I think these big publicly-traded gaming companies are shitting themselves right now. They are required to have consistent growth but there's not enough new gamers to grow the player base so they resort to scummy practices like micro transactions, deluxe editions with early access and raising the price of their games to artificially increase revenue in the short term. The good thing is they can only do this for so long before their games get so greedy that people refuse to buy them. At which point, their company inevitably collapses in on itself since investors don't want to own shares in a failing business.
This big time. Microsoft is definitely pooping the pants cuz they gotta pay back the shareholders for the 200 billion for activison blizzard and Call of Duty ain’t gone cut it.
COD on gamepass might soften the load but there is no way they’ll be able to pay back all of that money! I can’t really see people buying an Xbox just to play COD on game pass especially if they already have a PS5 or PC
Modern "games" from publicly traded corporations are nothing more than storefronts with attached gameplay loop. Everything is in service to the store, not the game itself.
Nintendo is only successful because they make good games, not good consoles, ever wonder why people are so determined to emulate their games but not Sonys? Nintendo games are some of the must haves, Sonys games are pretty good, but nothing you can't find elsewhere, nothing like Mario or zelda. Nintendos consoles are god awful, but not their games
@@mobwow6833 If we are neighbors and I'm playing TOTK on my Switch and you are playing FF on your PS5 and the power goes out, guess who keeps playing and who gets cut off? CHECKMATE. There is a difference between tech and specs. The marketing departments of Sony and Microsoft conned you into thinking they are the same.
My ps4 is collecting dust under my bed (in the drawers underneath). I switched to PC, and I am done with Sony forever. This is coming from a guy who played playstation since the ps1. Sony ain't it anymore. Thinking about selling my psn account, has a lot of games on it gotta be worth quite a bit of money XD
not paid for a PS subscription for two years now, not buying any shitty skins packs, and never pre-order any game... shit... not having fun playing any games these days.
You would have fun again if you gave Nintendo a chance.Everything is cheaper and user friendly.Customer service is outstanding.There are a ton of games to choose from.
I've said it SOOOOO many times, why the absolute living hell can't consoles gamers choose graphics settings? Like maybe I don't want 4k raytraced graphics if it means 30 fps
PS5 will likely be my last console for gaming in general. The final nail in the coffin would be if companies solely rely on cloud gaming. I can care less about digital games
Yeah. I think PS5 might be my last console as my interest is leaning more towards playing retro games like TMNT, Sonic, and any Sega Genesis classics. I honestly think the last gen console that was fun to me was the PS3/360 era. I'm not a big fan of PS+ service and I just stick to the basic subscription because I tried streaming Arkham Origins and the connection/lag was just awful. Like many people I'm not a fan of $70 - 100+ games. Since 2005, when games were upgraded to HD quality (starting w/the 360) video game prices have steadily increased and A LOT of titles aren't worth the day 1 price tag.
@ViceGoat it's called convenience it's just another way of playing games what's wrong with having options ? Cloud gaming is not really to take over consoles completely but what's wrong with having both ? Do you like lougging your console around with you wherever you go ? I know I don't lol that's why it's nice to have both just saying
If people are too dumb and pay. Why would they stop uping the price ?? I personnally buy used or older games. If you wait 2 month they are not 70$ anymore.
Corporate greed. Yes, 100% here is why: - Console companies (Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft) charge to play online - Console companies charge for games to be on their system - Console companies charge more for controllers - Game studios charge $70.00 for games that put no effort to make a good game - Game studios manipulate the gaming experience to make more money within in game stores - Microsoft charges for game pass, making a lot of money on top of console sales and game sales. - Sony charges for PS+ it used to be free, but then it went to free games with subscription, and then they raised the price twice - Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo also raised their prices for their subscription services. Nintendo is just trying to push for people to pay more for more gaming options.
In the old days games were made by people who were passionate. Indies still represent this to some degree (but are also so expensive not to be worth it. You'll sell more than double at £12 you will at £25) but big Devs are just corporate and greedy as hell. Its all about making as much as possible not making a historically great game. Games won't even be able to be played on emulation in the future due to everything being live service. Just sell a full game for one price that lasts 8 - 10 hours and is done and over with. You release games that take people's entire life for a year to play and wonder why sales go down?
On Vita when indies were £6, £8 or £12 I bought every game I was interested in. On Switch I almost never bought indies due to the price. At £18 - £26 I bought probably a 50th of the indies I did on Vita, if that.
Now I have a cracked Vita and Android and just enjoy Vita, Vita homebrew ports and emulation. Vita was the last gasp of pre live service gaming. I'm playing a fan translated Uppers right now which is a great game.
The cutting price point you made, did work with helldivers 2 and Remnant 2. they were huge on release and a bit after too.. i hope that trend continues. and the fact that games like elden ring and bulder's gate are only 59,99 and those games that release every year have the guts to put their games at 69,99 is crazy to me ... nice video btw👌🏻
i have 2 gaming pcs, but i mostly use them for music production. last thing i wanna worry is about drivers and updates and all that bs. its nice to come home press the power button and within a min play a game on my tv, and yea i know i can connect my pc to my tv with hdmi.
It's cool to game where you want that's everyone choice but I had to 😅 it's the old work about drivers statement. It isn't that bad to download drivers. What I do like about consoles is what you said hit the power button and play. I was playing1st descendant and it didn't like myanti virus and wouldn't log in so I just switched to the console. I see what your point is but I always laugh when someone says but I hate to download drivers.
People really don’t need to download drivers for their GPU unless the one they have already isn’t stable. I learned that the hard way. But that’s the great thing about console, fully optimized right out the box!
Primarily Nintendo gamer here. The only reason I got a Ps4 is because I kept hearing about all the amazing games that you just couldn't miss out on. This was in 2018, there were still many more "can't miss" games to come. I told myself I'd get a ps5 on the same circumstances: When I kept hearing about "can't miss" games. We're currently what...4 years in? I have YET to catch wind of a generation defining game. I know there's a lot of small factors at play, but the biggest thing has to be game quality. Where is this generations Persona 5? God of war? Horizon Zero Dawn? Bloodborne? Spiderman? And so on. We need good games.
I agree with you , it’s why I’m not waiting around anymore these companies will suck u dry , and keep promising 2-3 years out of… sometimes longer … it’s stupid … I running an Xbox series s to casual game and I’m gonna build another pc in the near future , ps5 shit the bed this gen , I know Xbox hasn’t done much more either … its just sad to see what these two , once great gaming companies have become
At this point, I just wait for the games to go on sale even if their extremely hyped up titles, because the mechanics will stay the same snd it’s just better graphics and some new features
@@CarolinaBlood704 I'm still a SEGA gamer and I love using Retro Arch on my android device I play SEGA wherever I please and I love it PC console android as long as my games say SEGA or was on a SEGA console I'm in.
First off ps5 was a scam recycled game catalog almost no unique games most the games on new gen are mid asf and they making us pay 70 dollars for a game worth 40 and ya the you need to dump 100 bucks on a game to compete is crazy and something that really pisses me off is the price of the console and it not allowing you to use the console off line
I'm literally playing Gamepass on my Firestick right now and don't own a xbox it's actually pretty amazing. I got good internet so I can stream video games on gamepass no problem
even up to this point, i don't understand any point why people dislikes pc? - driver update? it's literally never bother you, hell as long as it works, ignore it. - press button then play? like, is clicking shortcut on desktop such a hassle? - i don't like mouse/keyboard. just plug your controller then? wtf? - i like to play on couch. plug the pc to your tv, what? stream it, use chromecast or something. - it's expensive, only if you want it? my pc still using my 1080 because most of my played games don't even need that high of specification. at this point the only argument left is 'muh-clusive' which is more of FOMO than actually enjoying the game. pc is not a box for playing games, it's a box, that capable of playing games. you take the games away, the pc still have it's value other than being a paperweight. hell, i don't find any game on console that can hold my attention for 7k hours?
@@Oo_Tama I never met anybody who dislike PC ever!!! Even hardcore console gamerz aren't retarted enough to hate PC'S unless you're a Apple user of course!!!
Jim Ryan and Sony are the blame for setting the price at the beginning of this generation. PC gaming is where can you actually get the best deals. Console games are expensive ,very expensive. Console gamers have been getting screwed for years. I only paid 70.00 for 2 games and that was Diablo 4 and Star Wars other than that I waited or just didn’t play it. Games pass is pretty good and it's only 10.00 a month. Great video !
