http://www.davidmcwilliams.ie/there-will-be-no-relief-for-the-squeezed-middle/
It’s based on Irish prices (when the UK is complaining that prices are higher than in the US, it’s even worse in Ireland!) but he is a well-respected economist so there must be data to support it. The old Steam 75%-off sales must have helped. But I was surprised by this since some games started charging up to £60 (€70) but I suppose a lot of non-AAA games are available cheap from digital distributors.
I had the feeling games were getting more expensive these days. Even the Steam Sales seem to have dried up and PES is charging £55!
What do people make of this?
It makes me want to buy a game this weekend (Must Not Buy Far Cry 5 ‘til the bugs are fixed…)
It’s based on Irish prices (when the UK is complaining that prices are higher than in the US, it’s even worse in Ireland!) but he is a well-respected economist so there must be data to support it. The old Steam 75%-off sales must have helped. But I was surprised by this since some games started charging up to £60 (€70) but I suppose a lot of non-AAA games are available cheap from digital distributors.
I had the feeling games were getting more expensive these days. Even the Steam Sales seem to have dried up and PES is charging £55!
What do people make of this?
It makes me want to buy a game this weekend (Must Not Buy Far Cry 5 ‘til the bugs are fixed…)