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PC gamers buy way more games that cost less than $30 at launch compared to PlayStation and Xbox players, analysts say, and it's "reshaping the PC market"
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Games that cost $30 typically don’t have:
Pretty much nailed why I almost exclusively play Indies these days. That and spyware that calls itself anti-cheat rarely working on my OS, thank God.
Yea, they may have dlc.
We have kind of plateaued in terms of game graphics. We can go higher but it’s expensive in terms of hardware and electricity. Games are supposed to be fun and challenging.
This is facts. I have a PC that can handle just about anything I throw at it in terms of graphics (aside from Control, that game is the devil for some reason), and so I don’t bother with “how cool does this look.” I want to know how well it plays. Not just the FPS I can expect, but the gameplay.
I think that’s the difference between console and PC. Consoles are still about “Look how much we can squeeze out of a PS5.” PCs don’t have that problem anymore. We know what we can get. We want to play the fucking game now. I think you don’t need to look further than the Steam Controller launch. We are so hungry for New that we’ll destroy and entire storefront for a $100 controller. No one is burning the Sony servers for the PS Remote Play.
Granted, it’s a fucking awesome controller.
I basically don’t buy any game until it’s about 30 quid or less, with maybe one exception every couple of years
If they release a game at that price they’ll get the sale early, if they release at 60, I’m waiting for a sale with a deep discount
Why would I pay £80-£100 for a broken-ass bag of hickory smoked goat anus, when I could pay £15-£45 for a really decent indie offering with a tight, properly thought out game loop, and free content in future updates?
Hickory smoked is so crazy!
I don’t know who all needs to hear this, but the phrases “tight” and “goat anus” need to be separated by at least one sentence. It’s the law.
Haha steam sale go brrrrr Also gog sale
It’s not complicated, games journalists. C O M P E T I T I O N. PC gaming has a history of offering gamers choice. Even if you argue that Steam is a de facto monopoly (I don’t agree with this), people still have the choice of GOG.com, Epic, and more. You can’t say the same about walled-garden digital storefronts like Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo.
And the fact that Valve doesn’t currently abuse their customers means they stick with Steam. It means consumers don’t have to pay sky-high prices if they don’t want to, and also that indie companies can still compete and succeed…
Honestly, the games I’ve enjoyed and played the most have cost around $20 or less. BOTW and TOTK being notable exceptions. But the hours of enjoyment from those is also really high. One game card, three players, hundreds of hours. But AAA? Not for me. Same with subscription MMO. I used to love wow, but now it’s just a pretty set of chores that I don’t wanna pay for every month when I could buy another game cheaper.
I never buy games at the original price. I always wait for a discount.
I find this to be true, the few new games I bought over the last year were around $25.
I have to really like the series or developer to pay $60+ for games, I think the last $60 game I bought was Starfield.
I’m considering Forza Horizon 6 but can’t get past the $70 price. I am selling some of my most valuable Steam trading cards to soften the blow.