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VIDEO GAME PRICES... (I Am Now Being Preventing From Posting In Popular Communities Via A 'Karma Wall' - unless I have a certain Karma I can't post & Be 'Heard' - WHY? What Evil In In This Post?)

The following is a compilation of my thoughts regarding the above subject...

PLEASE NOTE: Just as the Game Industry GANGS UP on Gamers when it comes to pushing their Price\Profit increase agenda - We, As Gamers MUST Come Together & Push Back Against Them, By NOT Purchasing EXPLOITIVELY Priced Games(Merch Etc)... DO NOT ALLOW the Game Industry To FORCE Gamers To Budget\Sacrifice, Whilst Said Industry INDULGES - DO NOT ALLOW Yourself To Be Forced To SACRIFICE & Only Be Able To Afford Flying Coach Whilst They INDULGE & Fly First Class - DO NOT ALLOW Yourself To Be Forced To SACRIFICE & Only Be Able To Afford Economy Cars Whilst They INDULGE By Buying Luxury\Super Cars - DO NOT ALLOW Yourself To Be Forced To SACRIFICE & Take Loans For College, Whilst They INDULGE & Pay Cash For Same... PUSH BACK - They Must Learn To Use Discretion & Not Waste Money On The Unnecessary, At The Expense Of Their Customers...

(My Previous Statements Follow...)

As #VideoGame #Developers band together & #EXPLOIT #Consumers by raising the cost of #Games - why, aren't #MicroTransactions, #Merch & PRICY plastic(instead of DIY spray paint) etc enough? - WE AS GAMERS NEED TO STAND UP TO THEM\FOR OURSELVES......BY NOT 'SUPPORTING' THEM... DO NOT BUY OVERPRICED GAMES...

Here Is A Compilation Of My Arguments AGAINST Increasing Video Game Prices:

1. Production Cost IS NO EXCUSE...

How much does it cost to make a movie? How much do we pay to go watch or simply buy a movie? Should we pay more for personal copies of movies simply because we can play them over & over & over again? Why give consideration as to the cost of making a video game……when gamers are given no consideration in regards to the fact that customers are made to pay the full cost of a digital game, even though it costs significantly less to get them to customers? Why give consideration when no consideration was given to the fact that game production costs can be reduced instead of charging more for games? Why give consideration, when no consideration was given to the fact that if a game is made with a Teen Rating(& does not have excessive\extreme violence, or any UNNECESSARY Bad\Abusive Language), said game’s sales potential & hence Sony’s profits will organically increase? Why can’t people see through their B.S. reasoning for increasing the cost of games?  (I know why - because Americans are psychologically conditioned into accepting such B.S.) They’re just making excuses to further exploit gamers…

(extra - someone told me I can’t compare movies to games due to how many see both at the same time)

I compare movies to games to show that just because something is expensive to make, it doesn't mean those who purchase the entertainment should pay a lot for it... Bottom line - movies cost a lot to make yet people pay a relatively small fee for them... Just because it may cost more to make a video game nowadays doesn't mean we should be made to pay more for them - Because Millions In Profits Are Still Made Regardless... Ghost Of Tsushima sold 2.4M... 2.4M x $60($70) = 144M(168M)... Are you telling me that it costs140M to make GOS, that 4M in profit isn't enough, & that the extra 24M they'll get from the price increase is necessary? I bet it doesn’t cost enough to make video games to justify the increase(& that the Gaming Industry has found yet another way to EXPLOIT gamers)… I bet it’s just an excuse to increase their profit margin - & with that in mind I ask, how much of a profit margin is necessary\fair? #ComeONNN

(extra - Saltiest Gaming asked what people think about Spiderman selling 20M copies 18-11-20, & said sales prove my first point, where getting MORE SALES is the ORGANIC way to increase profits, as opposed to the inorganic way - raising game prices)

I think......that Spiderman selling 20M copies......is clear evidence......that increasing the cost of next gen games......is a PURE GREED MOVE... Let's do some math... 20M x $60 = 1.2BILLION... So then......why does Sony feel a 'need' to charge an additional $10(gaining an additional 200M)? GREED... PURE GREED - & I HOPE consumers realise that... 

#TheGamingIndustryExploitsGamers #TheGamingIndustryNeedsGovernmentImposedRestrictions 

(although government restrictions may be difficult to obtain as governments profit from taxing the industry)

2. CONSOLE GAMERS(ALREADY)PAY MORE FOR LESS...

(Spawn Wave's recent YouTube video on $70 video games......'motivated' this 15/12/21 update)

PC Games usually cost less than their Console versions......right? & not only has that been a fact for YEARS......PC games come with A LOT More Features & Corresponding Optimisations: 60/120/240Hz(plus)refresh rates, Variable Refresh Rates for that matter, an Assortment Of Screen Aspect Ratios(including 21:9 - which was invented in the 50s - when was 4K invented? 4K this, 4K that, 4K my arse... -_-), Several Pixel Counts(Catering to ALL Screen Sizes), & so on(I don't game on PC so I only have some details)... So PC games are developed with ALL SORTS of FEATURES & OPTIMISATIONS catering to the Best & Worst PCs out there, & PC GAMERS ARE(usually)CHARGED LESS for the those games(Wonderlands' Chaotic Great Edition is $60USD on Epic Store as of the date I am posting this), whilst Console games - which now only have 30/60 OR 120Hz, 1K OR 4K resolutions, some Ray Tracing & maybe some VRR & Super Sampling in the future(HARDWARE dependent features) - 'must' cost $10USD more? (said Wonderlands Chaotic costing $90USD in the PS Store - $30USD more)

They Have To Be Out Of Their Minds...

