LCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoVideo Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buywww.bloomberg.comexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkVideo Games Need to Be Cheaper to Buywww.bloomberg.comLCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square82fedilinkfile-text
One way to get out of the video-game industry funk is to recognize that players aren’t spending $70 on most games
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-23 hours agoGreat news! They are! … Just typically not the overproduced and overpriced corpo ones. Wanna drive down AAA game prices? Stop paying them! Support your favorite indie or AA game today! Don’t like games with predatory microtransactions? You’ll never believe this, but you can also just stop playing games with them! Get all your friends onboard with the plan, fight the man!
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 minutes agoI just played Escape from Ever After. Every bit as good and polished as the old Paper Mario games. $25. They cost $50-$65 back then.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 minutes ago… I’ve never even heard of it. But I do love the old paper mario games! So wow, now we have a real life example of actual organic word of mouth spread of a game, as opposed to just being a passive advertisement sponge!
Great news!
They are!
… Just typically not the overproduced and overpriced corpo ones.
Wanna drive down AAA game prices?
Stop paying them!
Support your favorite indie or AA game today!
Don’t like games with predatory microtransactions?
You’ll never believe this, but you can also just stop playing games with them!
Get all your friends onboard with the plan, fight the man!
I just played Escape from Ever After. Every bit as good and polished as the old Paper Mario games. $25. They cost $50-$65 back then.
… I’ve never even heard of it.
But I do love the old paper mario games!
So wow, now we have a real life example of actual organic word of mouth spread of a game, as opposed to just being a passive advertisement sponge!