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- Aug 21, 2019
All I can tell you is I would already have a Switch 2 if it costed the same as Switch 1 at launch. I just can't justify the cost for anything I've seen from it at this point.Is the price of games such a tremendous problem? Every impression of the system and Mario Kart World is punctuated by an avalanche of comments "But the price!". Yet the system seems to sell like hotcakes.
I get the feeling that if Mario Kart World was 70 dollars, these people would still be complaining.
The issue with this logic is that the overarching trend for electronics is actually deflation as discrete electronic components have gotten exponentially cheaper to produce. It is cheaper to buy a computer or TV today than it was in 1993.Almost every hobby I partake in has substantially increased in price, yet Nintendo games is the one where people have such a massive hate boner that it's difficult to make up your mind. I'm not seeing guys constantly moaning about the Sony XM6 headphones costing more, or Behringer and Fiio gradually increasing pricing with every new product release.
The headphones you cite here are an extreme luxury item, and your average person doesn't even know what the fuck they are. The overwhelming trend for tech over time is actually to go down in price. An average quality bluetooth headset that an average person would buy is cheaper than ever.
I think what you're seeing with video games specifically is a lot off AAA studios are floundering and folding as development costs become out of control, so they are increasing the cost of games to offset the risk. However, the fact of the matter is there are now indie games whose content and production values rival big studio games, do not cost nearly as much, and are extremely popular and profitable. This leads me to think the issue is more of a corporate bloat problem.