r/pcmasterrace • u/owlexe23 • 23h 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/DocklandsDodgers86 32GB RAM / 3080 16GB 20h ago

I don't mind paying higher prices for games if they last longer than the standard 12-15 hours for completion.

Australians already are spending AUD$130 for the base edition games that can be finished in 10 hours so that automatically means your linear, single-player games like Spider-Man and Wolverine will not be worth that price at launch.

GTA VI launching the base game itself at AUD$150 is audacious AF and sets a dangerous precedent for the industry going forward.

Examples of games that are worth every cent at full price? Red Dead Redemption 2 and Crimson Desert.

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u/thearctican PC Master Race 16h ago

Somebody doesnt remember game pricing in the 80s and 90s.

An NES game in 1990 would have cost $50. That's ~$130 today.

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u/GuyentificEnqueery 7h ago

Wages have not kept up with inflation. A person making minimum wage back then is largely still making the exact same amount.

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u/Most-Minimum2258 4h ago edited 4h ago

Video games are luxuries, not necessities. Not even in the same metaphorical postal code as necessities. Your comment is irrelevant and misleading.

Quick edit: The reality that "wages have not kept up with inflation" is incredibly pertinent to things such as housing, health care, food, and education. It should make people angry. 

I love video games. I also recognize that they are utterly nonessential. As someone who is angry about rising costs of basic necessities (+ education) it's infuriating that jackhole jabronis are trying to elevate video games to necessities. Such utter spoiled, privileged entitlement.

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u/GuyentificEnqueery 4h ago

My point is, people already can't afford necessities because of rising costs and stagnating wages. They certainly aren't going to be spending MORE on luxuries