Ask a teen their favorite game in 2010 they'll say
>Call of Duty, Halo Reach, Mario Galaxy 2, Red Dead Redemption, Fallout New Vegas, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed Infamous, etc...
ask a teen their favorite game in 2015 they'll say
>Call of Duty, Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, Undertale, Rocket League
ask a teen their favorite game in 2020 they'll say
>Call of Duty, Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, Fortnite, Roblox
Ask a teen their favorite game in 2025 they'll say
>Call of Duty, Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto V, Fortnite, Roblox
no one under the age of 25 really buys games anymore.
AAA is dead, they could afford to keep prices relatively low for their cost because normies were buying games. Normies don't buy games anymore and stick to f2p slop so companies have to raise the prices because the people who actually do buy games are supposed to take that bite now for how much games cost
AA sounds like the answer but they'll still have to keep the prices up for those to afford the cost