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The pirates are back - Anew study from the European Union’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) suggest that online piracy has increased for the first time in years. In fact, piracy rates have bee... (www.pandasecurity.com)

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[–] poopkins 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is also much more competition. While it's hard to get a singular number that encompasses all platforms, if we assume that Steam has had a relatively constant proportion of the user base over the past 10 years, according to Statista, the number of titles released has nearly grown exponentially.

Furthermore, the average price of a game in 2023 is just $15. I don't ever recall paying $8.50 on average in the year 2000 for video games; back then even the cheapest games went for $25, which would be equivalent to $45 today.

[–] Aux 2 points 11 months ago

Exactly! The games have never been cheaper, even if you disregard inflation, which is just plain wrong.