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Why Pay $80 for a Game When My Steam Backlog Already Make Me Cry? — The Pok Gai Juk Sing Gamer’s Survival Guide

Game Devs, Marketers, and Influencers: Time to Wake Up—No One’s Dropping Eighty Bucks When There’s Too Many Cheap and Free Options

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Yo, fellow pok gai gamers and all my 1.5-gen and 2nd-gen American Cantonese brethren—let’s talk real. You see these big studios dropping $80 price tags like we all got rich uncles in Hong Kong? Bro, I can’t even finish my Steam backlog from 2019, and you want me to pay $80 for one game? You high or what? Maybe I do need that sponsor money then. Here is our sponsor for today:

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The $80 Game Problem: Not Just Inflation, It’s Insanity

Back in the day, maybe you could get away with charging that much. Now? We got too many options. Game Pass, Epic freebies, indie bangers for $20, and those F2P gachas draining my will to live but not my wallet (at least until I roll for that S-tier waifu). If you want us to cough up $80, you better give us something more than a shiny trailer and some recycled open world.

What Game Designers Need to Learn

  • Stop Copy-Paste Open Worlds: If your game feel like every other AAA map-checklist, no way I’m paying full price. Give us something fresh, or at least make the grind fun.

  • Respect My Time: I’m not a full-time streamer, bro. If your game takes 100 hours to get good, I’m out. Give me tight gameplay, not a second job.

  • Replay Value or Bust: If I’m dropping $80, I better be able to play with my cousins, my mom, and my neighbor’s dog. Otherwise, I’ll wait for Steam sale, la.

What Game Marketers Need to Learn

  • Don’t Gaslight Me: Stop pretending your game is “worth it” just because it’s big budget. We see through the hype. Show us why it’s different, not just why it’s expensive.

  • Community First: You want us to pay? Build a community, not just a marketing campaign. We want to feel like we’re part of something, not just a wallet with legs.

  • Bundle Up or Die: If you can’t justify $80, give us bundles, DLC packs, or something that makes the price sting less.

What Gamers and Influencers Need to Learn

  • Vote With Your Wallet: If you don’t like $80 games, don’t buy them. Simple. Don’t cry on Reddit after you pre-order and get burned.

  • Support Indies: The best games I played last year were under $30. Support the little guys, or we’ll be stuck with microtransactions and battle passes forever.

  • Influencers: Be Real: Stop shilling for early access codes. Tell your fans the truth—if a game’s not worth $80, say it loud. Don’t be a corporate lapdog.

Real Talk: The Pok Gai Backlog is Real

Let’s be honest, most of us got more games than time. Why buy new at $80 when you can wait a year and get it for $15? Unless it’s Mario Kart, GTA, or something your whole family will play at CNY, just wait. Your wallet will thank you.

Help Out PokGaiGamer!
If you feel this pain, join the pok gai revolution! Subscribe to our YouTube where we’ll roast overpriced games, do pok gai gaming streams, and maybe finally finish our backlogs. Follow us on socials—let’s show these big studios that the real power is with the broke, toxic, but honest gamers. #PokGaiPride

Don’t let your wallet get rekt. Stay smart, stay toxic, and stay pok gai.