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[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

New releases used to be £40 when I was a kid (twenty years ago), given inflation, £70 sounds not too bad.

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

That $40 included plastic packaging and a disc both of which largely don't exist anymore.

[–] matt1126 25 points 1 year ago

And a complete game!

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those cost pennies. They were never part of the cost.

[–] MrNesser@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely agree with you. However it's what's been said to people for years to justify the cost

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 3 points 1 year ago

I guess I just have never heard that before. 🤷

Never was a significant cost. So complaining, you are never going to get you 50c of plastic to burn down the planet to spite publishers.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

40? I remember when they were 20. Hell, I remember when you could get slightly older titles for 10. I used to go to Egghead and buy slightly older games with my allowance.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

more importantly they sell way more units now. It takes virtually no more effort or cost for gaming companies to sell 20 million units vs 1 million.

[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If they're selling 20 million more units than they used to, then $70 clearly is not too much and outs this post as nothing more than a moan.