2024 the year game prices increase $20.

[wbino]

A game like Sins of A Solar Empire 2 are priced at $99. for the deluxe version, meaning that even when games go on sale they are the same price or more than they should have been.
Game companies are making a ton of money then fire their workers as soon as the product is released.

[MonkehMaster]

I'll never buy any game being sold over $60, unless it's on a huge discount making it cheap as dirt, nor buy into the version scams with differing prices and content, but with that said, I only buy games on sale anyway.

anywho, I'm not missing out, majority of those games are utter garbage, even worse with the political bs being pushed into them.

[Chompman]

You are talking about a version of the game with future dlc's and this is normal for a lot of games.

The base game is $50 and if you need to try that to see if the game is worth it then get that one.

https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1575940/extras/Sins2_PremEdition_Chart_EN.png?t=1724421020

It's usually cheaper to buy the higher version then the base game and the dlc's when released over time not including sales so it falls on you to decide.

If you have issues with a game it's best to post on their forums here:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1575940/discussions/

[wbino]

Originally posted by Chompman:

You are talking about a version of the game with future dlc's and this is normal for a lot of games.

The base game is $50 and if you need to try that to see if the game is worth it then get that one.

https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1575940/extras/Sins2_PremEdition_Chart_EN.png?t=1724421020

It's usually cheaper to buy the higher version then the base game and the dlc's when released over time not including sales so it falls on you to decide.

In five years the base price for the deluxe will still be $99 before any sales.
Most games this year have seen the biggest increase in prices that I can remember in all my years of gaming.

[D. Flame]

Just add the game to your wishlist and buy it when it goes on sale for $20 or less.

[Komarimaru]

Originally posted by wbino:

Originally posted by Chompman:

You are talking about a version of the game with future dlc's and this is normal for a lot of games.

The base game is $50 and if you need to try that to see if the game is worth it then get that one.

https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1575940/extras/Sins2_PremEdition_Chart_EN.png?t=1724421020

It's usually cheaper to buy the higher version then the base game and the dlc's when released over time not including sales so it falls on you to decide.

In five years the base price for the deluxe will still be $99 before any sales.
Most games this year have seen the biggest increase in prices that I can remember in all my years of gaming.

I think you're confusing Base Game, and Games with all DLC's. The base Price is 49.99.

The Premium Version, will Include all the DLC's(That aren't released yet and coming at a later date).

Just get the base game, and buy the DLC's as they come out if you want them as they release. Or wait for a sale to get them.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

CoD raised their prices 4 years ago.

[wbino]

Originally posted by D. Flame:

Just add the game to your wishlist and buy it when it goes on sale for $20 or less.

Sins 2 to get all the ships would need to be 80% off to get it to be $20 bucks.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by wbino:

Originally posted by D. Flame:

Just add the game to your wishlist and buy it when it goes on sale for $20 or less.

Sins 2 to get all the ships would need to be 80% off to get it to be $20 bucks.

I just bought Tales of Arise for 75% off.

[AmsterdamHeavy]

Game prices have been stagnant for a very long time, for a number of reasons that actually have benefited the consumer.

..and even if prices do increase, which most arent, games are still cheaper when adjusted for inflation than they have ever been.

Games for the 4 bit (8) Atari 2600 were the equivalent of $130-$160 today.

I paid the list price for Styder on the Genesis of $70 in 1992. The equivalent price for that today would be ~$155

You dont know how good youve had it.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

Game prices have been stagnant for a very long time, for a number of reasons that actually have benefited the consumer.

..and even if prices do increase, which most arent, games are still cheaper when adjusted for inflation than they have ever been.

Games for the 4 bit (8) Atari 2600 were the equivalent of $130-$160 today.

I paid the list price for Styder on the Genesis of $70 in 1992. The equivalent price for that today would be ~$155

You dont know how good youve had it.

Except apologists always fail to considering things like DLC and micro transactions in the price of games, let alone the massive increase in popularity.

DLC and stuff makes the games more expensive. The massive increase in popularity and the lower costs of digital distribution means games don't need to cost as much pure unit to make more profits. The cost increases are pure greed, nothing more.

[wbino]

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

Game prices have been stagnant for a very long time, for a number of reasons that actually have benefited the consumer.

..and even if prices do increase, which most arent, games are still cheaper when adjusted for inflation than they have ever been.

Games for the 4 bit (8) Atari 2600 were the equivalent of $130-$160 today.

I paid the list price for Styder on the Genesis of $70 in 1992. The equivalent price for that today would be ~$155

You dont know how good youve had it.

No physical medium, no good old manual, box art, distribution, real artists as opposed to AI art.
Publishers used to incur the cost of producing and a good sale number would recoup their investment.
Now its gamers funding AND buying the games.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by wbino:

Originally posted by AmsterdamHeavy:

Game prices have been stagnant for a very long time, for a number of reasons that actually have benefited the consumer.

..and even if prices do increase, which most arent, games are still cheaper when adjusted for inflation than they have ever been.

Games for the 4 bit (8) Atari 2600 were the equivalent of $130-$160 today.

I paid the list price for Styder on the Genesis of $70 in 1992. The equivalent price for that today would be ~$155

You dont know how good youve had it.

No physical medium, no good old manual, box art, distribution, real artists as opposed to AI art.
Publishers used to incur the cost of producing and a good sale number would recoup their investment.
Now its gamers funding AND buying the games.

You overestimate the costs of the first 4, everybody severely does.

Anyway, the OP is based on a false premise, namely a deluxe edition. Base edition of the game is 50 Euro, so normal price. A deluxe version with future content being so pricy is normal as well, premium and collectors editions and such always have been expensive.

[wbino]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by wbino:

No physical medium, no good old manual, box art, distribution, real artists as opposed to AI art.
Publishers used to incur the cost of producing and a good sale number would recoup their investment.
Now its gamers funding AND buying the games.

You overestimate the costs of the first 4, everybody severely does.

Anyway, the OP is based on a false premise, namely a deluxe edition. Base edition of the game is 50 Euro, so normal price. A deluxe version with future content being so pricy is normal as well, premium and collectors editions and such always have been expensive.

$50 used to be the price for a AAA game now it's a normal price for games that should be $35 at best.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by wbino:

No physical medium, no good old manual, box art, distribution, real artists as opposed to AI art.
Publishers used to incur the cost of producing and a good sale number would recoup their investment.
Now its gamers funding AND buying the games.

You overestimate the costs of the first 4, everybody severely does.

False. Even if the cost of production was relatively low per unit, it was fairly significant overall, and they still had to pay for distribution. Companies had to pay in overhead to keep them on the shelves, then the publishers would often have buy back deals for games that didn't sell well.

[Chika Ogiue]

Games increase by about the equivalent of that amount in my region nearly EVERY year. Have done since the PS2 days. Thankfully, for consoles at least, we still have a physical market and an incentive to reduce pricing. Steam has no incentive -- it's not surprising that I now buy less than 5 games a year on Steam while still buying 30+ on consoles in the same time period.