▲ 172 ▼ “Gaming is becoming unaffordable” — Xbox CEO says the industry has an accessibility crisis (www.windowscentral.com) submitted 1 month ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/games@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/55364693
[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Salaries do not keep up with inflation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) I mean technically median income has gone up about 80% in the US since 2005. While inflations CPI over that same time span is around 70%. You can look at https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/2005?amount=100 to calculate rate of inflation and the BLS to cover median income 2005 vs 2025. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/wkyeng_07202005.pdf https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/median-weekly-earnings-were-1196-in-second-quarter-2025.htm That obviously doesn't take all factors in cost of living into account (particulary housing). But what you said is basically incorrect and more importantly, completely irrelevant to a moderate increase in price to a consumer good for the first time in over two decades. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) I mean technically median income has gone up about 80% in the US since 2005. While inflations CPI over that same time span is around 70%. You can look at https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/2005?amount=100 to calculate rate of inflation and the BLS to cover median income 2005 vs 2025. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/wkyeng_07202005.pdf https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/median-weekly-earnings-were-1196-in-second-quarter-2025.htm That obviously doesn't take all factors in cost of living into account (particulary housing). But what you said is basically incorrect and more importantly, completely irrelevant to a moderate increase in price to a consumer good for the first time in over two decades. permalink fedilink source parent