What the hell is wrong with you, exactly?

[PurpleSky]

"Is this worth it" "Is it worth 60 $?"

2 weeks later

"It RROD"

People today make me feel so old- Forgot to add I'm 18 right now-.You're letting these companies ripp you off so hard it's not even amusing.

I had this, I still have no ideea how my poor parents managed to buy it for me and my brother older brother.

I kept this baby going with toothpicks and stuff I can't even remember right now.(After a good while of smooth sailing, and I'm pretty sure I was not it's first owner)
I had like a hundred cartriges full of games,I don't know for sure if they were 8bit or 16bit, I played those until I got a PC and played Warcraft 3 as my first PC game.


My point is, no it's not worth it, they always charge as much as possible, they want to make money.Just because you live in America/other wealthy country, doesn't mean you can let them give you a game in 3 parts ( SC2 ) , or ask for money for new content.
You can't defend the developers and explain their actions and half assed releases, when their motivations are strictly financial.

These are all gimmicks, and they make you loose the value of a dollar.

I mean, jesus christ, stop throwing money at every game developer.

[sub]This was a rant,you can ignore it or flame me,I don't care[/sub]

Spoiler

I've got a question for you right here, you see me as a communist right now, don't you?

*EDIT* People can talk all they want about capitalism and business,but if you look here in this thread everyone agrees that old hardware is way more reliable.

 

[Jfswift]

Does seem like quality has gone downhill in the last few years and sadly no one really fights it.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

Okay, I gotta ask: How were the old companies not trying to make money?
They were, which is exactly my point.

Look, I may not have been around to see it, but it sounds to me like you're just being nostalgic, or expecting the price for stuff to go down despite the technology becoming better and therefore more expensive.

 

[grimsprice]

What do you expect them to do? Not make money? What are they going to pay their empolyees with? What are they going to pay for their computer equipment with? What are they going to put down into the development of future releases?

"I want my games, and i don't want to spend my money either!"... You're just being selfish. No offense. But i'm pretty sure most people would agree.

 

[dorkette1990]

Anger at greed or outright capitalism doesn't make you a communist.... that being said, America IS incredibly capitalist, and around here, money makes the world go 'round, whether we like it or not.

 

[PurpleSky]

Okay, I gotta ask: How were the old companies not trying to make money?
They were, which is exactly my point.

Look, I may not have been around to see it, but it sounds to me like you're just being nostalgic, or expecting the price for stuff to go down despite the technology becoming better and therefore more expensive.

No, actually I am frustrated that I as a kid and with a few pieces of ducktape could keep a console running for years,when these days they don't even INTEND to make them durable and reliable.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Do I have to remind you that the Sega Genesis did tons of shit to bleed money out of gamers with shit like the 32x?

You're naive if you think that the gaming industry is any less greedy than they were 20 years ago.

 

[Gxas]

I had one of those as my first system. I'm not really sure what that (much like the Sega) has to do with anything in your argument though.

My question to you: Should we all just abandon our hobby for a few years because you're too greedy to shell out more money for a better console?

Better hardware wise, seeing as better any other way is an opinion and you'll surely use that against me.

 

[The Procrastinated End]

How dare those bastards try to make money.
Because we all know only big corporations want more money

 

[MikailCaboose]

...This is why I don't really play new games anymore.

 

[PurpleSky]

How dare those bastards try to make money.
Because we all know only big corporations want more money

It's called business.
Consoles costed less back then because there was little demand for them and a low cost in manufacturing them.
Consoles cost more today because there is a high demand for them with and a high cost in manufacturing them.

See you people are my problem."Business,hurr," I knew this response was coming. It ain't right to me.
What if you didn't have money to buy any of these modern day consoles?What if you are scrownging money with a friend only to buy a PS3/Xbox that will RROD and you loose your hard earned money?

You think that it's ok for quality of modern day products to get lower and lower,prices go higher and higher,and game released in a period of several years?

 

[technoted]

I have a Spectrum still works, my Master System still works is being held together by Celotape, I'm on my 7th X-box 360 and this one had to be repaired. PS3 and Wii still haven't broke once though.

 

[manythings]

It's fraud for a company to take money from investors and not make money through selling a product.

What exactly are you saying isn't worth it? Consoles? Console Games? All games? I'm not getting your point here.

 

[^=ash=^]

Okay, I gotta ask: How were the old companies not trying to make money?
They were, which is exactly my point.

Look, I may not have been around to see it, but it sounds to me like you're just being nostalgic, or expecting the price for stuff to go down despite the technology becoming better and therefore more expensive.

The FactualSquirrel is factual .. that feels so much better to say than "This".

Stuff cost's more now as the stuff is better and/or does more. Essentially it's get what you pay for, and really; consoles never have been cheap. Maybe cheap by todays standards, but were in a different economy now. Also, businesses have to make money. Every little part of putting together a product costs, then the company needs to sell their product for more to make a proffit and so on.

