Game prices should not rise

[VAMatt]

IcaroRibeiro said:

VAMatt said:

Games should cost whatever the market says they should cost. If some pubs raise prices to $70, just skip those games until they're cheaper. If most people take this approach, games will all be back to $60 in short order. But, if the games sell well at $70, the other publishers will raise their prices to $70 as well. That's how markets work.

In 2020 people still believing in this XVIII century economic theory? 

Tell people who has diabetes to not buy insulin so they can "force" prices to go down and see if it works lmao

Customers are utterly powerless in this scenario. It's not a case where one supplier is selling a game for 70 USD and others at 60 USD. Instead is a scenario where everybody is going to now sell games for 70 USD 

If people skip the 70 USD games, sales will decrease and instead of getting cheaper, games will be stucked in 70 USD forever

At some point either they either:

- Decide they can't afford to have a budget to make a 70 USD game anymore, leading to a a "cut" in games costs

- Decide they still want to make a big blockbuster, so they will charge 80, 90 or whatever they believe

TLDR: Customers have no power to control software's price. Boycotting will only lead to either getting games even more expensive, or to the extinction of AAA games as we now today, they will still existing but they will be destined to really big franchises

This is simply flat out wrong.  I don't know how else to say it.  Consumers have massive power.  We see that all the time, at least in the US.  Companies will bend over backwards to address consumer boycotts, or even threats of boycotts.  Also, it's already very clear that not all publishers are raising prices.  So, you seem to be just totally off base and ill-informed.  

Also, consumer behavior around life-saving drugs and video games are not comparable in any real sense.  That's like comparing apples and diamond jewelry.