>games are now $60 fucking dollars

are fuckdollars like regular dollars or

>>377269447
>not converting all your regular dollars into fuckdollars
step up

one fuck dollar is like 3 canadian dollars which is like a million normal dollars

That's cheaper than they used to be.

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>"Now"

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>>377269310
>tfw I bought a new 3ds and sd card for $150 fuck dollars, converted to roughly 270 ameriburgers
>hacked it
>all these games

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>>377269310

>now $60 fucking dollars

have you been living under a rock since 2005? Also

>>377269632

>Regular games used to be $50 and RPGs $70.
>Regular games are now $15, AAA bullshit is $60, and RPGs also $60.
We live in a better age, admit it.

>now

>>377269632
>Super Gameboy with Guide
Who fucking needed a guide for the Super Gameboy?

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Just wait for sales man.

Unless you play multiplayer games.

>>377269310
try living in fucking Canada

Doom costs $79.99

jesus christ

>>377269661
>>377269632
This has to be Australia or some shit right?

>>377269310
how the fuck do they get away with selling digital at the same price as physycal

>>377269661
>Shaq-Fu for $32.98

What a steal.

>>377269661
>shaq fu
>$32.99

lol, even they knew

>>377269310
In Canada it's $80+tax. One game costs me an entire day of work.

That fucking loli couldn't afford anything. Get the hell out of my shop.

>>377269830
Nope. PAL Super Nintendo's look different.

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I know, isn't it fantastic?

>>377269836
because people are stupid and just consume consume consume

>>377269661

I actually made a point to tell my parents thanks for buying me games when I was younger. Final Fantasy 3 was something like 84.99 back in early/mid 90s - which is roughly 130 dollars today.

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>New game is $60
>About a year later it's $20

>>377269310
>now
they've been 60 bucks for the past decade
hell, new console games are like 70 sometimes

>>377269632
Also keep in mind this is in 1991 money.

$59 then is like $100 now

>>377269310
I paid about $80 for Shadows of the Empire when it came out. $80 for an unfinished game. That is like $1000 dollars in today's money.

>>377269963
>wages haven't gone up
>most american wealth was wiped out
fuck off

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>>377269632
>>377269661
Goddamn, aren't those like $15 now? Who would pay that much for 2D shit?

Also,
>have plenty of money
>but have shitty PC
>parents don't trust me with upgrading it
>stuck with indie shit until I finish college and move out
just fucking kill me

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>>377270017
Thanks to Steam sales, I rarely ever go above 7-8.

>>377269632
The chip on those cards at the time would have added a good 20$ on the box cost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_NES_enhancement_chips

>>377269310

More like
>games are now $60 fucking dollars +a season Pass or need to buy the DLC/ gated content when the developers decide to trickle it out, and don't forget the micro transactions.

You niggers are paying $80 minimum now for games.

>>377269310
BITCH THEN WHY DID YOU WALK IN MY GAMESTOP, JUST TO RUIN MY COMBO?!
i swear if you don't preorder SOMETHING

>>377270174
"Adjusted for inflation" factors in wages you retard.

>>377269632
>DCK2 is only $7 cheaper than DCK3 with some sort of coupon.

Retailers have always kept Nintendo games at full price then?

>>377270186

Why don't you just build your own PC?

>>377269632
This is pretty late into the SNES's lifespan too.

>>377270186
>Who would pay that much for 2D shit?
Because this is from the early 90's you, dumb bitch.

>>377269310
Where were you when Goldeneye released on the N64 for fucking $70 in 1997??

>games are now $60
GOOD, at least they aren't $70

>>377269756
It's was the early 90s, internet guides weren't a thing until the N64 era.

>>377270269
Also don't forget they'll just release a "complete" version with most of the shit you already bought and some new, exclusive stuff about a year down the road.

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>>377270186
You can run tons of old PC games though.
Check out deus ex, diablo 1&2, system shock 2, return to castle wolfenstein, the painkiller games, they serious sam games, the duke 3D games, Postal 2, Quake 1-3, doom, the hexen games....
That and you have emulators.
There's TONS of shit you can play

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>$60
>Tidus Laughing

>>377270821
The U.S. has a $7.25 minimum wage. Australia's is $16.88.

