A guy basically responded with the same thing you did . Here ' s what I asked him I ' d like to hear your opinion as well Serious question . I don ' t know their profits . Revenue does not equal profit , though I assume they ' re significant . But forget that . We ' ve been paying sixty bucks since 360 and PS 3 dropped . Since then , there has been significant inflation , and a currency devaluing financial crisis . Currency is worth less , costs are perpetually rising , but prices are stable . According to Google ' s first usd inflation result , a 2006 PS 3 release $ 60 game is a $ 71 . 18 game now . Assuming that there have been cost increases besides inflation which is beyond question , would you be willing to nix microtransactions and pay $ 7080 per AAA game ? Let ' s say $ 75 ?