& now, just as with Micro Transactions, GREEDY\EXPLOITATIVE\ADVANTAGEOUS\etc Developers Are Seeing Yet Another Means Of Milking Gamers & Making EXCUSES To Raise The Cost Of Their Games......because they Want - NOT Because They Need\Have Good Reason To...

FIGHT BACK - COME TOGETHER AS GAMERS & BOYCOTT OVERPRICED GAMES!!!

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3. (Re: Vara Dark’s YT video of What The Borderlands CEO Said 20.05.25)

What people don't realise, is the FACT that the Gaming Industry EXPLOITS gamers, by making them pay more than is needed...

Let's use PlayStation for example...

They spend money to develop a game, copies of the game are sold, & they make a profit, as long as enough copies are sold of course... Rich people & or Investors will see Sony being successful(making A LOT of profit)& in turn target\invest, in Sony, so that said rich people\investors can get in on said profits...

(& this TARGETING of successful companies is where the 'Price Hike Problem' originates - because not only do successful companies get TARGETED by investors, SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES\PEOPLE GET OVERCHARGED BY COMPANIES & INDIVIDUALS WHO THEY INVEST IN... Tell me you've never come across a situation where someone is sized up by a sales person who then overcharges them, Just Because They Can Afford It...)

(anyways) Most people have not done Principles Of Accounts in school, & therefore are unaware that profits mean that after spending money to develop etc a game(on Developer Salaries, Voice Talent  Fees, etc), the sales made granted the company X amount of profit... 

So if games make profit\millions whilst sold for $60 dollars why do they want to increase their sales price? THEY WANT TO INCREASE THE PRICE OF GAMES SO THAT RICH PEOPLE & OR INVESTORS GET A HIGHER RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT!!! (or so that C.E.Os etc can get pay raises)

The ATTEMPT At Increasing The Cost Of Video Games IS ABOUT INCREASING PROFIT - NOT About A Company's Ability To Afford Developing The Game - & The Reason Why I Am AGAINST Same, Is NOT Because I Can't Afford To Spend Another(not $5 - nah we can't call a game ''Premium'' if it's just $5, charge MORE - but)$10-$20 On A video Game......I REFUSE TO PAY MORE THAN $60USD FOR A GAME BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE LAVISH LIFESTYLE THE PEOPLE WHO ATTEMP TO EXPLOIT GAMERS HAVE!!!

I DO NOT EXIST TO SPEND EXTRA ON A GAME, JUST SO THAT A INVESTOR IN THE COMPANY ETC, CAN WASTE MONEY VISITING LUXURY RESORTS, DRIVING EXOTIC CARS, BUYING EXPENSIVE JEWELRY,  AFFORDING THE LATEST\MOST EXPENSIVE PHONES, GPUs, LARGE SCREEN TVs, HIGH REFRESH RATE MONITORS, THE BEST HEALTH CARE, THE BEST EDUCATION, ETC(you get my point)......HAVING EXPLOITED MY FAVOURITE FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT WHILST CAUSING ME TO AFFORD LESS & LESS OF THE MEDIOCRITY THE LITTLE MONEY I HAVE GRANTS ME ACCESS TO, THE MORE THEY INCREASE PRICES!!! -_-

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This Evil Reddit Post Of Mine Was Removed From By The Moderators Of The r/PS4, r/PS5, r/Games, r/playstation5 Communities - why?

""""16:9(left)vs 21:9(right), Take Two - ANOTHER PICTURE & POINT ADDED... #BringUltraWideSupportToPlayStation (Like? SHARE!!!)

(16:9 on the left, 21:9 on the right - who wouldn't want to ENHANCE their GAMING EXPERIENCE by going ULTRAWIDE!!? #BringUltrawideSupportToPlayStation)

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE NAY SAYERS - as you will see when you check my previous posts on this subject, I HAVE STALKER\HACKERS TROLLING ALL OF MY POSTS)

Have Another Look!!! (new points near end)

MORE IMMERSION into your games - you get a better feeling of being IN the game(being the doer), as opposed to SPECTATING what's happening in the game(being an observer)...

MORE DATA - you see more of the environment you are playing in, On BOTH SIDES Of Your Screen - so MORE of the inside of the car you're driving will be on screen, MORE enemies\NPCs will be seen in your peripheral vision, MORE of the landscape will be in view, etc...

MORE SCREEN REAL ESTATE WITH COUCH/TWO PLAYER CO-OP - you get MORE screen to use whenever you are playing games which use couch co-op(you will have a less cramped, allocation of a screen when using monitors which are 21:9 & ESPECIALLY with 32:9 monitors)...

BETTER MOVIE VIEWING - you won't see any black bars when watching movies(got a friend with an Ultrawide? Demo it!!!), nor will you have to sacrifice content from the sides in the case of IMAX movies...

PLEASE NOTE:

21:9 is an ADDITION of 5(33%), to the WIDTH of 16:9, & therefore is NOT a reduction from 16:9 to 16:6 as some believe...

In the case where 16:9/16:10 monitors\cameras are used to make films, which, although said films are made using said cameras & monitors, the excess\unnecessary content to the top & bottom of the images are cropped out...

21:9 is NOT a PC exclusive feature(IT IS A VIDEO GAME ENHANCING FEATURE!!!) - Like High Refresh Rates, Variable Refresh Rates, Higher Resolutions, Multiple Resolution Support, etc, Such Features Benefit Gamers Regardless As To Where They Game(& a console is a computer just like any other - except that they are Made\Optimised Specifically for Gaming)...

Like & SHARE - BRING ULTRAWIDE SUPPORT TO PLAYSTATION!!!""""