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"Mario 64 was 60 dollars in 1995 meaning that it would be about 100 dollars today"

Pay has NOT kept up with inflation. People are poorer.

Folk need to stop pretending like people have as much money as they did in the 90s. Rent costs, house prices are astronomical.

Xbox's business is still impacted today by outpricing people with their initial Xbox One reveal pricing a decade ago.

Nintendo Treehouse comments are absolutely packed with people complaining about prices.

Again, I'm vastly aware that game budgets, inflation etc have increased!

but Pay has NOT increased accordingly. I don't know the solution, but that's the reality.

And I make these points as someone who is lucky enough to earn well enough to just buy them regardless. Most aren't as fortunate.

Game bubbles regularly disregard the poor, unfortunately, as the industry has an above-average number of middle-class background workers.

Price increases combined with physical knock effectively prices the poor out of legally gaming (Buying directly from them/the digital store)

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[โ€“] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, not to get "they targeted gamers" on anyone here but some games do fit that definition. Especially in the era of games like Minecraft which became mediums for creativity and skill.

It might be less tangible than a physical painting but people make art and express creativity in videogames, even games where those expressions aren't intentional.

I'm not too fussed about whether it is or isn't a hobby (either way it's enjoyed enough to piss people off) but I wouldnt want you to assume that videogames cannot be used to develop or express creativity either.