Games are 70 and 80 dollars now. Young people can't afford them. I can't either, but I would refuse to pay that price regardless, anyway.
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I echo this a developer with a top app on the Meta Quest. My USA sales have fallen off a cliff, while other regions like Asia and Europe have increased a little.
Back in the early 90s I would walk into a store, buy a game that came in a box with a manual, take it home and it was mine.
I bought the 1st Civilization like this. I still have it. No Internet needed.
That's the way it should be. All the online, dlc, mini boxes, group play, create online accounts.....fuck all that shit.
I'm not young, but I know mine has gone down. I'm not playing less games, though. 🏴☠️
In addition to other's comments, I think that we just have enough good games by now that a lot of people can find a game they enjoy enough to sink hundreds or thousands of hours into. Minecraft, Factorio, Satisfactory, Hollow Knight, Elden Ring, etc.
Maybe their parents have less money. Guess who's fault is it ?
Wall Street Journal that wrote original article have it in their name.