Okay the economy is catching up to the gaming industry finally and we are all upset

Can we share something else in this sub now?

One of the main points of feedback from audiences throughout the lifespan of the Batman Arkham games from Asylum through Origins was that a main element of “being Batman” was missing from the games. That of driving the Batmobile.

So when Knight was announced, it’s no big surprise a key feature that was advertised was the presence of the Batmobile in the game. “Be the Batman!” was even the tagline of the marketing. And true to promises, the game heavily featured the Batmobile, not only as a car, but also in tank-like shooting sections.

However, audiences were generally lukewarm to negative in their response to this element of the game. There is of course debate on the execution and quality of the Batmobile sections, but that is kind of beside the discussion I’m introducing here. I can only imagine the developers being surprised at the backlash, “you kept saying you wanted the Batmobile! It’s this what you asked for!?!?”

What are other examples of this in games, sequels or otherwise? When have audiences gotten what they asked for only to turn around to criticize or complain about it?

I keep seeing people justify the rising prices of video games — $80 or even $90 — by pointing to inflation. But that argument doesn’t make sense.

Yes, inflation exists. But video games are digital products. Unlike a new Nintendo Pro Controller, which went from $60 to $90 because it includes physical materials like plastic, metal, microchips, schematics, and requires manufacturing and shipping — a digital game has none of that.

There’s no physical production, no shipping logistics, no packaging — just file hosting and marketing. And let’s not forget: Nintendo (and others) are selling way more games now than they did 10 years ago. Digital distribution has dramatically lowered costs for them, while increasing their reach and revenue. They don’t have to press millions of discs or cartridges anymore.

So no, this isn’t just “inflation.” It’s companies testing how much they can charge before people push back. And if we keep justifying it with weak arguments, prices are going to keep climbing.

Edit: thank you all for taking the time to reply to my post. I really appreciate the discussion. Just to be clear, I’m not trying to undervalue the work of game developers. What I’m questioning is whether higher game prices are truly necessary. Digital products scale almost infinitely - once a game is made, selling 1 million copies or 30 millions copies costs nearly the same. That means that even with higher production costs, companies can still make massive profits without increasing the price. Gaming industry is not what it used to be 20 years ago. Zelda Ocarina of Time sold 7 million copies 20 years ago, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom sold more than 10 million in 3 days. I’m open to being wrong and would appreciate strong arguments.

Mine is the Reaper Leviathan from the original Subnautica.

Very much open to suggestions if anyone has any

Why don’t they just get rich? Are they stupid?

I'll start with Metal Warriors - SNES

Multiplayer was endless fun

Hello,

I have occasionally gamed by entire life, playing all sorts of games (first person, third person, etc) and never had any issues. However, seemingly suddenly about a month ago, whenever I play a video game for more than 20 minutes or so, I get nauseous and out of it for several hours. I don’t know if anyone else has had a similar experience as they’ve gotten older, or if anyone has any tips.

Most things I see online are just adjust FOV, Camera shake/bob, sit further away, take breaks, etc. but even doing these things don’t really help me. Anyone have any other suggestions? Feel like I genuinely can’t game at all anymore, which kinda sucks cause Everytime I try I just get sick and I really want to be able to play again.

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

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