Gaming Isn't For You Anymore

Valve's Steam Deck has just absurd price increase, and it's endemic of a larger problem. Josh Brown breaks down the info and posits if gaming's "luxury hobby" problem. Get Surfshark now with 87% off a 2 year plan + 3 months extra free + up to $30 Amazon gift card: https://get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer... 00:00 The massive Steam Deck price hike 01:13 Valve's reasoning 02:27 The "Global Chip Shortage" 03:14 Meanwhile, over at PlayStation... 04:26 Surfshark VPN 05:23 Dude, where's my value? 06:07 Is it all an excuse? 07:07 Digital vs. physical price discrepancy 08:41 PlayStation Plus price hikes 09:36 Microtransactions 11:24 The Las Vegas comparison 12:08 The gaming industry and "whales" 13:36 Modern gaming is pricing out working-class fans 15:40 Story-Time: Josh Goes To A Posh Restaurant 17:13 Outro Subscribe to the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast anywhere you get your podcasts!! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/75Wj1jp... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/whatculture-gaming Join the Official WhatCulture Gaming Discord server: http://discordapp.com/invite/QRByaQaftN ---------- For more awesome content, check out http://whatculture.com/gaming Find us on Twitter:   / wculturegaming   Catch us on Facebook:   / whatculturegaming   And more videos on TikTok:   / whatculturegaming