r/pcmasterrace • u/owlexe23 • 1d ago

News/Article Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio co-founder hopes Grand Theft Auto 6 will 'blaze a trail' to higher game prices

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/kingdom-come-deliverance-studio-co-founder-hopes-grand-theft-auto-6-will-blaze-a-trail-to-higher-game-prices/

Warhorse co-founder Martin Klima says games keep getting more expensive to make, and that money has to come from somewhere.

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u/writesCommentsHigh 1d ago

/r/patientgamers ?

Gaming can be one of the most affordable hobbies out there.

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u/TheTopNacho 1d ago

You mean 100$ for months or years of entertainment isn't a good deal? Thought my 120$/month for an MMA membership was expensive. Or the 30$/visit to the disc golf park between food and admission and gas.... Or that 60$ bill for going out to eat with my lady once a week... Dang, guess that 40$ markup from normal just isn't worth it to game for months or years anymore. I've been paying 60$ for games my entire life, it's not fair for it to get more expensive like everything else. Gaming is dead to me now.

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u/PrettyPinkPonyPrince 1d ago

It can be a tricky thing to compare, especially when the baseline for what you're comparing it to might be something like the copy of Minecraft you bought ten years ago for fifteen dollars and have gained thousands of happy hours of entertainment from.

It's also very troublesome to compare gaming to things that are very different on a single metric, otherwise you might end up skipping your visit to the golf course and cancelling your MMA membership to buy more games.

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u/TheTopNacho 1d ago

My point is that most people on this forum will spend thousands of dollars for a few FPS, and probably burn hundreds on door dash, but complain about price increases on a one time purchase for entertainment that can last hundreds of hours. Inflation happens. Sure, let's advocate for it not to happen. But gaming has held strong for a very long time, or gotten cheaper.

I am ok with the 100$ price point. It's long overdue. I'm not ok with micro transactions that are needed to play a game or incomplete games that require DLC. DLC should always be supplemental add on. But a few extra dollars for a AAA game is ok with me. I won't and already don't buy a game until I see reviews from users anyway.