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Games have to cost $80! Meanwhile focus £35 oh sure have the DLC for £1 you have the other game

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      Nintendo bets you'll buy Mario Kart even if it's $80. Focus bets you won't buy Roadcraft unless it's $40.

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        And then you have Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, an AA indy gem that goes for what, 50€ ?

        80€ games are a symptom of the marketing cancer that plagues modern AAA games. No need for a 1000 person team, what they need is passion for the medium, and a dedicated team that isn't impeded by executive greed.

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          What kinds of games are they making that cost 71569457046263802294811533723186532165584657342365752577109445058227039255480148842668944867280814080000000000000000000 USD and who is paying for them?

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            What kinds of games are they making that cost 71569457046263802294811533723186532165584657342365752577109445058227039255480148842668944867280814080000000000000000000 USD and who is paying for them?

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            at least actually post it to [email protected] if you leave a comment like that...

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              at least actually post it to [email protected] if you leave a comment like that...

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              I love that this exists ... !

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                I'm looking at the picture, and I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. There's no $80 or $1 in this image.

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                  I'm looking at the picture, and I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. There's no $80 or $1 in this image.

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                  I think $80 comes from:
                  Borderlands
                  and £1 comes from difference £35.99 - £34.99

                  but yes I agree with you they were not clear

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                    I'm looking at the picture, and I have no idea what the hell you're talking about. There's no $80 or $1 in this image.

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                    They are pointing out that there's loads of good games on Steam that don't cost $80, given the prevalence of such good games there really isn't justification for that price point.

                    The picture shows that a game that is yet to be released (I actually thought it was already out but apparently not) is only £35 ($45) If you want the bundle which gives you two games it's only an extra £1

                    Personally I'm not that interested in snow runners it just seems like an infuriating game, but the fact that you can get it for virtually nothing is interesting.

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                      And then you have Clair Obscure: Expedition 33, an AA indy gem that goes for what, 50€ ?

                      80€ games are a symptom of the marketing cancer that plagues modern AAA games. No need for a 1000 person team, what they need is passion for the medium, and a dedicated team that isn't impeded by executive greed.

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                      One of the most obvious signs of this is the fact that EA had a small team of about 10 people who made one of the best Star wars games that have been released in years. Of course it's EA, so they screwed it up by shutting the servers down eventually but still, much better than Battlefront II

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                        Btw why are we getting more expensive games in EUR and GBP while USA pays less than us? Aren’t they supposed to have the bigger salaries?

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                          Btw why are we getting more expensive games in EUR and GBP while USA pays less than us? Aren’t they supposed to have the bigger salaries?

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                          Their sticker price doesn't have tax, ours has the insane VAT rates already included. That doesn't help. We still get shafted for a lot of consumer goods.

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