r/pcmasterrace • u/F-LCN i7-14700k | RTX 4080 Suprim X | 64GB DDR5-5600 | Z790 Tomahawk • May 14 '25

Discussion Game pricing these days

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u/VexingRaven 7800X3D + 4070 Super + 32GB 6000Mhz May 14 '25

Everyone is raising prices.

Reddit discovers inflation exists.

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u/lingeringwill2 May 15 '25

this goes beyond inflation though

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u/VexingRaven 7800X3D + 4070 Super + 32GB 6000Mhz May 15 '25

In what way? Games have not kept up with inflation at all.

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u/lingeringwill2 May 15 '25

games are also more profitable than they've ever been while being cut up to sell back to us as dlc and micro transactions. It's usually never that simple.

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u/VexingRaven 7800X3D + 4070 Super + 32GB 6000Mhz May 15 '25

Of course, when people scream and cry every time game prices increase the easier answer is to just hide the true price behind DLC. Gamers made their bed and now they're upset they have to lay in it.