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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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[–] Civility@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

gold-communist

G O O D post

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago

Inflation is good now actually? So chuds should be going on the defense of Bidenomics now right? Biden's only economic policy was "cause inflation" so he should be the chud hero brandon

[–] Parzivus@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago (14 children)

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

Do you have any kind of source for that beyond just vibes? Cause generally speaking, pay absolutely has kept up with inflation for the last 30 years. There are plenty of reasons to hate game companies but "won't someone think of the treats" isn't very compelling lol

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