Comments by "" (@shauncameron8390) on "Why Do Games Cost $60? Why Hasn't The Price of Video Games Changed?" video.

  1. That's largely due to less content and lower development costs (and production values).
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  2. Especially Americans.
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  3.  @LincolnintheAdirondacks  Actually, Canada's minimum wage varies by province as they are set by the provinces. In Quebec, the minimum wage is $12.
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  4.  @aidouii  Nah. Blame Harper. It happened at the tail end of his reign.
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  5. And apparently, consumers prefer the $60 base game + pay more for extras model over paying more upfront for the full experience.
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  6. Namely when the USD was in the crapper. The late 2000's early 2010's.
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  7. That was not the average price of a PS1 game then. You must have bought them at a discount or at the very tail end of its life-cycle.
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  8. Except Australians and Brazilians.
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  9. Steam price =/= standard price.
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  10. Video game prices started rising in Canada at the beginning of 2014. Harper was the PM. I remember when it went from $60 to $65-75. It didn't become $80 until 2016-2017.
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  11. Video game prices have been rising since the beginning of 2014, long before Trudeau got elected.
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  12. New Zealand is a country in the middle of nowhere. You're probably also paying for however much it costs to get the games in the country.
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  13.  @diegoperezceleste6016  Because there isn't 10 million people interested in buying it. And no company is going sell its game at a loss.
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  14. It is, especially in this day and age.
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  15. Either start paying more upfront for the "full experience" of get used to the current model.
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