The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoSome timeless advice from The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down13
arrow-up1504arrow-down1imageSome timeless advice from The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·16 days agoIt’s 1980 and a reasonable price for a new [what would later be called] AAA computer game is $50. It’s 2000 and a reasonable price for a new AAA computer game is $50. It’s 2020 and a reasonable price for a new AAA computer game is $50. … It’s 2100 and a reasonable price for a new AAA computer game is $50.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·16 days agoNah, they’re trying to make $70-80 the new “reasonable” price for an AAA game.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoPeople are paying it, so it is working.
It’s 1980 and a reasonable price for a new [what would later be called] AAA computer game is $50.
It’s 2000 and a reasonable price for a new AAA computer game is $50.
It’s 2020 and a reasonable price for a new AAA computer game is $50.
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It’s 2100 and a reasonable price for a new AAA computer game is $50.
Nah, they’re trying to make $70-80 the new “reasonable” price for an AAA game.
Key word: “trying.”
People are paying it, so it is working.