CrazyGamer2017 said:
To be clear, the pricing of any video game is in the absolute neither too high, nor too low. The perception of a price being too high or too low is purely subjective. 10 years ago I would have agreed with you as back then I used to pay my games at full price. But now since video games prices come down by a huge margin, should you simply wait (the more you wait the better the price) I got used to paying low prices which are amazing deals when you think about it. As an example I paid 16 euros for Rise of the Tomb Raider, 20th Anniversary Edition. For those who don't know, that edition includes everything that came as an extra (DLC's, Extra Packs of stuff etc) Someone getting that game on day one would have paid not too far from 100 euros for the full base game plus the extra stuff and DLC's. As a rule to myself, I don't pay more than 20 euros for a AAA game INCLUDING DLC's so what I do is wait for a "Complete Edition" on sale which on day 1 would have cost me past 80 euros, sometimes close to 100 and that I get for 20 euros or less. So while you may not agree with me (I think we got that loud and clear) at least understand my perspective. I pay 20 bucks or less for FULL games, including DLC's and if I get a Switch I might have to pay 60 or even 80 euros for the complete version of the game. That's a shocker from my perspective. And I am interested in a future Switch Pro but I cannot in any sensible way ignore the pricing of games because they are radically different from Nintendo's competitors. And while BOTW and Mario games and others are absolutely excellent games, they are by no means the only ones. It's not like I play crappy games on PS4 which would justify expensive games on Switch cause I'd be for the first time experiencing good games. I'd be going from great games (The Last of Us, God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn etc...) to other great games on Switch. Hence my balking at such a difference in Nintendo's pricing philosophy. |
Here's the issue with your stance you paid that price for rise of the tomb raider but the game by SE'S own admission made back below what was expected. Now games series like those and others such as Deus Ex are in trouble as a result of people doing the same as despite the games having good sales they don't make back enough to cover what went into them.
This is why Nintendo has such a pricing approach as the legs in sales eventually adds up and covers costs hence why sales numbers for them have more significance per unit sold over time than a game selling in a bargain bin. You have your stance but so do others who are willing to put their money were their mouth is when it comes to games that appeal to them.
Your stance is understandable but accept it's why companies like EA and Activision now heavily focus on their current business practices with gaas and Mt. They push these to the point their games are built around them.
