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Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs  You can't really compare the price of a game to the price of a movie on disc. |
It has become the case though as a direct consequence of the shrinking market that the indies are putting a lot more effort into extras, packaging, artwork and limited runs or first pressing exclusives. For most the price justifies the added effort, and for those it doesn't there are often later more 'barebones' runs. It's far from just a 'movie on a disc' anymore for most companies and consumers.
It's the same with the resurgence in the vinyl market - often you're paying for the 'package' as a whole, the limited edition nature and the sleeve / disc art as much as the record itself.
For the most part standard releases (whether from majors or boutique labels) are the same price (if not cheaper) now compared to when I first started buying years ago.