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Originally Posted by YellowJoker
I would rather choose to put some money in a free-to-play game than pay 80e for a single game
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That's how they get you. You'll pay $20 here, $20 there, $10 skins here, and over time, people often spend more than the $60-$80 game.
Possibly hot take, but the pricing of AAA video games now costs several hundred million dollars. $50 for a video game in 2000 is $93.34 today in 2025 based on my quick Google-fu search.
People don't scoff at paying $30 for a meal or $50+ when out with friends, and that lasts a couple of hours. With a video game, you're typically getting 30-40+ hours of entertainment. When you break it down by cost/hour, you're getting much more bang for your buck. While expensive upfront, it is cheaper overall than going to the movies or out to eat at a restaurant when looked at that way. If you're a PC gamer, you can wait for sales (like the current Steam summer sale) and spend significantly less.
We're on a BMW forum where, by nature, these cars aren't cheap, and people are complaining about something that costs $80 and provides 30-40+ hours of entertainment. Sounds like folks who don't see the value in spending that much on a video game may want to find a hobby with more perceived value.