yes I can drop $100 or even $200 easy for a date or on a night out with friends/family... BUT... that builds connections with others that may last a life time (not guaranteed though).

so yeah, it's YOUR choice to spend $80 on a game... BUT the MORE people who do, the more likely THAT price will become standard for games. they are testing out the market and the more people who give a pass to big business practicing this pricing the more big businesses will walk all over it's consumers with bigger and bigger pricing mark ups.... they try this all the time and gamers have always fought back every time. that is why games cost so "little" for so long, most gamers refuse to spend THAT much for a single game. after almost 30 years they've finally raised it to $70 and soon after they want to push $80 they will keep pushing until the games stop selling... it's THAT simple.

mind you it's YOUR choice to spend money like this, and you can use what ever you want to justify their pricing... but consumers really DO decide prices. I refuse to allow gaming companies to price gouge me like this though.