Ps5 has 8 games Returnal, Final Fantasy 16, Helldivers 2, Astros playroom, Ronin, Ratchet and Clank rift apart, Stellar Blade, and Spiderman 2. more than Xbox. still need more games though. Im hoping Concord and Marvel Rivals is good.
$70 for a key to play a game for the rest of your life is fine compared to when people paid $116 in 1996. Gaming is cheap compared to other major hobbies other than streaming services.
When they raised the pricing on games and started releasing half finished games with day 1 2 3 & 4 patches is when I started sailing the high seas 🏴☠️
@@ViceGoat thankfully we got some cool indie games to look forward to. Been playing the heck out of Dredge. Fun little game. THAT I do for sure invest money in.
I’m with you man. I’m tired of paying 70 $70 is a waste of money down a drain and I realize that because we could be paying 60 the original price. But game companies once the rack money up so they can do whatever they want with the money. The prices even go up it stay the same price I always has been I’m done buying games until they lower the prices on now them
30$ off 100$ for a game never set right with us. Thing is I don’t think companies will lower prices until they see sales start to fall on release day which has already started to happen☝️ We got to boycott, spread the word🗣️
i fine the AAA gaming companies funny, "lets increase the price of our games so we can make more money" but if they actually had brains they'd lower the prices back to $60 or even $50 then they would see more sales and a larger player base.
It's failing as everything is a live service thing with tonnes of micro transactions. I bought ps4 on release but have no interest in new games as they are not designed to be fun anymore. They are designed to offer the bare minimum to get you to pay loads extra to increase your perceived fun.
My thoughts on the subject is that, back in the days console gaming made sense because the experience gaming on console or on PC was vastly different back then, every console had their own vibe their own gimmicks their own button layout, there was big differences in compute power and how graphics looked from one console to the other (I'm talking pre-360 era, pre-PS2 even) and if you got a game on PC you were expected to play mouse and keyboard, there was pretty much no other way around maybe you could get a gamepad but games were not meant to be played that way even console ports they had very basic gamepad support you had to configure the keys by hand it was very janky Since the xbox 360 console gamepads started to become USB, the button layout kinda got standardized and became the same on ps3 xbox 360 and pc (nintendo always kept their gimmicks which was a very good thing for them) so at that time gaming kind of became unified there were fewer exclusive titles it didn't matter as much which platform you were on and it was at that time I think that the death of consoles became inevitable because if you can play the same game on console and on pc with virtually the same experience then you just realize that a console is nothing more than a less versatile, a more locked down computer This became very apparent with the PS4 era when consoles started to use the x86 architecture the very same that powers our PCs, the nail in the coffin was the PS5 which is a device that I can't comprehend, when I look at it I only see arbitrary limitations that aren't welcome in this day and age. If you buy a ps5 disc you can't run it on a ps4, even if the game was released on both systems, and even if the game is a small 2d indie game that could run on a ps3. A PS4 cannot play audio CDs even tho the hardware is perfectly capable of it, even tho Sony is the company that invented those in the first place and even tho every single device with an optical drive that has ever been released (except nintendo) are capable of playing them consoles are just confusing to me nowadays, it's like they're desperately trying to keep alive a paradigm from the 80s that completely lost its relevance in the late 2000s I didn't even talk about the thick layer of corporate greed they added on top of this mess but you can guess that it's not helping
Wow! Great comment! I started gaming in the PS2 era so I don’t know really know much from before then. I didn’t even know the PS4 couldn’t play CDs, that’s actually crazy!
Liked and subscribed!!! So true!!! $70 for a game that isn’t even finished and will need to be patched several times, and shove dlc and micro transactions down our throats…
I'm a PC gamer that completely ignores 'mainstream' AAA games. Well, to be more accurate, there's only two AAA companies I still buy from. Capcom and id Software (Doom, Quake, etc). In my opinion, these are the only AAA companies that still have passion and competence. Other than these two, I stick to retro games and indie games. AAA studios and publishers can kick rocks.
The latest PCs have as much processing power, probably more than the latest gaming consoles, that it's more suitable to play digital versions of previously released games on PCs than buy appropriate consoles. For instance, the Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5, 2.8 and 3 games released on Steam last month, and so far I'm enjoying the package. Note 'so far', for there might be the same issues with them as they are when they were released on the Epic Games website. Also, it's better to buy games that catch your eye when they're on sale. You'll save your money in that regard.
its just inflation, 50 dollars in 2002 which was the average game price, is 86 dollars in today's money, so they're not really more expensive than they were before, its just inflation, consoles are more expensive too, with the ps1 being less than 300$ at launch which is 521$ in today's money, and these modern take more time and money to produce too, so i think its understandable, for a business to have an imperative need to make a profit with what they make, but we cant keep labeling every thing we don't like as "corporate greed", i think its a bit overused on the internet nowadays and we should definitely be talking about more important issues, apparently its a risky market out there, and the real games that come out lately can't afford to be as risky, which i think would be an interesting topic to mention.
The games we are getting today isn’t worth the money. The games stated in the video COD and 2K, they release practically the same game every year with micro transactions. Games back then didn’t have micro transactions so it’s understandable why games had to be 50$ back then. Also games were better because they had passion and ambition. I digress people pay 70$ for the same game each year. The games have no soul, it’s just a cash cow. That is literally corporate greed!
I am just one induvial amongst the masses, who hasn't paid for a full price game since the early PS4 days. I always wait for a heavy discount. Games have become a bottom of the tier priority to me.
I feel you when it comes to enjoying games. I'm mostly a retro gamer now as none of this new stuff is worth my time or what little energy I have and that's because I'm a man in his mid 30's now. Imagine still playing games in your 40s or 50s? Apparently, some guys my brother knows are in that age bracket! I don't see how my brother and his friends can sit and enjoy this stuff anymore what with the constant nickel and diming and when the older games die off, they just gravitate toward new ones until the pattern repeats again. I mostly emulate everything I play and with that, there's rom hacks and fan translated games which make older games a lot more exciting. Right now, I'm playing a Japanese GBA Bomberman game that didn't get a release here that's more or less a reskin of Bomberman Tournament on the GBA and it's ok but hard at times what with the armor not working due to a bug which can lead to some stupid deaths but that's what save states are for right?
I’m with you with playing older games. They were made with passion and with the modding community adding stuff to old games, it gives the game a breath of fresh air with new features! GREAT COMMENT☝️
@@ViceGoat There's something for everyone out there too. Old sports games even have roster and feature updates! NBA Jam & NHL '94 are alive and well and are far better than the Ultimate Team riddled garbage we have today.
It is pretty eye opening when you consider that a lot of the biggest games "lethal company", "pal world", "helldivers 2" are created by small studios/indie studios. I think indie games are usually created by people who love videogames rather than a bunch of execs in a huge board meeting. they feel very personal and humanizing. Even if there are bugs they are hardly ever game breaking and add a little charm to the game. Like an item clipped through a wall in lethal company or a door that or an enemy who's ai broke so now they're just an unpredictable hilarious "threat".
@@ViceGoat Have you played mullet madjack? That game is lit and would look dope as a background gameplay in your videos. Its a single player indie game.
That's one major issue with Console gaming. No real sales as it's one of the biggest advantages about the PC. Online is easy to take for granted, and Sales happen often on Steam. Sometimes games can be acquired for free legally (Epic games giveaways), or one can go the piracy route. Consoles seem to have slim pickings, expensive, and locked down. I'm not sure if the PSN Store or XBox have sales or discounts as I haven't had a new console personally since the PS3 360 days, not including the switch as it's a handheld, like a 3DS, or PSP imo. I believe Consoles are still important for the tech illiterate gamer. What do y'all think? Do they have discounts on the digital fronts? I've seen some on the Switch before for indies and 3rd party titles.
They have one going on right now but it’s not in the same league as steam. Steam drops prices to literally nothing for great games and PS usually knocks off 35% max! I got 5 games on steam yesterday for about 15 dollars and they’re all triple A games
There is literally always games on sale on PSN and not just a few titles but a long ass list. Sales are cycled on usually a two week basis but sometimes the same sale can be up for 3 or 4 weeks and if it is a sale like this they usually add in more titles halfway through the sale. There are also occasionally weekend and event sales. But no matter when you visit PSN there will always be titles up for sale, and each sale usually has some major hitters.
