Capcom president Harushiro Tsujimoto claims that the prices of video games need to increase to meet ballooning development costs.

  • Willy@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Games in the 90’s were almost the equivalent of $100 today. They seemed better, though, and people seem to play them longer, but that’s all probably just rose-tinted glasses

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      1 year ago

      but maybe 100k people bought the big ones then, now a AAA title can sell millions or tens of millions of copies

      • Willy@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        oh I agree, but I still feel like games are a bargain in dollar for dollar entertainment these days.