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Again, what's it matter? A PS store game is limited to their platform. An Xbox store game is limited to their platform. A Steam game is....

Seeing a pattern? It's irrelevant. Console exclusivity has always been a thing until modern times. But now we have cross play, something that never existed. So again, objectively better. Are some games still stuck to certain consoles? Yeah. And that's their prerogative and frankly is the norm. So what? What reason do you have that you deserve it? You don't. You just want it.

Ummm Nintendo has a digital platform, so not sure what you're on about that one.

And in regards to indie studios: then buy their games and stop complaining, duh. Like, if you know there's all these amazing and cheap alternatives, why are you removed about what Nintendo charges? No one's forcing you. Go play something else. It's really that easy.

Nintendo, love em or hate them, is like Disney. They want to curate a very specific image. Look up the invention of the Nintendo Seal of Approval and why that was such a big thing. Nintendo wants to be very specific thing and frankly doesn't give a shit if you like it. If you dont, then you're not their target audience. It's really that simple. Their not catering to everyone, they're catering to a specific group. If they want to charge a certain amount but you know it'll be quality cus it's Nintendo, then what's the harm?

Yes, but you can make the wages claim about EVEYTHING. House, cars, food haven't gone down. Everything else went up. So why is this one luxury exempt?

And yes, because of globalization, a Steam Deck is cheaper than a NES was. That's great! So why are you complaining when prices are objectively better than 1980? Like yeah, we made things better! And even with inflation, they're cheaper!

So why are you complaining about a $20-30 increase when the math says you should have a $60 increase? That's what I'm calling entitlement. We have it objectively better by every metric in video games, including cost, and people are throwing a fit over an increase that's still below inflation.

Exactly, games back then were EXPENSIVE. Currently we live in luxury where you have hundreds of options. How does that not justify it costing more?

Exactly. So then the number of sold units is only $$$ in their eyes, not a reason to be more efficient.

Yeah, that's a basic supply and demand curve.... Guess what happens when demand is high? There's no reason to lower prices if you have high enough supply(digital copies are infinite). Your argument is completely invalid. If anything, it's proof to them that they CAN charge more and SHOULD.

Not to be THAT GUY, but games haven't kept up with inflation or increasing development costs. Someone in these convos usually point out that, adjusted for inflation, that 80's Donkey Kong game actually costs more in today's money than $60-80. So I guess that's me today lol

Do I agree that they're worth that much? Ehhhh

But have we gotten massive improvements, longer games, more physics, graphics, etc? Yeah.

Games like GTA take half a decade or more to be made. If you want that kind of game development to continue, consessions need to be made somewhere. Now, maybe there's a better place to do it, but asking more for these games isn't completely unreasonable.

Edit: That Guy is back with some facts for y'all. In the 80's Nintendo charged $30-50 USD for a game. So let's take the middle of both(1985 and $40) and plug it into an inflation calculator. I did a few(two government websites and a random other one) and I got $116.93, $118.09, and $120.44 for today's dollar value.

That's how much Donkey Kong(the OG) would cost TODAY. Not Cyberpunk, not GTA, not Stardew Valley, but OG 16 bit Donkey Kong.

You really think prices shouldn't increase? Please explain then in a way that isn't just "but I want it cheap!". If that's your only argument, just pirate ffs. No one's stopping you.

Also, INDIE GAMES. THEY EXIST. THEYRE AWESOME. THEYRE CHEAP.

Honestly this discussion just feels like entitlement from a lot of people.

Edit again: Still waiting for someone to articulate why modern games should cost less than a 16-bit relic from the 80s when adjusting for inflation. Seeing a lot of downvotes poping in, but not much writing. Some actual facts would be nice instead of "but I can't afford it!". Should I do console prices next? Wanna see how much an NES should cost in today's money?

Edit again: oh look, here's console prices adjusted for inflation.... An original NES launched for $199 in 1985. In today's dollars.... $581.57. Hmm.... You could buy a Steam Deck for that price today.... It's almost like things have gotten really good for us compared to then. Woooooow. And that's not even mentioning that consoles used to be sold at a loss. Nintendo stopped selling consoles at a loss around the time of the Wii. So modern consoles actually cost what they take to make. Previous consoles were subsidized by the games and should have been more expensive. Y'all are also probably too young to remember when having a game console was a HUGE DEAL. It meant you were well off. Now everyone has 2 or 3.

Another edit for shits and giggles: if you're gonna bring up indie games, I'm gonna tell you to just go play them then. If you know you can play a better, cheaper game.... then do it. What are you here removed about? "Oh no, I have so many options but one of them is too expensive so I can't have it and everything else too. Woe is me"

Like seriously "we have so many games now it's hard to afford all of the ones I want to play". Ummm yay? Videogames advanced as an art form so much that the choices are near endless and no one can really afford them all? GREAT!! WE DID IT! We made games so mainstream that everyone has access now!

I'm about done with this, but seriously, y'all need to chill a bit. I'm against the price increase too for the simple "I like having money" reason. But I don't think Nintendo or anyone else are monsters for raising their prices. It's been a long time coming and honestly surpising it didn't happen soon. Talks of it have been rumbling for years. Anyone shocked is either too young to remember or had their head in the sand.

Calling it now, GTAVI will be EXPENSIVE. Willing to bet base $80 and at least one $200+ Shark Card/in game assets bundle. And when Rockstar does it, you bet your ass the rest will follow. If anything Nintendo is just prepping for that inevitably themselves.

I can't help myself edit: someone said the 80s are a bad time to compare. Sure video game crash, electronics still being relatively new.... Ok.

So the PS1 released in 1994 for US $299, equivalent to $621.53 today. I can get a PS5 today, depending on version, for $499-$699, with objectively better everything. So again, cheaper than it was.

Just to be clear: they're asking for a $20 raise in prices. Inflation says it's should be a $60 increase. How are they monsters?

Mines won't curl into the pad, but they become thicker and thicker. You can tell when you remove it that it was causing pressure at the nail bed. He'd have these really long white nails that you couldn't see through to the quick at all because of how many layers there were.

If you have a polydactyl cat(extra toes), check them constantly. Mine isn't able to catch all of them on the scratching post so they don't all shed correctly. He'll get overgrown nails that are like 3-4 sheddings worth. When you cut them they shed layers like an onion as the different layers pop off.

So then who is the person who lost it supposed to ask if not the police? You expect them to go on some random Facebook group?

This is exactly what the police are for. But if you don't utilize them the system doesn't work and it's "not worth the bother".

In addition, this is how you legally acquire found property. You report it found, get a receipt, and then claim it after a set amount of time...works for MANY things, including abandoned vehicles.

As much as I despise Obama for vastly expanding our extrajudicial drone strike policy..... All things put into perspective, yeah he was pretty decent.