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When I calculate the "time of fun per euro spent" I'm always shocked how cheap videogames are. Even something like the new Doom, which is 70 euros for 16 hours of play, comes down to €4.40 per hour (or just under 14 minutes per euro). And we consider that ridiculously expensive for a "short" game.
Try doing anything for < €5 per hour.
Then I look at something like Warhammer total war, and I'm up to 132 minutes per euro spent
There is also the cost of power and computer hardware to factor in, which probably raises the barrier to entry, but you're right. Once you have all the equipment or have it anyway for other purposes, it's very cheap.
Yeah, but that's mostly because it's lumpsum. Over time, it's not much at all.