@@_WTFOliver Thanks for the enlightenment. I haven't owned a modern console outside of the switch and was entirely unsure about the other big boys. Anywho, Nice to know!
The only thing I’m looking forward to now is Nintendo’s New Console because if that thing has backwards compatibility Nintendo is fucking set for a whole decade almost. Just imagine the later switch games running smoothly on that thing
PC is massively superior in every way. I use $1000 headphones (HE1000 Stealth) that can't be used on a console. On PC, I can use any hardware and software I want, make music, listen to music, use Discord, OBS, install mods, make games, watch movies, do research and reading, watch RUclips all at the same time while using a mouse and keyboard. No proprietary nonsense nor subscriptions. The fact that I can use any audio gear I want. Higher framerates. You can get a very good PC for $700 if you buy the parts used.
"multiplayer games only exist to profit off the customer" My friend business only exist to profit off the customer. Video games have had this as a central conceit since hardwired pong consoles and arcade machines in the early 70's. The only reason why dedication to quality seemed more prevalent back in the mid 1980's and early 90's was because figures like Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi mandated it. Sony's dominance in the late 90's put a end to that mandate and game have gotten progressively more buggy ever since.
I just use a PC and play older games. Consoles have sucked donkey dick for a decade or more now when not have they gone downhill but so have video games in general. PC typically has the same or better selection of games, pirating, roms, old or previous generation games, better sales (Steam), and so much more in terms of advantages. Modding, better settings, controller support, romhacks, fan-content, and more. Steam Deck, Steam Link, and Linux are all superior options available as well with plenty of support. Linux is performance efficient and customizable with countless advantages. If a proper and official first-party Steam Controller 2 comes along PC will officially just be outright better overall (as if it isn't already). Gaming has gone downhill, just play older titles and stick to PC. Boycott the absolute bullshit the industry has become whether it's consoles, triple A titles, microtransactions, "deluxe" editions, DLC, day 1 locked content, subscription services, "you will own nothing and be happy", lack of right to repair, and etc. just fuck all of that. Shank the industry and bleed it dry of unearned and undeserved money 1 wallet at a time and lets get things back on track.
While there have been great games that have released over the past decade, I do agree. We have to boycott to get the changes we need for a better tomorrow! GREAT COMMENT
this is true Ive been playing games on my Gaming PC much more lately my PS5 and Xbox Series X dont get used much may as well sell least one of them soon. :/ the biggest downside to console games also is lack of modding support where PC games can be modded so easily. until they are able to open that up on console theres really no reason to play them.
You’re right, the modding scene is what really makes the games enjoyable nowadays. Should probably sell the Series X since PS5 has Wolverine coming out in the future!
It would be justified if not for the infestation of "micro transactions" on which you can spend more than a game with all DLC expansions would cost 15 years ago.
@@ViceGoat Especially the live service games! I got Suicide Squad for 70 bucks so no one else wouldn't have to, It almost destroyed my PS5 unfortunately so I had to uninstall the software. I got it just to show how guilty WB Games are
I think they need to keep giving more options for the graphics like they do with PC, i mean allow us to play street fighter at the lowest setting possible to get that 120 frames, in all its blurry glory xD
I understand that video game prices didn't follow inflation, but on the other hand AAA priced video games are mostly the norm. 70 $ for GoTY ownership of a title is probably fine. COD #124. 70 $ as a doscounted price with a recurring season pass with a digital copy renting is overpriced.
Yes finally someone is thinking the same thing. Games today are boring AF. They been focusing so much on graphics and milking the fuk out of DLCs they forgetting the GAMEPLAY, where the fun is at actually….sad.
Haven’t had fun in a game in yearsss! It needs to be said. Gaming used to be fun and now its more of a chore than a luxury when you play🤦🏾♂️ Truly sad
I’ll give you a tip only pay for one month Xbox ultimate download a few games play them try and finish them build your Microsoft points up then you use your Microsoft points every other month until eventually you’ve got enough points to just pay for the pass itself
@@ViceGoat that’s how I do it. I don’t pay for game pass I use my Microsoft points. It may take you a bit too much to build up. So you may have to pay for at least two passes.
been playing on pc my whole life even when i had a non gaming pc back then and playing flash games on a browser... to now full gaming pc with a 7900 gre gpu that runs almost every game 200 fps. Pc gaming is just better you can get games for cheap, dont have to pay to play online, can do anything other than just playing games, editing, recording, photoshop, music producing much more.
For example; The Elder Scrolls Online, buy the game and any or all DLCs if you wish, then you have to pay for PS Plus Essential as a minimum, then if you like, you can pay monthly for ESO Plus. Either way PS Plus is the bare minimum. I cancelled mine last year and now I've found myself not playing the PlayStation much at all, even for Single Player games.
Don't forget that game Companies wanna go higher than 70$for videogames. While at the same time the base 70dollar game doesn't even have all the content due to the fact that they wanna sell you the extra content as dlc later on. So you're sorta forced to get the deluxe/ultimate whatever edition to be able to get it. And eben then, you don't get all The content, you stop have to buy the seasons passes. Videogames are supposed to be an escape from real life. I don't need to be reminded that I'm poor lmao. Naw but Fr, Indie games and Double A are killing it out there. I will just keep on supporting these folks. Triple A however, I'm dropping them. Don't quit videogames dude, give these indies and double A games a chance. U may fall in love with videogames again
Great comment🗣️☝️ But I’ve been receiving some indie and double A game recommendations and haven’t been disappointed. Chaos breeds opportunity and opportunity I’m glad to say that they are killing it. We just need to shed more light on the indie scene. They can take over gaming🔥☝️☝️
"70 dollars is way too much for a video game" First statement in the video, and already summed up the title of the video in that 1 statement. You could have ended the video there and it would still be considered based.
And This Is Why I Think All Consoles Such As Ps3-Ps5, Xbox 360-Series X, And The Switch(Cuz The Wii U Survived It's Store Shut Down) Are Gonna Shut Down All Of The Sudden And All Of Our Games For These Exact Consoles Will Become Unplayable.
I'm sorry to contribute to that problem, but I grew up on PC also. And when I see some of the videogames that PlayStation and X-Box helped majorly established being put on a PC port like The Grand Theft Auto Series, Resident Evil, and Gears Of War? I just can't help but purchase and download. I just like playing PC because I think there is some major "Star Trek educational" like value to learning to play something with a keyboard and mouse. That just seems eternal for some reason....
To be fair, back in the day you were still paying like 50+ dollars for super nintendo games, which would be like, what? 100 dollars today? More? I feel like the problem isnt the price, its the mixture of the game quality and everybody today struggling to put food on the table, so we cant afford a game every month, we need a single game to last us months. Which is hard for ANY game outside of like a really good shooter or mmo, or if you are the type of person to speedrun games, just playing them over and over at nauseum. But the quality today just isnt there, but ive told people forever to just play older games you missed during last gen. The ps4 and xbone had hundreds of GOATed games, and you can pick them up mainly for less than 20 bucks these days.
70 dollars is not a lot for a game if you take into consideration inflation and the amount of hours of entertainment you get from them. If you can't pay 70 bucks you're just being cheap.
Games are way too bloated in budget and scale anymore. Too much money thrown at a single project, for the $250+ million spent nowadays, they'd be better off making 5 smaller in scope and scale games that would probably do better overall, however, CEOs are stuck in the mindset of "Avengers: End Game" where you need the billion dollar revenue spectacle that fades into memory just in time for the next one's hype cycle to begin
@@ViceGoat absolutely true! It's even bad for the companies themselves. Good news is though that every indie developer has seen and watches what goes on with the publicly traded companies and knows not to get investors involved if possible at least. AAA(A) can honestly no longer really compete with the indie outside of getting all eyes on them with marketing. IF us passionate gamers can come together, I'm fairly certain we can actually help give traction to indie game devs, like how G4 helped bring gaming into the main stream back in the early to mid 2000's, and then when it was brought back a few years ago proceeded to crush everything it once held up to for standards.
You’re absolutely right. The indie scene has the opportunity of a lifetime right now! If many of us start to participate then Triple A companies will become less and less sustainable and they will be forced to change!
