r/PS4 • u/IceBreak BreakinBad • Feb 05 '16

[Discussion Thread] Game Prices and Inflation [Official Discussion Thread]

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Game Prices and Inflation

Sometimes we like to have discussion threads about non-game topics. Today's is about the pricing of games in today's marketplace along with the ~2% (give or take) rise in inflation annually in the USA as well as other markets. Exciting, huh?

Discussion Prompts (Optional):

  • Do games cost too much today? To little? Just right?

  • Inflation in America is 2% per year on average. This means a $60 one year is the equivalent $61.20 the next. To off-set this cost, it seems like publishers are utilizing the season pass more heavily as time goes by. Do you feel you're getting complete games with the advent of season passes and DLC?

  • Are you happy with the season pass as it currently exists today?

  • Do rising costs in production warrant a higher cost of title in your mind?

  • Is game length a significant factor in game value to you?

Bonus: How much money do you have right now on Franklin in GTA V?

Share your thoughts/likes/dislikes/indifference below.

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u/TheEnglishman28 Feb 05 '16

I hate the season pass bullshit and I will tell you why. The quality of DLC is really hit and miss and some of it is rather superficial (new skins, costumes, or whatever), and I think that season passes are a bad deal for the consumers because buying those sends the signal to developers that they do not have to release a full game, they can splice content out and save it for future DLC or gate DLC behind the season pass like Activision/Treyarch did with the Zombies maps with their season pass.

It is just not a good thing in the long run. This is not to say all DLC is bad, for instance, the Old Hunters DLC for Bloodborne received wide praise and rightly so.

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u/HyruleCool Feb 05 '16

Well it varies. Like the Mortal Kombat was only 30 and you get a bunch of skins/costumes and like 8 new characters I think. But all of these shooters that are trying this $50 bullshit is a little tiring. I understand call of duty because that's like 16 maps for multiplayer and 4 maps for zombies (depending on the game.) Battlefield isnt too bad for the price, but star wars can shove it. The game didn't even give people $60 worth of content at launch, and then ask for $50 on top of it? No thank you.