ooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square229fedilinkarrow-up1763arrow-down133cross-posted to: [email protected]games
arrow-up1730arrow-down1external-linkSteam's new disclaimer reminds everyone that you don't actually own your games, GOG moves in for the killshot: Its offline installers 'cannot be taken away from you'www.pcgamer.comooli@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square229fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]games
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down13·5 hours agoG*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
minus-squareInverseParallax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 hours agoThe $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
minus-squareDontfearthereaper123@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·4 hours agoFr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days
minus-squareSaik0@lemmy.saik0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·44 minutes agoWhy compare oranges and apples? Console and PC games were never the same from a price perspective.
minus-squareCorgana@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoThis is a really interesting chart. A lot of N64 games were $70 and even $80 at launch which is upwards of $150 today. Just crazy.
G*mers really don’t want the industry to evaluate the $60 price point and apply inflationary adjustments going back to when it became the standard.
The $60 was based on 55%+ going to distribution channels, +physical media costs, so it could be down from there.
Fr tho people seem to forget abt inflation a lot when talking abt the old days
Why compare oranges and apples? Console and PC games were never the same from a price perspective.
This is a really interesting chart. A lot of N64 games were $70 and even $80 at launch which is upwards of $150 today. Just crazy.