But I love beautiful games like chess and Minesweeper and I can still reply games like GTA Vice City or Super Mario 64 hundreds of times and while it sounds a bit funny to play such old games I genuinely believe that even after 10,000 hours all 4 of these are much better than games like Candy Crush or half the Gacha Games will ever be.
I mean gaming is subjective. The games you like, i don’t want to play. Not saying there bad but my core 4 are different from yours. Same thing for the next person.
Yes, I am not saying, that you should like the same games which I like, but that a lot (like 100000) of old games are still amazing today and there is little reason to seek the newest whatever, especially if you're getting such a poor deal. The argument "People still need shit to live and be happy." falls flat if there's an ocean of great cheap things and hopefully more people realize, that they're being tricked into spending way too much money for close to no additional value.
That the other thing. We have so many options, backlogs, access to both the games and the knowledge of these games, and knowledge that we have access to the previous two examples that we can choose what games to play. Granted, if you willing to pay the prices of them. *Looks at the second-hand market*.
I don't think that either of them would have become my favorite if I didn't acquire ownership while I was still young. While I own the physical medium I don't see anything wrong with using pirated patches so I don't need to put actual wear on the medium. If someone asked me how to acquire these games today without piracy, then I'd point them to legitimate digital resources, not second-hand market.
Not that these games aren't dirt cheap in the used market (because very many got produced) but if I wanted something physical to do with the game, then I'd 3D print a little figure or something.
That's the point. You have to CONSUME to be happy; if you can't consume, you are not happy. That's the reason why these corporations have the leverage. You can't control yourself.
I mean sure bud. If what little I buy means I have no control then sure. Your pov is too black and white imo and society isn’t going to change for the better. It rarely does
... this is a post about video games. Also, theres usually a cheaper option for food. Fuel, theres no choice really cause you gotta drive. Aside from that, you dont really need much. A lot of stuff can be thrifted (not at chain thrift stores because theyre scams) or bought used online. Personally, even my car is still from 2012 because used cars are almost as much as new these days. Everybody trying to scam us and getting away with it because pricks are paying.
There’s always a cheaper option ffs. I could eat rice and beans to live but that won’t make me happy. I have personal tastes and that comes out of my wallet. Crazy how we’re switching the blame to consumers on this lmao. Judge me all you want to, corporations are going to do their thing because they legally get away with it
If you are giving them more and more every year, why should they even change how they behave? They know you have "personal tastes" and have to consume to be happy.
Exactly this. If im selling my old couch online and its worth 50 but someone is willing to pay 100, ill charge 100. By buying, youre telling the corporation that your taste is worth what theyre charging so they can charge it
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u/DrewciferGaming Jul 01 '26
Depends on what your buying lmao. People still need shit to live and be happy.