 

[The Procrastinated End]

How dare those bastards try to make money.
Because we all know only big corporations want more money

It's called business.
Consoles costed less back then because there was little demand for them and a low cost in manufacturing them.
Consoles cost more today because there is a high demand for them with and a high cost in manufacturing them.

See you people are my problem."Business,hurr," I knew this response was coming. It ain't right to me.
What if you didn't have money to buy any of these modern day consoles?What if you are scrownging money with a friend only to buy a PS3/Xbox that will RROD and you loose your hard earned money?

You think that it's ok for quality of modern day products to get lower and lower,prices go higher and higher,and game released in a period of several years?

Big problem with your argument: I've never RROD because I don't act like a retard with my expensive things.

 

[tlozoot]

"Is this worth it" "Is it worth 60 $?"

2 weeks later

"It RROD"

People today make me feel so old- Forgot to add I'm 18 right now-.You're letting these companies ripp you off so hard it's not even amusing.

I'm not letting companies rip me off. I bought a 360, it ringed once and I got it fixed for free. It's been fine for over a year now. I didn't pay full price for Modern Warfare 2, nor do I support any of the other gouging Activision have indulged in as of late.

My point is, no it's not worth it, they always charge as much as possible, they want to make money.Just because you live in America/other wealthy country, doesn't mean you can let them give you a game in 3 parts ( SC2 ) , or ask for money for new content.
You can't defend the developers and explain their actions and half assed releases, when their motivations are strictly financial.

Yes, God forbid we have to pay for new content. DLC is optional, and I rarely ever buy more content for games. It's there if I want it though, and I'm glad of the fact.

These are all gimmicks, and they make you loose the value of money.

This doesn't make sense.

 

[Stormz]

I do agree. Which is why I never buy DLC. I rarely buy games for my 360 either. I mostly play games on my Ps2. They're more fun and don`t have all this DLC and online bull shit. Online was hardly ever the focus of a ps2 game.

With the way things are going I may give up on this gen completely. Very few games are catching my interest and the ones that do will no doubt have loads of DLC as well.

 

[khaimera]

How dare those bastards try to make money.
Because we all know only big corporations want more money

It's called business.
Consoles costed less back then because there was little demand for them and a low cost in manufacturing them.
Consoles cost more today because there is a high demand for them with and a high cost in manufacturing them.

See you people are my problem."Business,hurr," I knew this response was coming. It ain't right to me.
What if you didn't have money to buy any of these modern day consoles?What if you are scrownging money with a friend only to buy a PS3/Xbox that will RROD and you loose your hard earned money?

You think that it's ok for quality of modern day products to get lower and lower,prices go higher and higher,and game released in a period of several years?

Nice rant buddy. The invitation to flame was very tempting, but I'm trying not to do that anymore.

I agree that all electronics are getting more expensive and less reliable, but what choice do I have? If I enjoy technology I have to use whats available to me. The only other option I can see is to build my own devices. That won't ever happen. So I will continue to get screwed by every company in existence, mildly complain about it, but try and have some fun while it lasts.

 

[MachoFern]

If you can't afford a new game utilize backwards compatibility, or buy an older console. And even if you have a PS3 it may not play PS2 games but it can play PS1 games, which are even cheaper

GTA 2 should be coming in from Amazon in a week or so

 

[Double A]

"Is this worth it" "Is it worth 60 $?"

2 weeks later

"It RROD"

People today make me feel so old- Forgot to add I'm 18 right now-.You're letting these companies ripp you off so hard it's not even amusing.

I had this, I still have no ideea how my poor parents managed to buy it for me and my brother older brother.

I kept this baby going with toothpicks and stuff I can't even remember right now.
I had like a hundred cartriges full of games,I don't think they were all 8bit, I played those until I got a PC and played Warcraft 3 as my first PC game.


My point is, no it's not worth it, they always charge as much as possible, they want to make money.Just because you live in America/other wealthy country, doesn't mean you can let them give you a game in 3 parts ( SC2 ) , or ask for money for new content.
You can't defend the developers and explain their actions and half assed releases, when their motivations are strictly financial.

These are all gimmicks, and they make you loose the value of money.

I mean, jesus christ, stop throwing money at every game developer.

[sub]This was a rant,you can ignore it or flame me,I don't care[/sub]

Spoiler

I've got a question for you right here, you see me as a communist right now, don't you?

Personally, I blame the sports game fans. They buy 1-3 new games a year so they can't complain about high prices if they only buy a few games.

Us hardcore gamers can either get raped by EA/Actibliz/whoever and break down and buy it for 60 freaking bucks, or we can wait for a few weeks until someone gets bored of it (usually the same quality of people who buy sports games...)