Nintendo Switch 2 Launches June 5 at $449.99
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nothercastle
20 hours ago
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80$-90$ games, no free HD upgrades just fees and price increases everywhere. The 450$ price isn’t even the worst part
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DerekL
14 hours ago
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What game is $90?

Also, there's been inflation, so $60 in 2017 is $76 today. So an $80 game is about 5% more.

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Doxin
4 hours ago
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I don't think publishers quite realize that they have to compete not only against each other but also against older games, which have crazy value compared to modern games.

Titanfall 2 goes on sale for €5 very frequently, and is the best single player shooter out there. The Master Chief collection is €40 when it's not on sale and that's 6 very well made games.

A €80 game will have to provide more value than that for me to consider it. To be honest I don't think it's even possible. And that's not even considering how much of a crapshoot modern games are quality-wise.

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mrandish
19 hours ago
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It's shocking how much my interest in modern games and gaming platforms has waned in recent years due to the increasing enshittification. These days I'm pretty much entirely focused on retro-gaming and happy to report it's still great! And with mods, fan translations, HD texture packs and emulator shaders & upscaling it keeps getting even better.
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ChrisArchitect
19 hours ago
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pipeline_peak
21 hours ago
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April Fools
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