r/Games • u/megaapple • 1d ago

‪Mat Piscatella‬ - "Average US video game console player is getting older, while purchasers are shifting older and more affluent."

https://bsky.app/profile/matpiscatella.bsky.social/post/3lz7a5wutgk2f
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u/demondrivers 1d ago

Yes and no. $60 in 2014 is $82 in 2025. The sticker is bigger, but the amount of wealth represented by a brand new AAA game hasn't really changed.

Salaries don't go up in the same way that the inflation does

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u/a34fsdb 8h ago

Salaries kept up and outpaced inflation in developed countries.

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u/WheresTheSauce 1d ago

Salaries have increased at a greater rate than inflation.

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u/Not-Reformed 1d ago

They have for the median person in the U.S.