While I agree with your characterization of g*mers, $59.99 in 2013 is $86.30 adjusted for inflation, so $79.99 is actually less than the price of GTA 5.
I took like a 15 year break from video games and picked up a used Xbox One, having no idea about the controversy surrounding its launch. Xbox essentially did the same thing with its console, killing used game sales, allowing PS 4 to come out on top by saying that you could resell PS 4 games. Now we’re dealing with the same issue, but at the developer level.



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