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When I was a kid, video games cost $40.

OneBaldur’s Gate 3dev says companies hoping for this are “saying the quiet part out loud.”

GTA 6

GTA 6 is one of the most-anticipated games in history.

Obviously, companies would love to charge us more for games more money means more profit for them.

But, there is a limit to what people are willing, and able, to pay.

GTA 6 reveal trailer screenshot showing a young blonde woman standing near a sunny rooftop pool, wearing a white and gold bikini

This isnt the reason the industry is in the shit for now, but it is an uncomfortable truth.

Youre not supposed to say this out loud!!!!

Companies don’t just want growth, they want exponential growth.

Three playable characters stand in a triangle wearing suits and holding guns in GTA 5

A 5% profit this year has to be an 8% profit next year.

Hopefully Take-Two doesn’t gouge us for GTA 6 and set a new precedent.

Hopefully, games don’t get more expensive in 2025.

A screenshot of protagonist Lucia from GTA 6

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

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GTA 5

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Los Santos at night in Grand Theft Auto 5

Grand Theft Auto 3

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Oblivion Remastered

Hollow Knight: Silksong

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Geek Girl

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The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

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