• Gibibit@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    If Mario is 100x more expensive than it needs to be, and there are millions of games that are just as good for a dime, you don’t buy Mario.

    • leave_it_blank@lemmy.world
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      Gamers, be it on console or PC, are dumb. Time has shown this over and over again. Horse armour, overpriced micro transactions, golden cage launchers, games as a service, the list goes on.

      There will always be people who buy overpriced stuff or don’t think about what will be in ten years.

      • inclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldOP
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        6 days ago

        Yeah, just prepare for 100 dollar games across the board WITH all of the shitty monetization at this point, gamers are going to buy their circus, consequences be damned.

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          I doubt it. Maybe Grand Theft Auto and Mario Kart can get away with charging more, but a lot of games asking $70 aren’t finding many customers willing to pay that price right now.

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        Not to mention that other publishers will be watching this closely. If Nintendo gets away with it they will make this the new normal.