Even with inflation, games today are cheaper if not the same as games from previous gens.
3DO system was like $600.00 and how about Neo-Geo? Saturn weren't exactly cheap and make even more "costly" by Sega turning into a doorstop so fast.
If you are going to complain about DLC, they are no different than expansion pack from yesteryears. I don't know how old you are but I remember buying expansion for Test Drive for $10- $15.00 and that is back in like 1990's and all you get was basically 4 or 5 new cars. What different between that and current DLC scheme? I am gladly pay $5-$10.00 to extend my games enjoyment.
As someone said above, don't buy what you can not afford. If you are on a budget then game on PC where things are cheaper and price drop more rapidly than console games. Even on console games if you don't need to have it 1st day then you can always find bargain. I was just in used game section last night at my local store and I see last year games like Bioshock for $45.00 , and many other good games of all type for between $30-40.00 some even as low as $15-20.00.
I don't see anything unreasonable about current game pricing. Would I love to have cheaper games? sure anyone would but I don't think the current asking price is too high.
