• warm@kbin.earth
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    2 months ago

    Also Nintendo: They are $70. Want an old game? Also $70. Sales? What are those?

    Consoles are such a scam when you think about it, but their low barrier to entry carries them (along with the marketing of course).

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      2 months ago

      They don’t have asmany sales, but I’ve definitely scored some good prices on games here and there. They often run 20+% off on first party titles and non-first party gets deep discounts (I scored Rabbids for $4 a while back). I just wish they’d do the equivalent of PS Greatest Hits for like $20.

      For some situations a console is nicer than a PC. Solid, consistent, single unit I can just connect to a TV and play. I’ve got a PC and I prefer it, but the average console is cheaper than my PC was and simpler for non-geek family members to boot up and play on a whim.