The point is that technology evolve. I can buy a cheap phone for $100 today that would be 1000x more powerful than a PS2 back then, that costed much, much more. The problem is that we’re currently reaching a “plateau” of diminishing returns, technology speaking. And to get the same feeling of advancement, we need to…

The PS4 pro isn’t selling near as good as the regular PS4, BTW. Thinking that mostly everyone is ok with prices like these because “some” people (a minority in the whole picture) are paying more for it only means that “some” people might not see it as being an issue.

The closer we get to launch dates, the more things we learn about these new consoles, the more I think all of these things are signals for me to simply start not caring anymore and move full retro and finally get to my ridiculously large backlog and all the titles I missed or haven’t finished since forever...

I’d like to say that if, over the last couple of years, the vast amount of stupidity on social media didn’t convince us to massively invest in education, then maybe it’s because we should massively invest in education.

Both new consoles will be problematic for me, as the only place I have where they can fit, is on the floor in front of the media unit (which actually houses drawers). So... nope.

The whole Apple strategy revolves around locking customers into their ecosystem. To many, the idea of losing all the content they paid for (music, movies, apps & games) by moving elsewhere is all they need to stay in there. I have some friends like this - and they acknowledge it themselves - they’re too far into the…

I get what you mean. I don’t always mind watching single-season shows. I mean, sometime, the ride is still fun while it lasts. But I wouldn’t always throw under the bus whoever makes the decision to end on a cliffhanger. For all we know Netflix could often say “unofficially” to creators to do whatever they want, and…

Netflix is more about quantity than quality. And I think that in the long run, there’s a limit to what viewing stats can tell you. Relying too much on stats to produce & sell content ultimately lead to a lack of vision. If their suggestion engine is even remotely linked to how they think what content might interest…

Netflix is actually burning their own users more and more whenever they do moves like this. It has come to a point where most people I know at least wait until a show as officially been renewed for a second or third season for watching the first one, because they don’t want to start something that won’t have any…

I never understood the preorder anything mentality. I mean, I get that people do this to absolutely be guaranteed they get it on launch day, but then again, I don’t get why you’d absolutely want to have it on launch day. I mean, is the world going to end if you don’t? I understand that there’s nothing wrong in wanting…

I think it’s because they simply used a bad choice of words. Just replace “energy” with “R&D money”, and it makes much more sense. At least, from a business perspective. It’s still insulting to the consumer, but hey, at least it makes a bit more sense.

In Canada, new games are $80. Add sale taxes, and you’re bordering on $100. No way I’m going to spend that much on a collection of 3 retro titles.

I know a lot of people will say that most consoles never had any form of BC, and that’s true. But this had mostly a thing to do with the game distribution model of the time, and the fact that most of the older consoles used completely different hardware every generation.

$70 US, will translate roughly to $90 in Canada, which is not only a lot, it’s completely insane. Add sale taxes, and we’re literally going over $100. For a single game.

Yeah, but it’s not all that. The reality was much different back then. Games weren’t selling as much as they are now, as videogames back then was still mostly categorized as a “nerdy” activity. So the market was much smaller. Prices needed to be high to make good profits.

Resources? Surely there are some.
Will? Nope.

I wasn’t going to say it like you did, but it makes sense. I think many participants in these events are seeing the word “competition” as something lesser than “sport”. Like calling it a “sport” makes it sound more “professional”, more “serious”. Well, I think that depends on how you see it. I personally think that…

Same boat here. I know it’s just semantics. But I just have a problem with the “sports” part in “esports”. I can definitely see the exciting competition aspect to it, the spectacle and everything. Just not the “sport” part.

Nope. the console was priced the same in Canada as well. It was $600, as at that time, the Canadian dollar was more or less on par with the US dollar.

Well, $600, deal or not, is still pretty pricey for a console. The PS3 initially was sold at $600 and the internet went full-on memes about it. AND people apparently thought it was pricey too, as it started selling well only once they did some price drops.