Just so you have more reference. Original link is in OP’s link, but I think they had too many tracking arguments in the URL so wayback didn’t work. Always test before going live!
Comment on Players Have Too Many Options to Spend $80 on a Video Game
Glide@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I’d hardly call $50 games “budget titles.” Is paying $30 for a meal at a steakhouse a budget meal just because that high-class $50 a plate reservation-only place exists?
I agree that price doesn’t equal quality, but I don’t feel so good about trying to normalize AAA $50 games as “budget titles.”
madame_gaymes@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Budget title is definitely a stretch, but I think that was just poor word choice - the fact that those three games are less than the typical “AAA” price of $60 I think really proves their point that gamers by and large are choosing cheaper games — it’s the industry trying to push premium priced games.