>>377270628

Exactly. This is why I never buy shit new anymore. At most I wait for the GOTY edition.

>>377269632
>most of /v/ is so young they don't remember this
Is there a place to discuss video games without people this young?

>>377270895
Curious here, does anybody in the US actually get paid the minimum wage? I worked in shitty fast food joints when I was younger and even the shittest job paid more than the minimum wage in AUS.

>>377271082
In the US, the minimum wage for restaurant employees is $2.13.

>>377270140
How was Shadows of the Empire unfinished?

>>377271180
Man, at fucking McDonalds I got $22 AU an hour like 5 years ago. That's horrifying.

>>377269310
Games have pretty much always been $50-$60 when new, for as long as I can remember.

See >>377269632

>>377269310
>now
Games have been 60 bucks for at least a decade
And 60 bucks is cheaper than games were in the past

>>377271354
He's talking about sit-down places where the "le tipping" meme is a thing.
The expectation is that waitstaff will make the ~5 extra dollars/hour in tips

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TRIGGER WARNING MMO DISCLAIMER

>want to play Elder Scrolls online on PS4 because computer is getting old and don't want to get another gaming one
>The logical route is to buy the new Morrowind Standard edition which comes with the expansion and the base game
>But wait! It doesn't come with the 5 paid DLC's two of which have skill trees locked behind them
>all of these DLC's is about $80
>If I want all the content it's $60 for the Morrowind Standard and $80 for the DLC. $140 for everything
>this is what most people would think to do before knowing how pricey the DLC is
>BUT WAIT
>You practically need to have ESO + because the crafting bag that comes with it is considered to be required for quality of life
>That's an extra $15 a month
>Also have to pay for PS+

>Alternate option that isn't logical is to buy the Gold Edition which is $60 but is the base game + all DLC. Then I buy the Morrowind upgrade for $40. $100 for the game, then $15 forever to get the bag.

>games not being stupidly expensive in 2017

>>377271217
No visible gun in first person mode. Terrible controls. The first level was clearly much more polished than later levels. The swoop bike chase level was unplayable.

>>377271180
That's for employees that receive tips only like waiters and waitresses, not McD's burgerflippers. Regular US minimum wage is $7.25 federally but in some states it's mandated to be higher. i.e. Massachusetts is $11/hr for your typical burgerflipper.

>>377270106
Actually the opposite is the case. The buying power of the US dollar has been on the decline for awhile.

>>377269310
I do miss Greatest Hits. Got a lot of PS1 games that way.

But yea I'm grown now I'm not looking to talk about the latest game with friends at school anymore so fuck it I'll play it 3 months later or a year later for the non-bullshit DLC edition and snag it for 20 or less.

And season passes can eat a dick, I have a backlog of games a mile long so fuckem.

>>377271720

I'm a teacher and this is exactly why kids watch streamers instead of playing games. I always ask them, "Why don't you just play them?" and they tell me it's because they can't afford them, but this way they can at least know what is cool.

>>377271720
>"games"
>posts about how an MMO is designed to suck all the money it can out of a retard

>>377271958
>The buying power of the US dollar has been on the decline for awhile.
You're just misinterpreting what he said. Inflation has made the dollar weaker, yes, yet the price of the average video game is the same at $60. Aside from buying video games, $60 in 1991 went a lot farther than it does now in 2017.

>>377271958
>Actually the opposite is the case. The buying power of the US dollar has been on the decline for awhile.
>I have no idea how inflation works

>>377271720
ESO+ also comes with cash shop money. You can buy a DLC expansion every two months. Not exactly the best solution but its the cheapest if you are considering ESO+ mandatory, which it pretty much is like you said.

>>377270401
Only have like $300; too expensive to start from scratch

>>377272242
Sorry maybe I did. Kinda a weird way to put it wasn't sure if he was implying it that 59 in 1991 was a bigger deal or less of a deal.

Because yes inflation (and a bunch of wars) wrecked that shit hard. Still chaps my ass how much crap young people get these days and I just remember back to when sure the minimum wage was half as much but the cost of a house and car were 1/3 to 1/4 as much too.

