Video game spending among young Americans has declined sharply in response to rising prices and mounting economic pressures. A 2024 report from Circana—cited by multiple industry sources—highlights a ...

For most of us, the overall cost of living has increased far more quickly than our salaries. In that respect, many things were more affordable in the past than they are today. For all that gaming ...

TL;DR: Video game prices remained stable at $59.99 for decades despite inflation due to digital distribution reducing costs and increasing publisher profits. Recently, prices rose to $70 or more as ...

It's arguably cheaper than ever to play video games these days, but at the same time, the hobby is becoming increasingly more expensive. Yes, we have loads of great free-to-play titles out there, but ...

TL;DR: Video game base prices are expected to remain at $70 in 2026, but in-game microtransactions may see price increases as publishers seek higher revenue amid rising costs and market pressures.

Video game prices should have increased with every console generation to offset swelling development costs, reckons former chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Shawn Layden. Speaking with ...

A hot potato: Former PlayStation US boss Shawn Layden has just given his opinion on some of the more controversial aspects of the video game industry, including pricing. He believes that the price of ...

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden in an interview with GamesIndustry says the price of video games should have increased with every new generation. Layden on $80 games noted that price of premium ...

Mohsen Baqery is a Staff Writer at GameRant based in Turkey. He mainly covers video game news and industry features while occasionally publishing guides and listicles. Mohsen started his journey into ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bloomberg tech journalist Jason Schreier about the woes of video game companies as they face possible worker strikes and canceled games. Video games allow people to live ...