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Chrkeller said:

Companies will be as greedy as consumers allow them to be.  Changing corporate practices typically requires voting with one's wallet.  

Thats why consumers need to actually speak up and voice their opinions and not defend it.

the-pi-guy said:

One question that I have is why is a $70 game with no DLC greedier than a $60 game with $100 or even $1000 worth of microtransactions?

The question is why they need to raise the price? Video games are actually selling more and more so the price doesn't need to be raised as they are making more money off more sales. The other main concern is $70 games that also have MTs. Sony pushed $70, guess what EA did? Followed, and so have many others.

Every little step you give these companies, they will continue to take and take until people actually say enough is enough. Look at Maddan, the series hasn't changed for 20 years yet EA want to charge $70 for a game they made 20 years ago. Why doesn't EA change Maddan? Because Maddan continues to sell so they just get away with it. I don't want my side hobby to become more expensive just because these billion dollar corps want more out of my wallet. Maybe that's what you want, not me.

I now wait for game sales due to the explosive prices on day one releases. $99 to $149 (AUD) depending on which digital version you want. You really cannot see the issue here?