“What you see right there is variable pricing,” Bowser told The Washington Post. “We’ll look at each game, really look at the development that’s gone into the game, the breadth and depth of the gameplay, if you will, the durability over time and the repeatability of gameplay experiences.

AKA corporate greed.

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[–] jeffw@lemmy.world -2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Ah, now you’re just trolling. Accusing me of not having sources when nobody else has any valid sources

In case you can’t google, here ya go:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_game_companies_disestablished_in_2023 (Click through each year and observe all the companies in financial ruin)

https://kotaku.com/microsoft-activision-blizzard-call-duty-gta-vi-halo-1850391113

https://www.polygon.com/24177290/video-game-industry-layoffs-studio-closures-record

https://www.wired.com/story/2024-was-the-year-the-bottom-fell-out-of-the-games-industry/

https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.mediapost.com/uploads/BAIN-report_gaming-report-2024.pdf