Video Game Pricing

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Barozi said:

Not only that games are getting cheaper due to not keeping up with inflation, I also bet that none of you earn less money now compared to ten years ago (unless you lost your job).

10 years ago I went to University and earned nothing. Got some money from my dad to pay the rent and get some food. I couldn't even buy one new game a month with the money that I had left over.

5 years ago I was in the middle of my vocational training since I dropped out of University. First time I earned my own money, roughly €1000 a month. Rent was pretty high since I was living in Berlin. Yet, I could've easily bought some games at full price during that time each month.

A few months ago, I succesfully graduated and started my new job earning a lot more than before even though it's obviously just the starting salary. I could buy each and every new release on launch day and still have money left to save for vacations.

In 10 years, I will likely have reached the limit of my career (unless I'm deciding to postgraduate) and earn like double the amount I'm currently getting (more than that when factoring in inflation).

True. Finding enough free time for gaming is a bigger problem nowadays than finding money.