Cringe Pricing - Get on Gamepass

[H.Squidward (M.D)]

£70/$80 for a game??? lmaooo. What are they smoking over at Bethesda?? A digital Deluxe edition for that price I can get by, but BASE GAME?? I love a good linear singleplayer game, but come on. I wouldn't even pay that much for RDR2 or CP2077 (if it launched with 2.0 + PL).
Instant Gamepass download. ♥♥♥♥ Bethesda.

[ULTRA]

Yeah no modding, no multiplayer, campaign that's gonna take me like 10-12 days at the very most, sounds like a 1 month Game Pass sub to me

[imp]

It's strange that as a benchmark for a flawless game that you're willing to pay the maximum price for, you mention the terrible Cyberpunk. I couldn't even get through it for free, let alone consider buying that garbage.
But okay. There's no arguing about tastes.

Regarding the topic - the price is steep, I agree, but there's nothing we can do about it. Welcome to the new reality of $80 games.
Just wait until GTA 6 comes out. It's scary to imagine what price they'll slap on that, but it's good that I'm not interested in it.

[Zapmaster]

Sure, this is a great idea if you intend to just play the campaign and call it a day. But for me, unless I hate the gameplay. I will be doing UN + DLC's + master levels later hopefully. So I am guaranteed 100h at least at which point the pricing is fine. So yea, do what feels right for you, but there is no blanket answer here for everyone.

[fuegerstef]

Originally posted by HandsomeSquidward:

... $80 for a game??? lmaooo. ...

The original Doom was $40 at release, which is $80.46 today. Well, the original had multiplayer, though.

CoD 4 had cost $76 on PC and $91 on consoles if you adjust for inflation.

Red Dead Redemption 1 was about $86 if one adjusts for inflation and RDR2 about $80.

The original Half Life was $94 on PC.

Wolfenstein 3D was $112 (!!!) in todays money ... and that without any multiplayer or modding tools.

PacMan for the Atari VCS (2600) would be $115.