The developers of PEAK, explaining how they decided on pricing for their game.

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• ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Remind me to never play any games by these assholes. Wtf kind of psychological mind-game bullshit is this.

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  • Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Then I’d have to also tell you to never play a game or buy a product ending in 99 cents. Getting into the mind of the consumer is business 101 and is literally the difference between a game/product having any success or not.

    And this has been proven, JCPenney tried to get rid of 99 cent pricing and led to losing 30% profits and bankruptcy. The people who want fair and square pricing won’t be there to actually buy it.

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  • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Just seems to be a basic commentary on how people think about prices in general. The x.99 thing seems stupid but there’s plenty of data showing that it has an effect.

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  • SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh get out. Would you prefer "hey this game costs $60 cause it's an AAA, and anyway now 70 will become the standard cause we know that some sucker will still buy em"?
    At least PEAK it's a fun little game with a decent price.

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    • ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No, I don’t buy AAA games.

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  • Liketearsinrain@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_pricing this kind. It’s not unusual, although I never liked it either

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• ceenote@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And they say you can’t make money with a psych degree…

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