Is 2D Platformers still worth $60?

[Riot Of The Blood]

kekrot said:

Riot Of The Blood said:
I never liked the idea of 60$ games in the first place, so I'm inclined to say no. It's not just for platformers, though. The majority of these 5-7 hour long games aren't worth 60$ to be perfectly honest. Games are just over priced in general these days.

But do you think that twice the people would buy a game if it was 30$ instead of 60$? Just so that the developers/publishers get their money back?

That's a question I think a lot about. 20 years ago games costed even more than now, not including inflation and so on. At that time they got away with it though, since there were no 1 dollar mobile phone games.

No, I don't. Just look at how games sell after the price has been cut. I think the core fans are going to buy their games regardless of the price. I don't think launching games at half the price would double sales. In fact, I think developers would end up worse off with that strategy.