Not purchased ps+ for 4 years. Don't buy new games until 6+ months when updates and patcjes fixes the game also wait for it to be half tge price. This generation sucks so bad, DEI wokeness has infested games, corporate greed with half baked games and DLC's, game making time frames are too long now, companies should focus on gameplay first instead of trying to turn everything into mocap Hollywood movies with realistic graphics....This is the shittest console era in history.
Ay what i think about videogames, they should be innovative, unique, overall fun and complete. You shouldn't have to pay more than you already have to get a full complete experience. Games now i think are lacking creativety, call of duty, NBA, they all just putting out the same game with new ui's and extra content, then demanding a 70 dollar price tag. Companies earn their revenue through producing high quality games designed around being a epic fun experience, cuz why else would you play videogames if it were not worth yo time:? Yea we gotta have more new concepts/original ideas that justify it as a new game XD! So too new ip's. Indie games don't really have this problem, thaz why i love those type of games. Rather than what i used to love, TRIPLE A! (Also realism killing some games, thats a whole new topic lol.)
I just woke up. I completely misinterpreted what you said. But yea they got a lot of nerve to ask for 70+ for half made games and extra “content” that should’ve been there day one🤦🏾♂️
@ViceGoat haha! No worries my King. Agree; you, me and many other gamers are fed up with high prices, half-finished games, and vanishing physical media versions of game titles
They got so lazy! Even if you get a physical game you only get the disc. And sometimes with switch games you get a digital code inside the box!! No physical game
Most ps5 games become cheaper than 70 dollars in just a few months. Not really a Problem. Only the switch games stay 60 dollars. Complain about Nintendo not about Sony xbox
Then why make the game 70$ in the first place if you are going to make it cheaper in a “few months”? Games like 2K and COD release the same game each year and it’s still 70$
I dont know and i also dont really care. I buy most games new for 30 or 40. Or buy them used. No reason to buy it at release. Only nintendo are the ones who keep their 7 year old games for 60 dollars.
Gaming companies, especially consoles, are not making more money, they are actually making less since they have to sell 7 million copies at $70 to break even. Console gaming has never been and currently isn't really a viable buisness. They don't beat the market. Indies are almost always more expensive price/hrs PS5 has had more than 5 games already this year, what are you talking about? Skill based matchmaking isn't in concord.
It depends on how much the game cost in order to say that games need 7 millions sells to break even. If memory serves me correctly that was only for SpiderMan 2 since they went over budget. Game typically need to sell 4 million copies rounded. Plus we’re not even including micro transactions so that’s another idk 100-300 million in their pocket. Games like COD and 2K are making more money than ever releasing the same game🤦🏾♂️ And for SBMM I wasn’t talking about concord, I haven’t even touched that game
@@ViceGoat Well we can see investor calls to publishers and platforms. None except nintendo really make any money. You said SBMM ruined things and I just pointed you towards a game that doesn't use it.
It’s funny that y’all people always say this. But the value of the dollar back then was actually valued less. Compared to the modern day before the bullshit Covid shit to purposely jack up the price of everything. So it virtually doesn’t make since to compare stuff back than to now and say “oH wElL lOok iT sHoUld cOsT mOrE tHaN iT sHoUld”. Like no that’s not how a economy works.
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Worst part is they say it’s $70 for next gen gaming but still release the same game on ps4. This shit is nothing but a scam.
Factss
I think these big publicly-traded gaming companies are shitting themselves right now. They are required to have consistent growth but there's not enough new gamers to grow the player base so they resort to scummy practices like micro transactions, deluxe editions with early access and raising the price of their games to artificially increase revenue in the short term. The good thing is they can only do this for so long before their games get so greedy that people refuse to buy them. At which point, their company inevitably collapses in on itself since investors don't want to own shares in a failing business.
You’re absolutely right☝️☝️☝️
This big time. Microsoft is definitely pooping the pants cuz they gotta pay back the shareholders for the 200 billion for activison blizzard and Call of Duty ain’t gone cut it.
COD on gamepass might soften the load but there is no way they’ll be able to pay back all of that money! I can’t really see people buying an Xbox just to play COD on game pass especially if they already have a PS5 or PC
Modern "games" from publicly traded corporations are nothing more than storefronts with attached gameplay loop. Everything is in service to the store, not the game itself.
Nintendo: Wanna bet?
Nintendo is only successful because they make good games, not good consoles, ever wonder why people are so determined to emulate their games but not Sonys? Nintendo games are some of the must haves, Sonys games are pretty good, but nothing you can't find elsewhere, nothing like Mario or zelda. Nintendos consoles are god awful, but not their games
@flamingscar5263 Nintendo makes fine consoles. There are more ways to judge a system besides comparing power levels
@@supremeleaderfrancisco9062if your own games can't reach a consistent 30 fps then your console is not "fine" but completely outdated
@@mobwow6833 If we are neighbors and I'm playing TOTK on my Switch and you are playing FF on your PS5 and the power goes out, guess who keeps playing and who gets cut off? CHECKMATE. There is a difference between tech and specs. The marketing departments of Sony and Microsoft conned you into thinking they are the same.
@@mobwow6833 keep crying man. They’re dominating the industry
Watching this on my ps4
My ps4 is collecting dust under my bed (in the drawers underneath). I switched to PC, and I am done with Sony forever. This is coming from a guy who played playstation since the ps1. Sony ain't it anymore. Thinking about selling my psn account, has a lot of games on it gotta be worth quite a bit of money XD
Why not?!
not paid for a PS subscription for two years now, not buying any shitty skins packs, and never pre-order any game... shit... not having fun playing any games these days.
Haven’t had fun in a game in a long time🤦🏾♂️☝️
Try ultrakill and overkill
You would have fun again if you gave Nintendo a chance.Everything is cheaper and user friendly.Customer service is outstanding.There are a ton of games to choose from.
Consoles need to stop putting graphics over framerate
1000%
I've said it SOOOOO many times, why the absolute living hell can't consoles gamers choose graphics settings? Like maybe I don't want 4k raytraced graphics if it means 30 fps
Thats not gonna happen anytime soon.
There are still more than 50% (on console) with not even 60 FPS and they wanna justify it by online service.
Facts!
It makes no sense
PS5 will likely be my last console for gaming in general. The final nail in the coffin would be if companies solely rely on cloud gaming. I can care less about digital games
I can’t stand cloud gaming🤦🏾♂️
@ViceGoat Cloud gaming is the future morons. Cloud gaming is great more portable and you don't have to buy a console
You love cloud gaming huh? Tells me everything I need to know🤦🏾♂️
Yeah. I think PS5 might be my last console as my interest is leaning more towards playing retro games like TMNT, Sonic, and any Sega Genesis classics. I honestly think the last gen console that was fun to me was the PS3/360 era.
I'm not a big fan of PS+ service and I just stick to the basic subscription because I tried streaming Arkham Origins and the connection/lag was just awful. Like many people I'm not a fan of $70 - 100+ games. Since 2005, when games were upgraded to HD quality (starting w/the 360) video game prices have steadily increased and A LOT of titles aren't worth the day 1 price tag.
@ViceGoat it's called convenience it's just another way of playing games what's wrong with having options ? Cloud gaming is not really to take over consoles completely but what's wrong with having both ? Do you like lougging your console around with you wherever you go ? I know I don't lol that's why it's nice to have both just saying
If people are too dumb and pay. Why would they stop uping the price ?? I personnally buy used or older games. If you wait 2 month they are not 70$ anymore.
1000% I get my games second hand for 20$ instead of 70$. Good thinking G☝️
Corporate greed. Yes, 100% here is why:
- Console companies (Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft) charge to play online
- Console companies charge for games to be on their system
- Console companies charge more for controllers
- Game studios charge $70.00 for games that put no effort to make a good game
- Game studios manipulate the gaming experience to make more money within in game stores
- Microsoft charges for game pass, making a lot of money on top of console sales and game sales.
- Sony charges for PS+ it used to be free, but then it went to free games with subscription, and then they raised the price twice
- Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo also raised their prices for their subscription services. Nintendo is just trying to push for people to pay more for more gaming options.
All 100% correct
In the old days games were made by people who were passionate. Indies still represent this to some degree (but are also so expensive not to be worth it. You'll sell more than double at £12 you will at £25) but big Devs are just corporate and greedy as hell. Its all about making as much as possible not making a historically great game. Games won't even be able to be played on emulation in the future due to everything being live service. Just sell a full game for one price that lasts 8 - 10 hours and is done and over with.
