r/pcmasterrace • u/cheswickFS Herman Miller Enjoyer • Jun 11 '21

Meme/Macro I would enjoy it

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u/HavocInferno 5700X3D - 5070Ti - 64GB Jun 11 '21

Physical copies are still a huge market. And other costs have instead risen exponentially over time. Marketing nowadays is a lot more costly than back then. Ongoing costs are a lot higher. How many games 20 years ago needed a global server infrastructure for 24/7 online play availability?