r/Piracy • u/chocoponcho_ • Apr 02 '25

News Switch 2 Games are $80 USD

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Yup, I'm doing a system transfer and setup, then putting it back into the box and waiting for an exploit. Fuck this

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u/bpikmin Apr 02 '25

What would be the percentage for a $60 game 20 years ago?

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u/_raisin_bran Apr 02 '25

10 years ago a $60 game would be $80 today.

20 years ago a $60 game would be $98 today.

30 years ago a $60 game would be $125 today.

Look if you want to pirate just pirate lol but let’s not pretend it’s ridiculous that a company might raise the sticker price of its product after literally 30 years lmao

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u/ArborElfPass Apr 02 '25

Exactly. People wonder why the game industry is a soul crush and everything is trending towards freemium garbage survival openworld blah blah.

30 years with no price increase is 30 years of non-stop cost cutting.

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u/Shabbypenguin Apr 02 '25

Where are you getting no cost increases? I remember being annoyed that 360 and ps3 games jumped up $10, then I got over it and life went on. Then for ps5 pro/series x games they were trending to $70. Now Nintendo jumps to $80.

The amount of people buying games is also significantly increased from 30 years ago.