Troy Gilbert: Games are too expensive
September 15, 2008Troy Gilbert is the creator of “Mockingbird: The Game Making Game”, and is from Austin, TX. Hidden at the bottom of the game’s website is a link to his blog, where he’s just posted an article about the price of video games. Here’s an excerpt:
Hey, I’ve made that argument myself in the past. But I see the err in my thinking now. The argument is flawed by relying on a wrong premise: I pay $15 for a DVD and it gives me 2 hours of entertainment; I pay $60 for a game and it gives me 40 hours of entertainment; thus, games are a better value for your entertainment dollar.
