Sure. But doesn't make it the greatest game ever.
Gaming Is the Gaming Industry in a Rut?
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Yes. Of course there’s new stuff and the graphics get better etc. However, the rut has to do with the larger studios becoming the antithesis of gaming by churning out intermittent reinforcement devices with feedback loops concealed as top end gaming experiences.
The thirst shown for scamware like Star Citizen further emphasizes the point.
The thirst shown for scamware like Star Citizen further emphasizes the point.
No, it's been that way for a decade or more.
To be fair I didnt call it that
PS2 - new games £30
PS3 - new games £40
PS5 - new games £50
That's how I see it anyway. Not a perfect rule.Thankfully new games have come down in price recently because this gen has become saturated with good games.
GTA SA PS2 release price
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/news_031104_GTAboxoffice
I don't know what the deal with the funky E in front of the numbers is, but new games have been $60US since the Xbox360 at least.
That's the currency symbol for the pound sterling mate.In the currency that's most relevant, yes.
You are saying there was no jump in price between last gen and this gen?
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-video-games-always-cost-60-dollars-2018-10
https://www.ranker.com/list/why-are-video-games-60-dollars/jordan-breeding
Its not in a rut, but I'd accept that some of the biggest gaming companies are becoming increasingly money-driven, so much so that they haven't innovated enough for the past few years. Loot Boxes/Packs and other such form of micro-transactions have led to companies creating a rehashed version of the same game and even if the reviews are poor, they know they will break even at the very least via these transactions. They know the landing is going to be soft if they fail and hence they aren't taking any risks because that would require money.
Well he's almost agreeing with me
In that he is saying there was a jump in price between PS2 and PS3. It seems anecdotally to me that they put the prices up again at the start of this gen, but prices may have come down back to their PS3 level due to competiton.
That's just one mans opinion