sunsofold@lemmy.zip to Patient Gamers@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoSometimes you have to wait a long time for a game to drop in price.lemmy.zipexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkSometimes you have to wait a long time for a game to drop in price.lemmy.zipsunsofold@lemmy.zip to Patient Gamers@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square15linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRomkslrqusz@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month agoThat was posted in 2005, when the standard pricing for a AAA console release was $49.99 I remember Battlefield Vietnam and Unreal Tournament 2004 being $39.99 when they first launched on PC. Agree that the phrasing is a bit odd though, “Adjusted for inflation” should have preceded the prices they were listing.
minus-squareradix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoOld magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening. The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money.
That was posted in 2005, when the standard pricing for a AAA console release was $49.99
I remember Battlefield Vietnam and Unreal Tournament 2004 being $39.99 when they first launched on PC.
Agree that the phrasing is a bit odd though, “Adjusted for inflation” should have preceded the prices they were listing.
Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening.
The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money.