Video Game Pricing

[SvennoJ]

Azzanation said:

SvennoJ said:

I know it's niche, but I hoped prices of planes would come down a bit with the popularity of FS2020.

Looking at the DC-6, PMDG's cheapest offering, $60 US for one plane
https://pmdg.com/pmdg-dc-6-for-msfs/

And that's 'cheap' as the base package of the 747-400 for Prepare3D is $140!

I guess I'll wait for FS2020 to become more stable before investing that kind of money in add-on planes.

FS2020 is incredibly overpriced. Great game but they are asking way to much.

The base game is $60 and you get a lot for that (including a buggy mess, but that's modern gaming). However the add-on prices are just ???

Airports are actually on sale atm


But if you buy an airport you probably want the scenery around it as well, if you can find a match of course


Don't forget the landmarks for the city you want to fly from/over/to


Perhaps you want to try a different aircraft than the default selection


Or maybe get some info on how to fly the plane

Then it all has very little quality control and may (will) break between updates. Great game, but those dlc prices are not realistic for a console environment. (It's in CAD, x 0.8 to get the US price)

Of course you don't need any of that, fact is that the bi monthly world updates add many more things for free. Airports, improved ground mesh, updated terrain textures, many new landmarks, photogrammetry cities and next update also adds a plane, maybe two. Plus uou can also get many free updates outside the game.

I guess it's all part of let the whales pay for development strategy. Some people do sink many thousands of dollars in sims. I would love to support devs that put real effort in making cool things, yet the pricing is just so weird and there's no way to tell what's actually worth what. Atm it's just buyer beware, may break with next update, may not work on your system, buy as is. Not good enough.