The rise of $70 video games
Playing and enjoying video games has always been expensive. But this already pricey hobby is becoming even more expensive as we enter the era of $70 games. For many, $60 was already too much to stomach. Now games cost even more, and that’s not even factoring in taxes, potential DLC, or skins.
And all of this is happening during record-high inflation around the globe and when it seems every other big release is marred by bugs and other nasty problems. There’s no denying it’s getting more expensive to make games, but slapping $10 extra on the price tag without addressing other big industry issues seems like poor timing. Perhaps paying CEOs like Bobby Kotick fewer millions could help save some pennies instead.
