Capcom president Harushiro Tsujimoto claims that the prices of video games need to increase to meet ballooning development costs.

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    1 year ago

    Tsujimoto also went on to claim that a slow economy wouldn’t have a big impact on video game prices either: “Just because there’s a recession doesn’t mean you won’t go to the movie theater or go to your favorite artist’s concert. High-quality games will continue to sell,” he said.

    Yes it does. “Recession” means you have less disposable income to waste on poor quality entertainment.

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      Recessions also cause a spike in vice and escapism, so it could drive more game sales or at least offset the lack of disposable income.

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        1 year ago

        Spike in affordable escapism.

        Going to a movie matinee for 3 dollars is not comparable to dropping $$$$Absurdity for games like these assholes want.

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          Closer to $12 than $3, though. Last time I went to movies, one ticket was ¥1800. And that’s not touching the concession stand.

          That said, Baldur’s Gate 3 ran me ¥8500.

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          Why not. 3 dollars for a couple of hours of entertainment is poor cost efficiency compared with what I’ve got out of some games. Don’t get me wrong, capcom don’t need to raise prices as I’m pretty sure they make plenty of money already, but cinema is not cost effective entertainment compared with a video game.