[vablings]

If that's the case, then why are console games so damn expensive? I was shocked to see how much the latest AAA title costs on disk/store

Console users now

- Don't get a price subsidized console

- Have to pay an online membership

- Pay the premium for any games released on the platform

How could anyone ever justify getting triple taxed!

[bryanlarsen]

It's not price subsidized, but the margins are very thin on the hardware. So maybe it's not a triple tax. But it's still a massive tax.

Valve is insanely profitable with only a single tax on generally much lower base prices. Nintendo is in a whole different league.