alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoMadden should not be 70$lemmy.worldimagemessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down127
arrow-up1213arrow-down1imageMadden should not be 70$lemmy.worldalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square78fedilink
minus-squareSelmafudd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·2 years agoSurely the difference in overheads involved in physical vs digital would mean profits are increasing at a higher rate then sale price
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·2 years agoMaybe, development cost hasn’t gone down though, not one bit!
minus-squareBilliam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoNot really. Optical discs are dirt cheap. This old answer from Quora says physical media (disc, case, artwork, inserts, etc) accounted for $2-$5 of the cost of a game.
Surely the difference in overheads involved in physical vs digital would mean profits are increasing at a higher rate then sale price
Maybe, development cost hasn’t gone down though, not one bit!
Not really.
Optical discs are dirt cheap. This old answer from Quora says physical media (disc, case, artwork, inserts, etc) accounted for $2-$5 of the cost of a game.