Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has commented on the new trend of $80 games and said that they're a "steal" for "top-quality" games and that he doesn't think people should be complaining.
Video games are undeniably better than they've ever been, with misses and critical flops being a lot rarer this generation than in previous ones. That being said, video games are also undeniably more expensive than ever, with recent price hikes from nearly all of the big players making this hobby seem like it's going down a dark and costly path.
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While some releases like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Mafia: The Old Country are sticking with prices like $40 or $50, most triple-A releases are shooting for the moon. That moon is $80 and Nintendo has already reached it with the upcoming Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World. Xbox has confirmed that it's set to follow later this year, leaving just PlayStation out of the fight.
We know from recent interviews that Sony is considering raising the price of PlayStation games in the future, which means that almost every console is now staring down...
