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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
100%

It's not the cost alone, it's the fact that early-adoption = beta testing a game that SHOULD be a fully fleshed out product if you're paying full retail for it.

Most of my playtime over the last few years has been in games that cost me less than $20.
gpt
Pay $70 for a half-baked beta test right now or pay $20 for a proper, full release game that's probably still made to please investors so it's unlikely to be worth much anyway a year or two later. Easy decision tbh