Since I can play all the games from back when the almost each new title was innovating as well as todays more polished versions of the same I think I like being a gamer more today.
However, I have a lot less time to spare for gaming so on a personal level it is a worse time.
I do not think the price of gaming have gone up either. There is a lot of high-end free to play games as well as a plethora of cheap indies and retro titles. And even if new games recently went up to 70-80 a piece the price of a new game was around 60 for 30 years. Granted the price of consoles followed inflation levels and went up but games have comparably stayed low. The legend of Zelda for nes in 1987 cost around 60 bucks. 25 years later Skyward sword cost around the same. Not many industries can keep the price steady for a quarter of a century.
Yes prices have increased noticeable recently, But if we take inflation into account that 60 bucks back in the 80s is worth over 160 in todays money value.
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