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Why develop for something most people don't even want?
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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs. |
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The only thing either is truly good for is swiping at air anyway.
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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs. |
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Because now you can wait to see what aspects work/don't work with XONE and then use that to improve this eye crap later on if you want.
Better to be late to the game and do it right (XBox, PS1) than be out first and **** it up (Dreamcast.)
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Found this interesting.....
I'd also like to throw in a "Holy Shit PS3!" ![]() |
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I went back home and visited family, my brother has a ps3 and owns Uncharted 2. I must have spent 6 hours straight playing the multiplayer, most fun I have ever had on any game.
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In the 80s and 90s people were making bank. Wish I was an adult during that time.
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Purchasing power was most certainly not stronger then than it is now. Average wages have grown in real terms across the board in this country. Consumer confidence was no higher in the early 80s or 90s than it is now either. Late 80s and late 90s, yes, though those numbers are consistent with the 2000s up until 2008 obviously. Additionally, the relative strength of the dollar has no bearing on this discussion. If you don't believe me, there is plenty of resources like the BLS that will confirm that.
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Here, though you can ignore the first graph as nominal values are next to worthless:
http://www.advisorperspectives.com/d...stribution.php |
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I can't imagine spending $130 on a game today.
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I remember when I was young, my mother and I would go down to the city market in KC and buy games from some vendor there for substantially cheaper than at the retail shops. I'm pretty sure there was something fishy going on with that.
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Not sure on purchasing power, but unemployment was a bit lower for most of the 90's, and also energy costs were significantly lower. People are definitely much more price sensitive now, also especially towards technology. When SNES and Sega Genesis came out the only real alternative was a $2.5k pc that did gaming, now there are many more alternatives in gaming.
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