You release games that take people's entire life for a year to play and wonder why sales go down?
On Vita when indies were £6, £8 or £12 I bought every game I was interested in. On Switch I almost never bought indies due to the price. At £18 - £26 I bought probably a 50th of the indies I did on Vita, if that.
Now I have a cracked Vita and Android and just enjoy Vita, Vita homebrew ports and emulation. Vita was the last gasp of pre live service gaming. I'm playing a fan translated Uppers right now which is a great game.
TBF a collection of roms may as well release on PS4. PS2 received games for years.
The cutting price point you made, did work with helldivers 2 and Remnant 2. they were huge on release and a bit after too.. i hope that trend continues. and the fact that games like elden ring and bulder's gate are only 59,99 and those games that release every year have the guts to put their games at 69,99 is crazy to me ... nice video btw👌🏻
Thank you! Great comment! I hope this trend continues as well!
i have 2 gaming pcs, but i mostly use them for music production. last thing i wanna worry is about drivers and updates and all that bs.
its nice to come home press the power button and within a min play a game on my tv, and yea i know i can connect my pc to my tv with hdmi.
I use mine as a TV tbh☝️
It's cool to game where you want that's everyone choice but I had to 😅 it's the old work about drivers statement. It isn't that bad to download drivers. What I do like about consoles is what you said hit the power button and play. I was playing1st descendant and it didn't like myanti virus and wouldn't log in so I just switched to the console. I see what your point is but I always laugh when someone says but I hate to download drivers.
People really don’t need to download drivers for their GPU unless the one they have already isn’t stable. I learned that the hard way. But that’s the great thing about console, fully optimized right out the box!
Long live piracy long live PC gaming
We not done yet😈
@@ViceGoat good thanks we love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111
yep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
😈😈☝️☝️☝️
Can you point me in the right direction that won't give viruses
I'm already paying $60 for internet monthly why should anyone have to pay money to use the internet on there console
Exactly, it makes no sense!
Yeah i dont see it either
You're being scammed with that pricing lmao
@@JukaDominatorHow? Internet in the Chicago area is the same, if not higher.
Att fiber 600mb costs me $70
Are you new to console gaming or something?
For me PS4 is peak era. Sold the series x and PS5, keep the Switch,PS4,PC
Sega, atari, blaze entertainment and valve: hold my beer
i just stopped caring about AAA videogames, normies play that sht
yep
Imagine playing starfield instead of baldur's gate 3 XD
@@AaronWOfficial no mans sky and star citizen > slopfield
@@xDryZek loadingfield XD
Watching this from my ASUS Rog Ally. I will never go back to consoles lmfao.
Well said pal. Pc gaming emulations and torrents the way forward.
Nah for sure!
Forward to getting sued and jailed buy your games
@@jennahaze6835 too many people for them to sue lol
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Primarily Nintendo gamer here. The only reason I got a Ps4 is because I kept hearing about all the amazing games that you just couldn't miss out on. This was in 2018, there were still many more "can't miss" games to come. I told myself I'd get a ps5 on the same circumstances: When I kept hearing about "can't miss" games. We're currently what...4 years in? I have YET to catch wind of a generation defining game. I know there's a lot of small factors at play, but the biggest thing has to be game quality. Where is this generations Persona 5? God of war? Horizon Zero Dawn? Bloodborne? Spiderman? And so on. We need good games.
We need great games for the price! Hopefully we get them soon!
I agree with you , it’s why I’m not waiting around anymore these companies will suck u dry , and keep promising 2-3 years out of… sometimes longer … it’s stupid … I running an Xbox series s to casual game and I’m gonna build another pc in the near future , ps5 shit the bed this gen , I know Xbox hasn’t done much more either … its just sad to see what these two , once great gaming companies have become
I started gaming in the PlayStation 2 era so ik that they fell so far from grace🤦🏾♂️
@@ViceGoat Definitely, this is also an interesting video as well! 👍🏻
Thank you☝️
At this point, I just wait for the games to go on sale even if their extremely hyped up titles, because the mechanics will stay the same snd it’s just better graphics and some new features
Facts. I just get games cheap on eBay or something
Same here😊
I really regret getting a PS5 at this point.
Me too, I paid over market for mine🤦🏾♂️
i stopped at the switch now i rom hunt lol
You can always sell it and use that cash to buy something that you actually love
@@CarolinaBlood704 I'm still a SEGA gamer and I love using Retro Arch on my android device I play SEGA wherever I please and I love it PC console android as long as my games say SEGA or was on a SEGA console I'm in.
all the PS5 exclusives have been trash, hardly any good games. with maybe the exclusion of Demon Souls I guess. my PS5 just gathers dust most of time.
First off ps5 was a scam recycled game catalog almost no unique games most the games on new gen are mid asf and they making us pay 70 dollars for a game worth 40 and ya the you need to dump 100 bucks on a game to compete is crazy and something that really pisses me off is the price of the console and it not allowing you to use the console off line
1000%
$70 is too much for a video game? You’re right, this is why Xbox Gamepass exists. Day 1 brand new releases. We eating good here with Xbox.
Gamepass > PS Plus
I'm literally playing Gamepass on my Firestick right now and don't own a xbox it's actually pretty amazing. I got good internet so I can stream video games on gamepass no problem
even up to this point, i don't understand any point why people dislikes pc?
- driver update? it's literally never bother you, hell as long as it works, ignore it.
- press button then play? like, is clicking shortcut on desktop such a hassle?
- i don't like mouse/keyboard. just plug your controller then? wtf?
- i like to play on couch. plug the pc to your tv, what? stream it, use chromecast or something.
- it's expensive, only if you want it? my pc still using my 1080 because most of my played games don't even need that high of specification.
at this point the only argument left is 'muh-clusive' which is more of FOMO than actually enjoying the game.
pc is not a box for playing games, it's a box, that capable of playing games. you take the games away, the pc still have it's value other than being a paperweight.
hell, i don't find any game on console that can hold my attention for 7k hours?
Great points! PC is more versatile than consoles which I why I enjoy it a lot more and others do too. ☝️🗣️
@@Oo_Tama I never met anybody who dislike PC ever!!! Even hardcore console gamerz aren't retarted enough to hate PC'S unless you're a Apple user of course!!!
Damn. I use an iPhone but other than that PC gaming is the way to go lol
Bro I feel this so much 😭😭
Feels exactly the same, only thing that held me on gaming is the indie gems releasing now and then
We are in the dark ages of gaming🤦🏾♂️
And the kicker, it costs them less now because most sales are digital.
They dont have to pay for manufacturing and retail space like they used to
Facts!!
Jim Ryan and Sony are the blame for setting the price at the beginning of this generation. PC gaming is where can you actually get the best deals. Console games are expensive ,very expensive. Console gamers have been getting screwed for years.
I only paid 70.00 for 2 games and that was Diablo 4 and Star Wars other than that I waited or just didn’t play it. Games pass is pretty good and it's only 10.00 a month. Great video !
Thank you good sir! Great comment☝️
Ps5 has 8 games Returnal, Final Fantasy 16, Helldivers 2, Astros playroom, Ronin, Ratchet and Clank rift apart, Stellar Blade, and Spiderman 2. more than Xbox. still need more games though. Im hoping Concord and Marvel Rivals is good.
We still need Wolverine☝️
We need more competition in the gaming market.
A lot more competition ☝️
$70 for a key to play a game for the rest of your life is fine compared to when people paid $116 in 1996. Gaming is cheap compared to other major hobbies other than streaming services.
People owned the game back in 96 though. You buy a 70$ game digitally now and you only have access to the right🤦🏾♂️
Gamepass just got jacked up to $20 a month or $240 a year, I’d rather buy 3 or 4 full price games and own them
I don’t blame you, that’s crazy🤦🏾♂️
If the online service of past consoles are shut down. Then this is it. That’s the death of video games.
Let’s hope that day never comes🤦🏾♂️
When they raised the pricing on games and started releasing half finished games with day 1 2 3 & 4 patches is when I started sailing the high seas 🏴☠️
Let’s get more people to sail. Triple A games are not worth it any longer!
