Is gaming becoming too expensive? We discussed this question on MeinMMO and asked you for your opinion in the survey. Here are the results.
Recently, MeinMMO demon Cortyn spoke in an article about topics like Pay2Win, Pay2Progress, special editions, the prices of gaming hardware, and the development of the gaming market – and how this affects our beloved hobby
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The original article can be found here: Gaming is becoming luxury and is a bigger problem than many think.
In the article, we also wanted to hear your opinion! In a survey, we asked: Can you still afford gaming? The answers go in a clear direction.
Not affected by the price development in gaming? Few of you see it that way
As of the current status (May 29, 2026, 11:22 AM), the responses from the MeinMMO community paint a pretty clear picture.
- 1236 votes went to
Yes, gaming is slowly becoming a luxury and I reconsider every purchase
. That is 41% of all votes. It’s getting more expensive, but it’s still manageable
. said 21% which translates to 620 votesDefinitely – New AAA games, consoles, and hardware are no problem
, said 14%, 417 votesI’m totally out of touch – everything has become super expensive
, say 12% which is 373 votes- For
Doesn’t affect me – I play F2P, indies, and old games from sales / I equipped myself just in time
, 12% agreed which is 362 votes
The trend is clearly going in the direction that the price development is not benefitting many of you. The comments under the article also support this. A few examples:
Great article and really hit the nerve, as seen in the comments, please keep it up. With the almost linear comparison of in-game purchases to real-life income, I am not satisfied. Otherwise, in my childhood, gaming in any form was affordable for almost everyone. Although PC (Amiga…) was already regarded as luxury back then […]
, commented by MeinMMO user Goldmember.What about game streaming? There was something about that… Does that work well and wouldn’t it be a possibility? As long as my PC doesn’t break down, I’m okay for now (RTX 4060, Ryzen 5 5600, 32 GB RAM). Unless some operating system demands a non-existent chip again. Prices have really become difficult… The power costs add to that
, says user VonGestern.Truly tragic how games, which should actually be cultural treasures, are gradually losing their soul due to capitalist striving
, says user Off.
At the same time, there are also voices describing that with good hardware, you can at least have some peace for a few years – but that is also not necessarily cheap.
What do you think of the discussion? Do you agree with the results, do you see differences? And what do you think about the price development in gaming, in general? Tell us in the comments! And if you want to dive deeper into the topic of hardware and prices: Just recently, the price for the Steam Deck was increased.
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