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From courtside of the virtual hardwood, it’s Episode #605 of the NLSC Podcast!
The price of video games – basketball and otherwise – remains a hot topic in 2025. Many people opine that they’re too expensive, but plenty of others actually defend the current costs, and indeed suggest that video games should be even more expensive than they already are. This week, we’re sharing our thoughts on the issue, including our reactions to an excellent 2023 article from The Gamer and some interesting comments from Fallout co-creator Tim Cain. We also join the community in suggesting what we believe would be fair prices for Triple-A games, indie games, online-only titles, and mobile releases. And yes, we do understand that video game development is a business, and no, we’re not saying that games should all be dirt cheap or free!
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Perfectly timed for a quick train journey mate!
Nice! Enjoy!
Great show guys!
I think the costs of the games are crazy for what your getting these days and last ability for a big studio game, some games in the UK ive seen sell for physical copy in store sell for £55 but the same digital copy £70-80 which makes zero sense and in some cases need a battle pass too.
Personally I will never pay for VC in games but my kids have me been a hypocrite because the 2 girls (roblox) and step son (fornite) me and partner have them all subscription monthly for in game purchases but we cap that at £10 (roblox) and £15 for fornite but when its gone its gone and there good enough kids to not ask for more thank goodness
Appreciate the support as always!
I’ve seen that happen with digital releases here as well. I forgot to mention it on the show, but that’s another issue for sure. With physical copies, they’d go on sale in a bargain bin to clear stock, and of course they’d be around on the second-hand market as well. Digital copies don’t get discounted like that as often, and it’s not a given after a game is a year old and superseded.