@@ViceGoat thankfully we got some cool indie games to look forward to. Been playing the heck out of Dredge. Fun little game. THAT I do for sure invest money in.
I’ll check that out too!
I’m with you man. I’m tired of paying 70 $70 is a waste of money down a drain and I realize that because we could be paying 60 the original price. But game companies once the rack money up so they can do whatever they want with the money. The prices even go up it stay the same price I always has been I’m done buying games until they lower the prices on now them
30$ off 100$ for a game never set right with us. Thing is I don’t think companies will lower prices until they see sales start to fall on release day which has already started to happen☝️ We got to boycott, spread the word🗣️
i fine the AAA gaming companies funny, "lets increase the price of our games so we can make more money" but if they actually had brains they'd lower the prices back to $60 or even $50 then they would see more sales and a larger player base.
You would think they would do that now; but they won’t🤦🏾♂️
It's failing as everything is a live service thing with tonnes of micro transactions. I bought ps4 on release but have no interest in new games as they are not designed to be fun anymore. They are designed to offer the bare minimum to get you to pay loads extra to increase your perceived fun.
Facts!
My thoughts on the subject is that, back in the days console gaming made sense because the experience gaming on console or on PC was vastly different back then, every console had their own vibe their own gimmicks their own button layout, there was big differences in compute power and how graphics looked from one console to the other (I'm talking pre-360 era, pre-PS2 even) and if you got a game on PC you were expected to play mouse and keyboard, there was pretty much no other way around maybe you could get a gamepad but games were not meant to be played that way even console ports they had very basic gamepad support you had to configure the keys by hand it was very janky
Since the xbox 360 console gamepads started to become USB, the button layout kinda got standardized and became the same on ps3 xbox 360 and pc (nintendo always kept their gimmicks which was a very good thing for them) so at that time gaming kind of became unified there were fewer exclusive titles it didn't matter as much which platform you were on and it was at that time I think that the death of consoles became inevitable because if you can play the same game on console and on pc with virtually the same experience then you just realize that a console is nothing more than a less versatile, a more locked down computer
This became very apparent with the PS4 era when consoles started to use the x86 architecture the very same that powers our PCs, the nail in the coffin was the PS5 which is a device that I can't comprehend, when I look at it I only see arbitrary limitations that aren't welcome in this day and age. If you buy a ps5 disc you can't run it on a ps4, even if the game was released on both systems, and even if the game is a small 2d indie game that could run on a ps3. A PS4 cannot play audio CDs even tho the hardware is perfectly capable of it, even tho Sony is the company that invented those in the first place and even tho every single device with an optical drive that has ever been released (except nintendo) are capable of playing them
consoles are just confusing to me nowadays, it's like they're desperately trying to keep alive a paradigm from the 80s that completely lost its relevance in the late 2000s
I didn't even talk about the thick layer of corporate greed they added on top of this mess but you can guess that it's not helping
Wow! Great comment! I started gaming in the PS2 era so I don’t know really know much from before then. I didn’t even know the PS4 couldn’t play CDs, that’s actually crazy!
I moved to PC at the start when the PS5 gen started due to not ever being able to get one at the start and ho boy glad i did.
I’m glad you did too. I paid over market for my PS5 and have yet to see any real value come from it🤦🏾♂️
Liked and subscribed!!! So true!!! $70 for a game that isn’t even finished and will need to be patched several times, and shove dlc and micro transactions down our throats…
Not worth the money at all. Thank you so much☝️
I'm a PC gamer that completely ignores 'mainstream' AAA games. Well, to be more accurate, there's only two AAA companies I still buy from. Capcom and id Software (Doom, Quake, etc). In my opinion, these are the only AAA companies that still have passion and competence. Other than these two, I stick to retro games and indie games. AAA studios and publishers can kick rocks.
Insomniac is another one. But publishers like EA and Activision🚮🚮🚮
You can't sell gameboxes without great gamebox exclusives.
Facts
Me still vibing with my Xbox 360 Elite😂
Fucking legend🔥
The latest PCs have as much processing power, probably more than the latest gaming consoles, that it's more suitable to play digital versions of previously released games on PCs than buy appropriate consoles. For instance, the Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5, 2.8 and 3 games released on Steam last month, and so far I'm enjoying the package. Note 'so far', for there might be the same issues with them as they are when they were released on the Epic Games website. Also, it's better to buy games that catch your eye when they're on sale. You'll save your money in that regard.
100%
Steam always have nice sales going on so it’s easier to get the games you want for cheap on PC. Great Comment!!
The sweet spot would be 50 dollars for games if you ask me
Si, 50$ is doable
its just inflation, 50 dollars in 2002 which was the average game price, is 86 dollars in today's money, so they're not really more expensive than they were before, its just inflation, consoles are more expensive too, with the ps1 being less than 300$ at launch which is 521$ in today's money, and these modern take more time and money to produce too, so i think its understandable, for a business to have an imperative need to make a profit with what they make, but we cant keep labeling every thing we don't like as "corporate greed", i think its a bit overused on the internet nowadays and we should definitely be talking about more important issues, apparently its a risky market out there, and the real games that come out lately can't afford to be as risky, which i think would be an interesting topic to mention.
The games we are getting today isn’t worth the money. The games stated in the video COD and 2K, they release practically the same game every year with micro transactions. Games back then didn’t have micro transactions so it’s understandable why games had to be 50$ back then. Also games were better because they had passion and ambition. I digress people pay 70$ for the same game each year. The games have no soul, it’s just a cash cow. That is literally corporate greed!
I am just one induvial amongst the masses, who hasn't paid for a full price game since the early PS4 days. I always wait for a heavy discount. Games have become a bottom of the tier priority to me.
RESPECT!
The last full game I purchased was SpiderMan 2 and it’ll be the last one until the next resident Evil and Wolverine game
I’ve decided to go back to my old games, just play through my backlog. I don’t care anymore not spending $90 a game. Hobby gets too expensive.
Old games are better in my opinion
I feel you when it comes to enjoying games. I'm mostly a retro gamer now as none of this new stuff is worth my time or what little energy I have and that's because I'm a man in his mid 30's now. Imagine still playing games in your 40s or 50s? Apparently, some guys my brother knows are in that age bracket! I don't see how my brother and his friends can sit and enjoy this stuff anymore what with the constant nickel and diming and when the older games die off, they just gravitate toward new ones until the pattern repeats again.
I mostly emulate everything I play and with that, there's rom hacks and fan translated games which make older games a lot more exciting. Right now, I'm playing a Japanese GBA Bomberman game that didn't get a release here that's more or less a reskin of Bomberman Tournament on the GBA and it's ok but hard at times what with the armor not working due to a bug which can lead to some stupid deaths but that's what save states are for right?
I’m with you with playing older games. They were made with passion and with the modding community adding stuff to old games, it gives the game a breath of fresh air with new features! GREAT COMMENT☝️
@@ViceGoat There's something for everyone out there too. Old sports games even have roster and feature updates! NBA Jam & NHL '94 are alive and well and are far better than the Ultimate Team riddled garbage we have today.
Video Games are a work of art. Especially old video games☝️ As long as we keep them alive, we’ll always have something to play and enjoy
It is pretty eye opening when you consider that a lot of the biggest games "lethal company", "pal world", "helldivers 2" are created by small studios/indie studios. I think indie games are usually created by people who love videogames rather than a bunch of execs in a huge board meeting. they feel very personal and humanizing. Even if there are bugs they are hardly ever game breaking and add a little charm to the game. Like an item clipped through a wall in lethal company or a door that or an enemy who's ai broke so now they're just an unpredictable hilarious "threat".
I hope that the small studios and indie games take over the market!
@@ViceGoat I hope so too! and it looks like gaming has been trending that way.
@@ViceGoat Have you played mullet madjack? That game is lit and would look dope as a background gameplay in your videos. Its a single player indie game.
I’ll check it out! Thanks for the recommendation ☝️
I checked out that mullet jack game, def going to have gameplay on it. Thanks again for the recommendation!!
That's one major issue with Console gaming. No real sales as it's one of the biggest advantages about the PC. Online is easy to take for granted, and Sales happen often on Steam. Sometimes games can be acquired for free legally (Epic games giveaways), or one can go the piracy route. Consoles seem to have slim pickings, expensive, and locked down. I'm not sure if the PSN Store or XBox have sales or discounts as I haven't had a new console personally since the PS3 360 days, not including the switch as it's a handheld, like a 3DS, or PSP imo. I believe Consoles are still important for the tech illiterate gamer.