>>377272261
>i have no idea how language works
k

>>377271180
That is not how it actually works though.

>>377270186
>parents don't trust me with upgrading it
18 and up here

>>377271010
Could always hop to /vr/.

>>377269310
> games are now sixty dollars fucking dollars

>>377269310
>Now
You just wanted to post a stupid thread with your loli in the OP huh pedophile

Phoneposting should be blocked.

>>377272884
nigga how would they even implement that shit

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>>377269661
>Top Gear
>$89.99

Simply abhorrent

>>377269310
Y'all need some fuckin' patience. Just wait a while after the game's been out then buy off Ebay and resell.. shit's practically free.

>>377272974
browser agents

which can be spoofed but lazy shitposting retards outside of dedicated ones would be repelled

>>377272463
>>have plenty of money
>>but have shitty PC
>>parents don't trust me with upgrading it


Anon, you don't even have enough money to upgrade from what you have.

Are you actually 12? $300 isn't exactly flush with cash.

>>377272974
>determine if connection is via a mobile carrier
>if yes, disable start a new thread button

>>377273080

*upgrade what you have.

>>377273080
to go from shitty to decent isn't that expensive

he probably only needs to change out the GPU and maybe add more ram which is nothing if you're going for mid-range hardware

>>377269698
What is a "regular game?"

Piracy is more available than ever

Most people play infinity games like LoL CSGO CoD whatever and have no real reason to even buy games anyway


Who cares

If you're a "variety gamer" you're either rich or play older games that went on sale.

>>377273173
>has a shitty PC
I don't think you realize how shitty some PCs can be out there. Could be like a 5 year old AMD APU shitbox HP system from walmart. More RAM and a cheapass board-powered GPU wouldn't fix anything in that case.

Back on topic, this is the best era for purchasing games ever. Piracy may not be as easy now as a few years ago, but games are typically cheap as fuck a year or two after release and honestly, how many games come out every year that are "day one buys" for the average person on /v/? Maybe one or two a year after you've pretty much settled on the kind of games you don't mind spending on? My backlog is already endless so it becomes more and more difficult to justify spending $60 on one new game.

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>>377273080
Graphics card is the only thing I'm lacking, that takes around $150 from what I researched

As for money, I have a crippling frappucino addiction that I can't kick, so having $300 all at once isn't bad for me

>>377270186
>Who would pay that much for 2D shit?
Kill yourself for having taste this abysmally shit

>>377269310
>Games are now 80 CAD
>It's better to buy keys from key sellers in USD, and you still save 20-30 CAD

>>377273862
What a fucking faggot

>>377269310
Games are $48, if you go to Best Buy and use their gamer rewards program. Wait a couple months after a game comes out and wham, you're getting $60 games for less than half.

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>>377273862
>starbucks addiction

>>377274169
"Taste" has nothing to do with it; 2D games as a whole objectively deserve less money than 3D games. Do you realize how much that extra dimension costs?

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>>377271720
>want to play Elder Scrolls online

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>>377269756
>he didn't have access to all of those sweet color palette codes

Get molested, kike!

>>377273862
You know you can make that shit at home right? A bialetti moka machinetta, some syrup, ice and a blender are all you need.

>>377275239
>bialetti moka machinetta
What is that in English?

>>377271082
I got paid that when I was 17.
Never been nearly that low since though, must only happen to teens or shitters

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>game comes out at $60
>has all sort of launch problems
>forget about it
>remember it 3 months later
>on amazon for $20 and has been completely patched up

Happens with most games now, unless it's Nintendo or something.

>>377275368
just google mokka pot.

bialetti is the name of the original manufacturer, not sure if he's autistically insisting on only buying brandname only.

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>>377269310
Get out of my shop! REEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

>>377273417
Piracy=theft!

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>not leveling your customers
>not making dosh with 3 vending machines selling panties, trashy shounen and canned peaches

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>>377275915
>implying she's the worst

>>377269310

Get a job.

>>377269615
This. Nobody remember when videogames cost $100 USD in 199X

>>377269310
were you asleep under a rock for 8 years you massive faggot?

>>377269310
$60 was common in the 90's. If you factor in inflation, games are still slightly cheaper now.

