| Soundwave said: Some people whining on the internet is not really getting "slammed". $70 and even $80 games is inevitable for everyone, people who are so shocked by that don't understand a goddamn thing about what's been happening in the industry and how high budgets are getting and also probably don't understand inflation as a concept either. Movie tickets used to be $8 flat fifteen, twenty years ago. Shit changes. Today it's $20 in some places. Pricing for most entertainment has gone higher, gamers just think that shouldn't apply to them ever and think magical fantasy economics where games and hardware forever stay within the same pricing range as they were in like 2005 should exist forever. It's just ridiculous. It's also not 2005 in the sense that the vast majority (probably upwards of 70%) of Nintendo's audience are adults now and the pricing will reflect that too. When you go into a LEGO store and see like $300-$400+ price tags for a lot of their premium "toy" sets I think most people can understand those products are meant for adults, not really children even though a kid can enjoy it too. |
I would say its more than some people. I don't think us who post on enthusiast boards are blinded by inflation as a concept. You could bump a few threads on here and see other users make the same argument you are making right now.
Its the fact that Nintendo is the one pushing the envelope on it. The same Nintendo everyone thought were immune to long development times and ballooning budgets. The same Nintendo that has dropped out the graphical arms race. The premium console experience is not the space Nintendo will excel in. But it is the space they brought the Switch 2 onto when they made their games more expensive than PS5 titles. Sure, a lot of people are going to buy the Switch 2 for its hybrid capabilities and handheld factor, but its higher prices eats into their more family friendly market.