What do y'all think? Do they have discounts on the digital fronts? I've seen some on the Switch before for indies and 3rd party titles.
They have one going on right now but it’s not in the same league as steam. Steam drops prices to literally nothing for great games and PS usually knocks off 35% max! I got 5 games on steam yesterday for about 15 dollars and they’re all triple A games
There is literally always games on sale on PSN and not just a few titles but a long ass list. Sales are cycled on usually a two week basis but sometimes the same sale can be up for 3 or 4 weeks and if it is a sale like this they usually add in more titles halfway through the sale. There are also occasionally weekend and event sales.
But no matter when you visit PSN there will always be titles up for sale, and each sale usually has some major hitters.
@@_WTFOliver Thanks for the enlightenment. I haven't owned a modern console outside of the switch and was entirely unsure about the other big boys. Anywho, Nice to know!
The only thing I’m looking forward to now is Nintendo’s New Console because if that thing has backwards compatibility Nintendo is fucking set for a whole decade almost. Just imagine the later switch games running smoothly on that thing
That would be great for Nintendo fans! Hopefully it’s a feature on the new console☝️
Gaming is in bad shape man, ive been playing my ps2 again and man the old socom and ghost recon games were dope
Ghost Recon Jungle Storm 🔥🔥
@@ViceGoat that's the one dude game is 🔥🔥
PC is massively superior in every way. I use $1000 headphones (HE1000 Stealth) that can't be used on a console. On PC, I can use any hardware and software I want, make music, listen to music, use Discord, OBS, install mods, make games, watch movies, do research and reading, watch RUclips all at the same time while using a mouse and keyboard. No proprietary nonsense nor subscriptions. The fact that I can use any audio gear I want. Higher framerates. You can get a very good PC for $700 if you buy the parts used.
I built my PC for about 700$ and it’s one of the best investments I’ve ever done.
@@ViceGoatI hope you don’t touch your console
Every once and a while
"multiplayer games only exist to profit off the customer"
My friend business only exist to profit off the customer. Video games have had this as a central conceit since hardwired pong consoles and arcade machines in the early 70's. The only reason why dedication to quality seemed more prevalent back in the mid 1980's and early 90's was because figures like Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi mandated it. Sony's dominance in the late 90's put a end to that mandate and game have gotten progressively more buggy ever since.
Great comment! I never even looked at it that way!
I just use a PC and play older games. Consoles have sucked donkey dick for a decade or more now when not have they gone downhill but so have video games in general.
PC typically has the same or better selection of games, pirating, roms, old or previous generation games, better sales (Steam), and so much more in terms of advantages. Modding, better settings, controller support, romhacks, fan-content, and more.
Steam Deck, Steam Link, and Linux are all superior options available as well with plenty of support. Linux is performance efficient and customizable with countless advantages. If a proper and official first-party Steam Controller 2 comes along PC will officially just be outright better overall (as if it isn't already).
Gaming has gone downhill, just play older titles and stick to PC. Boycott the absolute bullshit the industry has become whether it's consoles, triple A titles, microtransactions, "deluxe" editions, DLC, day 1 locked content, subscription services, "you will own nothing and be happy", lack of right to repair, and etc. just fuck all of that.
Shank the industry and bleed it dry of unearned and undeserved money 1 wallet at a time and lets get things back on track.
While there have been great games that have released over the past decade, I do agree. We have to boycott to get the changes we need for a better tomorrow! GREAT COMMENT
this is true Ive been playing games on my Gaming PC much more lately my PS5 and Xbox Series X dont get used much may as well sell least one of them soon. :/ the biggest downside to console games also is lack of modding support where PC games can be modded so easily. until they are able to open that up on console theres really no reason to play them.
You’re right, the modding scene is what really makes the games enjoyable nowadays. Should probably sell the Series X since PS5 has Wolverine coming out in the future!
I switched to PC 7 years ago I saw the light in the PS4 era
Wish I would’ve seen it sooner honestly!
when the next 10th generation playstation and xbox i am getting a gaming pc. why you can online for free
Get it sooner☝️
No games and paid online service is a model bound to fail
1000%
I haven't bought a current generation console. This is what I have connected to my TV.
• PS4
• XBOX 360
• PS3
• PS2
• Sega Mega Drive
PS2 and Xbox 360 >>>☝️
You make good points, solution is Gamepass, more games than you can play. 2 games per year covers the cost
Gamepass is good however there is a downside of never owning a game on the service if you pay for it!
$70 USD is $93 CAD, almost $100 for a game? I'm good.
That’s crazy🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
70 dollars for a game is pure greed.
No doubt🗣️☝️
It would be justified if not for the infestation of "micro transactions" on which you can spend more than a game with all DLC expansions would cost 15 years ago.
Can’t believe I’d say I miss those 15$ DLC packs 🤦♂️
@@ViceGoat Especially the live service games!
I got Suicide Squad for 70 bucks so no one else wouldn't have to, It almost destroyed my PS5 unfortunately so I had to uninstall the software.
I got it just to show how guilty WB Games are
@M64bros That’s crazy bro🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ I bought saints row 2022 for full price…………………
I think they need to keep giving more options for the graphics like they do with PC, i mean allow us to play street fighter at the lowest setting possible to get that 120 frames, in all its blurry glory xD
I’d actually be down for that☝️
I understand that video game prices didn't follow inflation, but on the other hand AAA priced video games are mostly the norm. 70 $ for GoTY ownership of a title is probably fine. COD #124. 70 $ as a doscounted price with a recurring season pass with a digital copy renting is overpriced.
Yes finally someone is thinking the same thing. Games today are boring AF. They been focusing so much on graphics and milking the fuk out of DLCs they forgetting the GAMEPLAY, where the fun is at actually….sad.
Haven’t had fun in a game in yearsss! It needs to be said. Gaming used to be fun and now its more of a chore than a luxury when you play🤦🏾♂️ Truly sad
GTA 4 was the last new game I bought. I do not miss modern gaming/scamming.
GTA 4 was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 way better than 5
I’ll give you a tip only pay for one month Xbox ultimate download a few games play them try and finish them build your Microsoft points up then you use your Microsoft points every other month until eventually you’ve got enough points to just pay for the pass itself
That’s actually some life changing advice right there☝️
@@ViceGoat that’s how I do it. I don’t pay for game pass I use my Microsoft points. It may take you a bit too much to build up. So you may have to pay for at least two passes.
I sold my Xbox but I’ll spread the word. Great advice☝️
been playing on pc my whole life even when i had a non gaming pc back then and playing flash games on a browser... to now full gaming pc with a 7900 gre gpu that runs almost every game 200 fps. Pc gaming is just better you can get games for cheap, dont have to pay to play online, can do anything other than just playing games, editing, recording, photoshop, music producing much more.
It’s the best way to go!
Great comment☝️🗣️
For example; The Elder Scrolls Online, buy the game and any or all DLCs if you wish, then you have to pay for PS Plus Essential as a minimum, then if you like, you can pay monthly for ESO Plus. Either way PS Plus is the bare minimum. I cancelled mine last year and now I've found myself not playing the PlayStation much at all, even for Single Player games.
You dodge a bullet good sir☝️
Don't forget that game Companies wanna go higher than 70$for videogames. While at the same time the base 70dollar game doesn't even have all the content due to the fact that they wanna sell you the extra content as dlc later on. So you're sorta forced to get the deluxe/ultimate whatever edition to be able to get it. And eben then, you don't get all The content, you stop have to buy the seasons passes. Videogames are supposed to be an escape from real life. I don't need to be reminded that I'm poor lmao. Naw but Fr, Indie games and Double A are killing it out there. I will just keep on supporting these folks. Triple A however, I'm dropping them. Don't quit videogames dude, give these indies and double A games a chance. U may fall in love with videogames again
Great comment🗣️☝️ But I’ve been receiving some indie and double A game recommendations and haven’t been disappointed. Chaos breeds opportunity and opportunity I’m glad to say that they are killing it. We just need to shed more light on the indie scene. They can take over gaming🔥☝️☝️
"70 dollars is way too much for a video game"
First statement in the video, and already summed up the title of the video in that 1 statement. You could have ended the video there and it would still be considered based.
