Agent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoThe median price of best-selling new games on Steam has dropped in the past 2 years, research finds: "Charging >$25 is getting trickier, as players compare value to the $10-$15 indie titles"www.gamesradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1457arrow-down14
arrow-up1453arrow-down1external-linkThe median price of best-selling new games on Steam has dropped in the past 2 years, research finds: "Charging >$25 is getting trickier, as players compare value to the $10-$15 indie titles"www.gamesradar.comAgent_Karyo@piefed.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoPeople spend like $20 to watch a 2 hour movie, $1/hr isn’t that unreasonable
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·34 minutes agoTo you perhaps. Cinema is less than half that cost here and even then I go less than once a year because I don’t really feel like most films that come out are worth bothering to see given the combined effort and cost.
minus-squareAgent_Karyo@piefed.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoNot to mention that not all gaming hours are equally fungible. There can be shorter narrative games where a given hour is worth more (to me), so the higher per hour cost is justified.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoAgree 100%. Played Dispatch last week and had a blast. Very short, but worth the money imo
People spend like $20 to watch a 2 hour movie, $1/hr isn’t that unreasonable
To you perhaps. Cinema is less than half that cost here and even then I go less than once a year because I don’t really feel like most films that come out are worth bothering to see given the combined effort and cost.
Not to mention that not all gaming hours are equally fungible.
There can be shorter narrative games where a given hour is worth more (to me), so the higher per hour cost is justified.
Agree 100%. Played Dispatch last week and had a blast. Very short, but worth the money imo