high I'll wait for sales. Like I said though, you get Mario Kart for $50 if you get the bundle. Here it works out as £35 for Mario Kart World.

New switch 1st party games are over £50 on launch here.

Donkey Kong Bananza in Europe, retailers are listing it at $55 USD, physical. That cheaper than most 1st party Switch 1 games at launch.

At the moment I'm not panicking. I spent $775 on a phone and its a used phone.

My car insurance is $2200 every f×××ng year. I'm certainly willing to spend slightly more for something that actually brings me joy over the banal shit of endless bills.

Hopefully expensive games won't sell as well then they get discounted.

Capcom is selling their Switch 2 games for $60 i read.

Ravenprose said:

Oh, I didn't mean you specifically, GG, were trying to justify the prices. I was referring to that article you posted and IGN's attempts to do so.