▲ 751 ▼ The median price of best-selling new games on Steam has dropped in the past 2 years, research finds: "Charging >$25 is getting trickier, as players compare value to the $10-$15 indie titles" (www.gamesradar.com) submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to c/games@lemmy.world 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] camdog2000@ttrpg.network 27 points 8 months ago (2 children) Charging anything is tricky. I'm comparing it to what I could be getting for free, either with torrents or emulators. Most games being released aren't even worth my time, let alone my money. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago This, I think, is the big open secret about the push for consoles to move towards pure digital distribution. It’s easier to not have to compete against your back catalog for gamer attention, if you cut off end-users ability to access it! Rockstar already tried something like this, when they released the Definitive Defective Edition. It failed successfully, in no small part to the remaster being absolute garbage, but for the AAA publishers, it’s merely a small setback that they will try again in the near future. permalink fedilink source parent [–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago Most games being released aren't even worth my time, let alone my money. I dont think you are in their target group then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago This, I think, is the big open secret about the push for consoles to move towards pure digital distribution. It’s easier to not have to compete against your back catalog for gamer attention, if you cut off end-users ability to access it! Rockstar already tried something like this, when they released the Definitive Defective Edition. It failed successfully, in no small part to the remaster being absolute garbage, but for the AAA publishers, it’s merely a small setback that they will try again in the near future. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago Most games being released aren't even worth my time, let alone my money. I dont think you are in their target group then. permalink fedilink source parent