I'll be honest, I'm a cheap ass gamer. I love Video games but they're still a luxury for me. I pretty much ALWAYS buy games on sale or clearance. My eyes light up when I see "Flash Sale" on the PSN. When I go to a retail store I head straight for the clearance bin. The games I get, I play the shit out of & I rarely sell my games.
I can't recall the last time I bought a game a full price. I did buy a couple Collectors Editions for the purpose of reselling, but unless there's a physical-only game that I want that is going out of print, or maybe a CE limited physical item like a statue that I really want, I don't see the necessity of buying it at full price.
I think it goes back to my childhood when buying a game with my allowance was a HUGE deal for me. I had a packed after-school schedule so I didn't have time for a paper route, my only income was birthday presents and rewards for getting straight A's on my report cards (a single B disqualified me). I didn't get an allowance for doing chores around the house because my parents told me I got food & rent for free. In any case it was usually enough to buy 1 or 2 games a year (depending if there was a sale), the equivalent of buying a Big screen TV or going on vacation as an adult. Sometimes Santa would get me a game too. I really learned the value of a game & to really appreciate every one and I still have every one of those games I bought as a kid today.
https://www.polygon.com/features/20...fantasy-brave-exvius-gambling-addiction-gacha
So it boggles my mind when I hear about people spending thousands ($15,000+ for this guy) on a single game. Even including console purchases it would take me YEARS to even get close to those numbers. Whether it is Gacha or Lootboxes, it's the same thing: spending shitloads of real money for virtual items. And in these cases, it's not even guaranteed, it's only the CHANCE of getting item you want. I get that they blame it on "gambling addiction", but I still can't personally understand how people can do it. Heck, at least with actual gambling you have the possibility of making your money back.
Anyways, it's a quiet Sunday so I thought I'd share.
I can't recall the last time I bought a game a full price. I did buy a couple Collectors Editions for the purpose of reselling, but unless there's a physical-only game that I want that is going out of print, or maybe a CE limited physical item like a statue that I really want, I don't see the necessity of buying it at full price.
I think it goes back to my childhood when buying a game with my allowance was a HUGE deal for me. I had a packed after-school schedule so I didn't have time for a paper route, my only income was birthday presents and rewards for getting straight A's on my report cards (a single B disqualified me). I didn't get an allowance for doing chores around the house because my parents told me I got food & rent for free. In any case it was usually enough to buy 1 or 2 games a year (depending if there was a sale), the equivalent of buying a Big screen TV or going on vacation as an adult. Sometimes Santa would get me a game too. I really learned the value of a game & to really appreciate every one and I still have every one of those games I bought as a kid today.
https://www.polygon.com/features/20...fantasy-brave-exvius-gambling-addiction-gacha
So it boggles my mind when I hear about people spending thousands ($15,000+ for this guy) on a single game. Even including console purchases it would take me YEARS to even get close to those numbers. Whether it is Gacha or Lootboxes, it's the same thing: spending shitloads of real money for virtual items. And in these cases, it's not even guaranteed, it's only the CHANCE of getting item you want. I get that they blame it on "gambling addiction", but I still can't personally understand how people can do it. Heck, at least with actual gambling you have the possibility of making your money back.
Anyways, it's a quiet Sunday so I thought I'd share.
its also been said there making a system shock 3 as well of which the actress will also return for.