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>get a job
>can afford sex dolls and vidya the first month
It's that easy.

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>>377277124
>sex dolls

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>>377269310
>he doesn't wait for prices to go down

>>377269795
An expensive country to live in

>>377277124
Jesus Christ, you go to all the trouble for a Chun-Li sex doll and you don't get the hair right. You might as well just hit pause during her kicks and masturbate like the rest of us.

>>377277467
Dude's gotta find a hairdresser without standards first.

>>377271180
That sounds like the federal minimum wage for people who receive tips on the job. Where I live it's around $8/hour.

>>377277708
tipped employees but it has to average out to the regular minimum wage or some shit

>>377277157
>posting the hehe jew.

>>377272884
>>377273073
>>377273126
This. 4chan should only be available on cable carriers and not on mobile networks. Phoneposters are a disease that bring little good and a lot of harm to the site.

>>377273862
>addicted to starbucks
There are only two types of people "addicted" to starbucks - women and gays. And there are no women on the internet.

How can you drink that shitty burnt hipster/basic bitch coffee anyways?

>>377277859
At least they stopped complaining about PNGs. Maybe they're slowly assimiliating.

>>377272507

It was a bigger deal back then, yeah. The SNES at launch was 200 bucks, which adjusted for inflation is $332.

Not for nothing, but the only time in gaming history that the standard price for a game was cheaper than now when adjusted for inflation was the PS2 era, because games cost 40 bucks and almost never went over that.

>>377274763
This must be bait nigger in 1991 3d didn't even exist AT ALL its not like we had a choice between 2d and 3d when buying snes era games. Maybe there was a few on PC, but back in the day PC gaming was nowhere near as popular as it is now. In fact that shit didn't kick off until the late 90's when fps games like quake come online with dial up modems. Guess what most people rented those computers because at the time computers that could play quake where anywhere from $2,000 - $5,000 USD and the American dollar was still pretty strong back then. Imagine dropping ten Grand for quake at 45 fps today. Now we spend $600 dollars and play battlefield at 144 fps just for perspective.

>>377279689
>1991 3d didn't even exist AT AL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30T5RQv6rxw

Dollar is in freefall, enjoy it being only $60 while it lasts.

By the 2030s our price tags are going to be so fucked you'll think you're looking at prices in yen

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>>377277964
>cold drink
>burnt
>???

Anyway, they have free wifi, so this is where I do most of my shitposting, too

>$120 aud for fifa 17

>>377279920
>coffee beans can't be burnt
Have you ever had coffee before?

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>>377269769
there's literally no good multiplayer out right now though

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>>377279920
He means the roasting of the bean you double nigger. Anyway, why do you think it's ice?

>>377269310
>80 Canuckbux

You have it easy, shut up.

>>377269661
>$95 for a bargain bin tier fishing game
Who the fuck bought this

>>377271720
>But wait! It doesn't come with the 5 paid DLC's two of which have skill trees locked behind them
>You practically need to have ESO + because the crafting bag that comes with it is considered to be required for quality of life
Only two of them have skill trees and they're of zero use outside of said DLC's. And use mules.

>>377279920
I was referring to the beans, starbucks roasts the shit out of them that they're almost burnt.

>shitposting on public wifi
>on a cellphone
Phoneposters need to go.

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>>377280164
>80 Canadian Dollar equals 58.73 US Dollar

>>377280089
>>377280159
I'm not literally drinking coffee beans, though; it's just water filtered through coffee beans. IDGAF about the state of the beans themselves

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>>377269310
50$ in 1991 is $136 today

>>377269310
>Sixty dollars fucking dollars

>>377280452
1991 was 56 years ago.

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Games were more expensive then because storage. Shit, games on average were 60-70 bucks back then for NES/SNES/Genesis. Dunno about the rest, and lets not even mention the Neo Geo which cartridges were sometimes more fucking expensive than consoles.

they're way cheaper now if you adjust, but they still have no business being 60 bucks especially with the DLC and "Season Pass" bullshit selling whats basically unfinished games, glorified betas in some cases (Looking at you SF5).

Which game made the DLC bullshit acceptable anyways? I know League is responsible for the Skins bullshit getting popular, but what the fuck did DLC first?

