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Remember when Apple released the $1000 phone and it was a big thing?
Eventually this will be the normal.
Game budgets are crazy. In order to get the profits shareholders want they'll charge as much as they can get away with.
Indies are actually performing well, so we might see a shift like we saw with film in the 90s.