Video games spending by young Americans is dropping sharply, report suggests

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Video games spending by young Americans is dropping sharply, report suggests - Sopuli

Lemmy

Looks at: 1. AAA games costing 100€+ between base game and season pass. 2. Online services on consoles constantly raising prices 3. Consoles that, over the time cost more instead of less. 4. Wages frozen in time for years 5. Rest of unrelated to videogames stuff but that drain people’s wages.

I WONDER WHY YOUNG PEOPLE SPEND LESS IN VIDEOGAMES…

Also competition, and I’m not actually talking about indie games, although that’s helping. Competition with older games. Why in the world would someone pay $80 for a mediocre new game when they could replay a classic hit that they haven’t played in few years? When was the last time you played the witcher 3, or the mass effect trilogy? Would you rather replay one of those, or pay $80 for the new assassin’s creed?
Especially when most games that’ve come out this year run like shit, and a new graphics card is nearly a rent payment