>>377269836
>same price as physical
Physical is cheaper than digital buddy.

>>377280735
Microsoft. The bad things always come from them. They are the harbinger of ad acceptance in games too.

>>377276835
Most people don't remember cause most of us were children that didn't care about money and asked mommy or daddy for games. Not speaking for myself, i usually played the same games my dad did, with the exception of Quake games, unreal games and others as such.

>>377269632
>15 dollar controllers

I miss this time. Now to play with 4 people in person cost as much as the console almost.

>>377271082
Yes. Tons of places in America start you at state minimum wage and then give you 50 cent raises every 6 months to a year, which is fucking horrible.

>>377274686
>Wait a couple of months
>I play any AAA game I want at 10-20 bucks.

Companies have realized games only have a long tail if they massively reduce the price soon after release because their shit is overpriced for almost all of their potential market. I can think of very few games I played that I felt I 60 dollars would be an appropriate price.

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>>377272685
>that pic
Beat me to it.

>>377281107
>Now to play with 4 people in person cost as much as the console almost.

Seriously, why the fuck did the price of controllers skyrocket? The fucking things are more expensive than the games themselves

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>>377281316

>>377280474
i went to the store back in... idk, and bought my grandkid donkey kong on the game boy for 49.99

thank my generation for creating the economy that lets your video games be so cheap.

nu-/v/ is best /v/

>>377281517
And the worst part is the quality of them DECREASED and the technology in them is not much greater than it was in the past.

>>377281524
www g2a com/fallout-4-steam-cd-key-preorder-global.html

Not that you should play that shit game.

>>377269310
>game is sixty € dollars

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>game is 60 gigabytes so you don't even feel like pirating it since you replaced your HDD with SSD

>>377281517
A better question is why the companies dont own the rights of their controllers?

Now they do but they didn't used to.

>>377281686
Bullshit. Back then a controller was just a plastic brick with a few buttons without ergonomy, no wireless and buttons were of inferior quality.

>the they don't even make 1 liter bottles of soda anymore because you fat fucks drink so much anyway

Actually, games cost 0 dollarydoos these days.

>>377271668
Servers at decent places can make over $100 an hour. The idea is that it evens out having to take garbage shifts when it's slow. A server in a good location usually makes between $60-80k.

>>377280735

I think Oblivion was the first major example of DLC

>>377269310
Yeah which is cheaper than in the past and actually pretty insane considering devaluation there is nothing like this in ANY other entertainment video. I can certainly understand the complaint that gamers are entitled whiners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvTd8wsRKpo

>>377269795
It was recently on sale for around 27 Americanen in fakin straya.

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>games are no 70 fucking europs in Germany
Thank you Merkel.

>>377282497
back then we had to pay for the entire hardware running the cartridge an a game

nowadays we're lucky if we get a game disk in the game box, nevermind the fact downloadable games were supposed to be cheaper yet mainstream games on steam cost twice as much as an average physical release in my country

>>377270895
>Australia's is $16.88.
$17.70

>>377272884
>>377277859
Not blocked, just read only.

>>377282679
I dont see how you choosing digital over physical is somehow the problem of others, in fact you prove my point of gamers being entitled whiners. You have the options and a couple of pages of manual that you dont get anymore doesnt erase all the lost money of ignoring devaluation which no other entertainment industry does to this extend and cant hold forever dlc and microtransaction are to balance it a littel bit but sooner rather than later games will need to be a bit more expensive or you just wont get certain games anymore cause they are to expensive to produce and you needet to sell 7mio instead of the 1 mi you needed in the past to be a moderate success. If the switch to digital gets even more big it still can work out longer cause the win percentage is obviously higher thats also the reason digital cost the mostly the same.

>>377282215
>No wireless

The technology that goes into making them wireless cost under a dollar to manufacture.

>Worse buttons

Yeah, the Sixaxis controller had very high quality buttons.

Only the PS4 controller even compares to the build quality of the Analogue PS1 controller. That's why people who play fighting games use PS1 pads and not PS2 or PS3 pads.

>>377279821
that looks fucking atrocious

>>377280975
In what galaxy?

>>377277124
Post more.

