Loch Doun said:PirateRyanG said:Loch Doun said:PirateRyanG said:Loch Doun said:This sale sucks. A lot of these games were cheaper in past sales.
https://www.easypeasyfinance.com/inflation-for-kids-beginner...(My site choice isn't meant to be mocking, it literally is one of the better explanations)
Basically, inflation. Game prices are going to go up (not that they have ever tracked with inflation anyway). Companies do have staff to pay, after all. The economy is tough.
Explain why sales are often cheaper on PlayStation. Is that inflation too? 😅
Probably because more players, means more potential sales, so the price can be lower.
Xbox fans may have more disposable income too, which could push the price up slightly.
But it's actually flicked between the two over the years.
A few years back, PlayStation fans were complaining the games were always cheaper on Xbox.
I guess it would depend on what game you're looking at? From a very quick glance, I can't think of any games that were drastically cheaper on PlayStation compared to Xbox.
Wavetale, for example, is $11.99 on PSN right now, $17.99 on Xbox.
There no excuses for this shit; it's simply Microsoft being greedy.
Gotta fund that Activision buyout.
Publishers set the prices, not Microsoft...
Wavetale is only $11.99 if you have PS Plus.
It is $16.49 without PS Plus, so just $1 behind Xbox.
Are you doing the gamer thing where you don't give the full story and just rage in the hope people won't do their research? If so, kudos. But this isn't Reddit.
If you look hard enough (and I can't be bothered to look hard enough), you'll likely find some Xbox games cheaper than on Playstation.