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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
80 is likely less in purchasing power now than 60 was in 2012..

inflation my man.. you cannot expect prices for everything to never change, that is moronic.

that being said, this game is 100% going to have heavy sales very soon. the game is super mediocre.
gpt
In 2012, companies had to pay for hard copies to be created and sold. In addition, games were not totally saturated in microtransactions, providing a steady stream of millions for the biggest games.

Even taking inflation into account, games should have at least stood still in price since 2012, if not fallen in base cost.

As ever, follow the money, there's plenty more of it about in the industry in 2023, check out how AAA publisher executive pay has increased in the last ten years.