>>377283279
PSN store sometimes does this crap where you have to pay 70€!!! for new releases and you can find them for 60€ physical.. pretty insane ... pretty sony. Not sure if nintendo or xbox are also doing this.

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>>377279920
>so this is where I do most of my shitposting, too
Why do people think we tolerate shitposting?

>>377283238
you can't honestly expect an old IBM PC to be able to render amazing 3D landscapes

>>377269447
1 fuckdollar = secks

>>377282094
>he fell for the ssd meme

ssd's are not for storage

>>377269632
This. I remember one of the biggest issues growing up back then was how expensive video games were, and how slow they were to come down in price/lack of sales. I normally got like maybe 2 games a year (Christmas and Birthday), and rented the rest. I remember wanting Sonic & Knuckles so bad, but it was so expensive that I never got it until years later when it was used. Hell, I still remember getting Pokemon Snap at like $60 during the N64 days.

In comparison, games go on sale almost immediately, there are better options available for launch discounts (GCU with Best Buy or Amazon Prime for launch titles), and digital sales are decent enough.

>>377269632
Nice false comparison.

>>377271180
No its not
Minimum wage is minimum wage, they may get paid 2.13+ whatever they get in tips but if this goes bellow minimum wage the employer has to pay the difference.

>>377270035
>waiting a year for a game
I guess you're on the right board.

>>377280404
this is actually one of the most retarded things I've read on /v/
impressive

>>377283889
The American federal government requires a wage of at least $2.13 per hour be paid to employees that receive at least $30 per month in tips. If wages and tips do not equal the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour during any week, the employer is required to increase cash wages to compensate.

>>377283817
>Be ~4
>Interested in video games
>Don't care what is new or anything like that
>Mom buys a Sega genesis with a bunch of games
>Get to play them all for super cheap and borrow friends massive collection because it was 1996 and PS1 and N64 were the big thing, and I didn't even know they existed because I was just learning what video games were.

What a time to be alive it was.

>>377283403
Well thats just judism on their part. Digital should NEVER be more expensive than physical, considering the actual material and logistical costs involved making it and getting to where it needs to be. Also, storage.

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>>377269310
>now

>>377283279
Australia.
Steam's pricing is borked here.

>>377269632
Back then the global economy was much stronger, costs of living were lower, and average wages had a more favorable comparison against said costs of living.

To a consumer back then, $69.99 was a smaller hit to their overall budget than $59.99 is to a consumer's budget today.

>>377284017
What I love is not only did it get more expensive even though distribution got cheaper, they have 20-40 dollar instant buy dlc commitments.

>>377284095
>t. 18 year old

>>377284216
>t. person who doesn't understand economics and thinks handwaving the problem away with "inflation" explains everything

Inflation is part of the picture, not all of it.

>>377284303
>t. person who buys stupid shit constantly so they can't afford vidya

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>>377284125
and Then you get faggots like Paradox interactive that basically chops up their games into hundereds of dlc's.
>Why do I still play games?

>>377269632
>60 bucks
>took 1 to 2 hours to beat 90% of games
>Now games are still 60 but have advance graphics and superior game play
>Most modern games now take 8+ hours to beat
>Rpg or open world games trave over 2o hours
>Wah why are games 60 bucks it's too expensive
Kys

>>377284049
South Africa here. Some of the steam games are actually cheaper than on the american version, like The Forest. On our steam its like R150, but the american price ($14,99) converted its basically R199. Not that it matters much, most people cant afford anything here kek.

>>377284508
>1 to 2 hours to beat old games

There is no way you didn't die and just beat every game in 1 to 2 hours.

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>>377269632
>>377269661
That shit is really disgusting when you factor in that it was 90s money, While at the same time that shit wasn't the piecemeal DLC season pass bullshit we have today.

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>>377269661
Who in their right mind would pay $95 for a football game?

>>377283947
Thats what I meant
And thats also why you shouldnt tip those fucks
>"Boo hoo I took a minimum wage job with the possibility of earning more and now that I did not earn more its your fault!"

>>377284583
Prey for example is US$80 on steam in Australia, almost AU$108
I got the game for AU$70 at fucking Target

Games should be cheaper. A big part of the cost back in the day was the hardware itself. Memory and storage were expensive. Cartridges were expensive to manufacture. Technical limitations were a real problem.

