Gamers like to make it sound like $70 is a new thing today for video games. When, I’ve seen adverts of games back in late 90s and early 90s that were priced $70. It’s always been around so I find it ridiculous that so many of them complain that the pricing is too high when, it’s been a thing.

Even more dumb is that sales are stupidly frequent so why even bother trying to pay $70 anyways besides FOMO.

  • Vinny_93@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I think the issue with the price thing is that it’s more the rule rather than the exception. Back then maybe you got a super deluxe for 70, now 70 just gets you the base game.

    In any event: the Apple Vision Pro is one. Apple puts out a VR headset that essentially does what any 800 dollar headset does for much more money and everyone loses their shit saying how revolutionary it is. It’s not.

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      6 months ago

      If $70 got you the full game, I wouldn’t even be as opposed to it, but it’s always $70 for the standard edition and oh, also, there’s $200+ worth of DLC and microtransactions to buy, as well. Back in the 90s, you got everything for that price.

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      6 months ago

      Yeah, the market is flooded with cheap VR headsets with eye and hand tracking! Stupid Apple! /s