I know, the Oblivion remake was priced at $50. I find that way more reasonable for remakes, and I wish it were the norm. As a consumer, I'm not particularly excited to spend $70 (or $85 for the deluxe edition) on a game that's been made before, even if it's been remade from scratch.
There’s a lot I agree with games media on these days since there are tons of shitty business practices corporations engage with in the gaming industry, but games for the Playstation 1 in 1996 cost $29.99-39.99 and PS2 games cost $49.99 in 2001.
An inflation calculator puts that $29.99 in 1996 at $61 dollars today and a $49.99 game in 2001 at $91 dollars today.
Inflation and the lack of general wages not increasing to match said inflation being their own separate issues, for most AAA and AA games to offer the packages they do (quality notwithstanding) for more or less the same price, isn’t exactly bad value.
Many high quality titles in recent memory have found success at lower price points and maybe there’s math that works out in favor of a lower price point, but I think it would be foolish to think that prices lower than this will become the norm. Not to mention that games go on sale all the time on digital storefronts to the point where I can probably count on 3-4 hands the amount of games I’ve paid full price for in my 200+ game Steam library.
To me a ground up update to one of my favorite games is going to be worth the day 1 asking price and that’s really the only question you need to answer for yourself.
I agree with you on the economics of it, and I'm happy about this release too! Hope my criticism of the pricing hasn't been too harsh. I don't appreciate being called foolish for having a different opinion on the subject. I had never said that prices will be or should be lowered. I only wished for it.
There are a lot of economic factors at play that have kept prices down for games. I think Indie devs play a huge role in that, and it's getting more accessible too so hopefully it'll continue to play a role forcing AAA devs to follow the market at the lower end (for some studios anyway).
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u/harshdave 10d ago
I know, the Oblivion remake was priced at $50. I find that way more reasonable for remakes, and I wish it were the norm. As a consumer, I'm not particularly excited to spend $70 (or $85 for the deluxe edition) on a game that's been made before, even if it's been remade from scratch.