Thank you☝️
And This Is Why I Think All Consoles Such As Ps3-Ps5, Xbox 360-Series X, And The Switch(Cuz The Wii U Survived It's Store Shut Down) Are Gonna Shut Down All Of The Sudden And All Of Our Games For These Exact Consoles Will Become Unplayable.
Def could happen! Just a reminder that you don’t own the games and apps you bought🤦🏾♂️
@@ViceGoat joy...
Agreed it's sad nowadays
Super sad🤦🏾♂️
indie games saved me from gaming burnout. f**k AAA video game companies
Fuck most Triple A companies🗣️
@@ViceGoat for real
Solution -> get a 7th gen console and some used games.
Or 6th gen☝️
@@ViceGoator, even better, a used gaming PC (or laptop if you need portability and light weight)!
Lean towards used PC, can always upgrade the parts easily when you get the money!
Ppl paying for 2k and madden games and buying vc and mut packs deserve to have there wallets graped
💀💀☝️
I'm sorry to contribute to that problem, but I grew up on PC also. And when I see some of the videogames that PlayStation and X-Box helped majorly established being put on a PC port like The Grand Theft Auto Series, Resident Evil, and Gears Of War? I just can't help but purchase and download. I just like playing PC because I think there is some major "Star Trek educational" like value to learning to play something with a keyboard and mouse. That just seems eternal for some reason....
For some reason I cannot get into K&M🤦🏾♂️. I’ll keep trying it though
Gonna be a loooong time before we see ps6. They’re gonna milk tf outta it.
It’s a few years away but I don’t think we’ll see any really great exclusive games for it at launch or 2+ years after.
Homie it's called inflation
Homie it’s called greed when u pay for the exact same game lol
I am playing both retro and new games maybe that can help you.
I don’t really play games but when I do I mostly play games from PS2 and Xbox 360. I only look for new RE games and Insomniac studio games atp
To be fair, back in the day you were still paying like 50+ dollars for super nintendo games, which would be like, what? 100 dollars today? More? I feel like the problem isnt the price, its the mixture of the game quality and everybody today struggling to put food on the table, so we cant afford a game every month, we need a single game to last us months. Which is hard for ANY game outside of like a really good shooter or mmo, or if you are the type of person to speedrun games, just playing them over and over at nauseum. But the quality today just isnt there, but ive told people forever to just play older games you missed during last gen. The ps4 and xbone had hundreds of GOATed games, and you can pick them up mainly for less than 20 bucks these days.
Great point☝️
70 dollars is not a lot for a game if you take into consideration inflation and the amount of hours of entertainment you get from them. If you can't pay 70 bucks you're just being cheap.
So you’d pay 70$ for the same game every year and get the the exact same game?
Games are way too bloated in budget and scale anymore. Too much money thrown at a single project, for the $250+ million spent nowadays, they'd be better off making 5 smaller in scope and scale games that would probably do better overall, however, CEOs are stuck in the mindset of "Avengers: End Game" where you need the billion dollar revenue spectacle that fades into memory just in time for the next one's hype cycle to begin
Absolutely true. It’s a bad mindset and the people that suffer the most are the passionate gamers!
@@ViceGoat absolutely true! It's even bad for the companies themselves. Good news is though that every indie developer has seen and watches what goes on with the publicly traded companies and knows not to get investors involved if possible at least.
AAA(A) can honestly no longer really compete with the indie outside of getting all eyes on them with marketing. IF us passionate gamers can come together, I'm fairly certain we can actually help give traction to indie game devs, like how G4 helped bring gaming into the main stream back in the early to mid 2000's, and then when it was brought back a few years ago proceeded to crush everything it once held up to for standards.
You’re absolutely right. The indie scene has the opportunity of a lifetime right now! If many of us start to participate then Triple A companies will become less and less sustainable and they will be forced to change!
Not purchased ps+ for 4 years. Don't buy new games until 6+ months when updates and patcjes fixes the game also wait for it to be half tge price. This generation sucks so bad, DEI wokeness has infested games, corporate greed with half baked games and DLC's, game making time frames are too long now, companies should focus on gameplay first instead of trying to turn everything into mocap Hollywood movies with realistic graphics....This is the shittest console era in history.
100% we got to make changes!
Ay what i think about videogames, they should be innovative, unique, overall fun and complete. You shouldn't have to pay more than you already have to get a full complete experience. Games now i think are lacking creativety, call of duty, NBA, they all just putting out the same game with new ui's and extra content, then demanding a 70 dollar price tag.
Companies earn their revenue through producing high quality games designed around being a epic fun experience, cuz why else would you play videogames if it were not worth yo time:? Yea we gotta have more new concepts/original ideas that justify it as a new game XD! So too new ip's. Indie games don't really have this problem, thaz why i love those type of games. Rather than what i used to love, TRIPLE A! (Also realism killing some games, thats a whole new topic lol.)
I agree! ☝️
I dont even need most of new games. Despite FF7 Rebirth cuz im fan of FF, i play just older games
Games arent $70, they "start" at $70. Big difference!
☝️
@@ViceGoat those deluxe and ultimate packages that command a $79, $99, or even $109 price tier for day 1 release are bonkers
I just woke up. I completely misinterpreted what you said. But yea they got a lot of nerve to ask for 70+ for half made games and extra “content” that should’ve been there day one🤦🏾♂️
@ViceGoat haha! No worries my King.
Agree; you, me and many other gamers are fed up with high prices, half-finished games, and vanishing physical media versions of game titles
They got so lazy! Even if you get a physical game you only get the disc. And sometimes with switch games you get a digital code inside the box!! No physical game
Next game I’m buying is GTA6, that’s all folks
You can probably get over 50 games with 70$ on PC
U definitely can
Indie games and fan - made games, emulators are winning on PC.
For sure, more things you can do with much more passion☝️
Most ps5 games become cheaper than 70 dollars in just a few months. Not really a Problem. Only the switch games stay 60 dollars. Complain about Nintendo not about Sony xbox
Then why make the game 70$ in the first place if you are going to make it cheaper in a “few months”? Games like 2K and COD release the same game each year and it’s still 70$
I dont know and i also dont really care. I buy most games new for 30 or 40. Or buy them used. No reason to buy it at release. Only nintendo are the ones who keep their 7 year old games for 60 dollars.
And im talking about physical not digital. Of course Digital games stay 70 dollars. But not physical games. They lose value fast
Gaming companies, especially consoles, are not making more money, they are actually making less since they have to sell 7 million copies at $70 to break even.
Console gaming has never been and currently isn't really a viable buisness. They don't beat the market.
Indies are almost always more expensive price/hrs
PS5 has had more than 5 games already this year, what are you talking about?
Skill based matchmaking isn't in concord.
It depends on how much the game cost in order to say that games need 7 millions sells to break even. If memory serves me correctly that was only for SpiderMan 2 since they went over budget. Game typically need to sell 4 million copies rounded. Plus we’re not even including micro transactions so that’s another idk 100-300 million in their pocket. Games like COD and 2K are making more money than ever releasing the same game🤦🏾♂️
And for SBMM I wasn’t talking about concord, I haven’t even touched that game
@@ViceGoat Well we can see investor calls to publishers and platforms. None except nintendo really make any money.
You said SBMM ruined things and I just pointed you towards a game that doesn't use it.
I’ll check concord out when I get the chance. And you’re right Nintendo is making bank
@@jiggerypokery2962dude you’re wrong lol. You’re just delusional
@@lolcow6668 you can't counter a single point. You just feel it's wrong. Well facts don't care how you feel.
I rather play indie games.
for modern quality of games 60$ is to much
Facts!!!
There needs to be mandatory demos and games should have different prices for consoles based on quality
Agreed!
its 70 GBP in england witch is 90 usd i think
That’s crazy🤦🏾♂️ damn near 100$ for a game
not to metion games back then with added inflation would be almost twice as much
Quality of games now don’t = price🤷♂️
It’s funny that y’all people always say this. But the value of the dollar back then was actually valued less. Compared to the modern day before the bullshit Covid shit to purposely jack up the price of everything. So it virtually doesn’t make since to compare stuff back than to now and say “oH wElL lOok iT sHoUld cOsT mOrE tHaN iT sHoUld”. Like no that’s not how a economy works.
He meant xbox is dead
Nah Xbox is cooked☠️