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When I was younger, brand-new AAA games cost $50.. Until they didn’t. The new standard price became $60; that price has been fairly consistent for a long time, and of course, we got to see some pretty dramatic growth in the gaming industry over the years to soften that blow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is now an attempt to make $70 the new AAA standard price, but.. The most prominent launch at this new pricing model has also fallen pretty hard in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forspoken is an interesting game. I personally have been enjoying it (again, yes, I play stuff not just under the GGN niches), although it’s got a number of issues (which I wrote about on my personal blog<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s easy to hate Forspoken, and I do believe there is a lot of overwrought criticism for the sake of clicks (who can get the most sass on Forspoken’s lass), but it’s not entirely unfounded (note: Frey herself is a fantastic character that’s just missing a lot of exposition, which is a writing\/directing issue).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core quality of the game is pretty diminished, and one thing I’m seeing hearken back to the days of the $50 AAA game is the distinct lack of communication from the developers acknowledging these issues (aside from a very tone-deaf Steam Community post<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game is fun, but it is not $70 fun (or even $60).. And the fact that the developers aren’t even attempting to communicate with the user base – or provide a clear method for bug reporting – is pretty damning to the pricing model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This transition has been coming a long time; a lot of developers have turned to deluxe editions, DLC and microtransactions in order to boost revenue, much to the chagrin of a fairly vocal number of gamers and industry writers. Of course, we’re now to the point to where those same problematic practices are going to stick around even with the new $70 base price once other developers decide to bite the bullet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They may be feeling a little skittish, however, with how Forspoken has launched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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