But most of those issues have been solved. Games are printed on cheap disc media, or just downloaded straight to the user's hard drive via digital release.

And the games themselves are no longer made to hold value or even be playable after a small window of time. Servers go down, no more game. Digital games provider goes under, lose access to your entire library. A growing number of games can't be resold or traded either. At least the old cart games weren't locked to one user or device.

So $60 isn't really fair to pay for a cheaper to produce, more limited to use game format.And this is without adding the DLC, much of which use to just be unlockable content after beating the game in the old days.

>>377284508
Yeah video games are the cheapest entertainment when you look at money vs spend time on it.
A single skyrim or really any open world game gets you 80-200 hours depending on what you are looking for in the game.. Now calculate that time invest on several new! relased movies or books and look how many hours 60$ last you then.. I really dont get games are not really expensive for what they offer not to mention the countless cheap games, free games or hell steam sales.

>>377284743
That's fucking ridiculous mate. How is prey btw, worth getting?

Just checked, its $60 converted from Rand on our steam, why is the prices so fucked there?

>>377269632
You're not even getting the full picture with this scan. Games like Final Fantasy III and SMRPG were retailing for $90. That's USD, not AUD.

>>377269310
git a job, poorfag

How is recettear an item shop's tale?

>>377284831
They adjust the price to be what it would cost here but don't change it to AUD, probably so they can keep ignoring Australian consumer law.
30 hours in, started my second playthrough, still really enjoying it.

>>377280404
No wonder you buy starbucks, you're literally retarded.

I would say nu-/v/, but you fit right in with the majority of posters.

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Only a select few would understand what this is.

>>377269756
Jesus fucking Christ, how young are you? The guide gave you codes to enter in order to change the color of black and white games.

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>>377269632
>$15.00 for an official SNES controller
man, controllers were cheap as fuck back then, which is understandable considering the internals were less complex than in modern controllers

>>377285026
I will be picking it up once the eventual price drop comes. Currently downloading the Surge on steam, since I am a souls fag and need my drug after finishing DA3.
>Bloodborne ;_;

>>377285040
that's because most posters here now are 18 or under.

I get it, but i've never seen or used one in real life.

>>377285096
modern controllers are more complex than those older consoles.

>>377284778
Games are way more expensive to make though, at least if it's AAA. You're talking teams of 200-300 people for a substantial project. Game systems are more complex and graphics standards are so high that teams have to be massive for any reasonable turnaround.

>>377285275
nice reading comprehension

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>>377269310
I bought PS3 and WiiU lartely, physical copies for PS3 can be bought even for 4-5 dollars. Simply as that you should never buy games on premiere. You should always look how many great games were released some time ago and catch up on them.

>>377269310
Nigger, they are about to move up to $70 and that's if you ignore the mandatory day 1 DLC season pass that adds another $20-40.

>>377285361
>man, controllers were cheap as fuck back then, which is understandable considering the internals were less complex than in modern controllers


>modern controllers are more complex than those older consoles

Way to make yourself look like a retard.

>>377285493
then why can't I emulate doom with my ps4 controller

>>377273334
no cheese

>>377272685
https://fineleatherjackets.net/monkeyinflation

>>377285582
because it doesn't have a screen. silly.

>>377280735
Oblivion with Horse armour

How do i git gud at recettear? Do I go for nearpins then reset to the start to get going early?

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>>377283470
>tfw you dont browse lelddit at all, Like, at all!

>Australia
>Only get pal releases
>games all get censored/banned
>steam priced adjusted for our shitty dollar
>gst now going on top of that
>shit third world interbet. Nbn total blunder
>getting taxed for nbn

>>377287078
>pay $120 for physical copy of game from jbhifi/ebgames/whatever
>its just a product key
>have to download 20gb of shit with mobile data at $10/gb because half the country has no wired internet
truly horrible

>>377285342
>Games are way more expensive to make though, at least if it's AAA.
Let's be honest, that money isn't going into the game but rather the advertising.

>>377285395
At the same time though you have games that become extremely rare as well as go up in price far beyond what it was originally.

>>377287696

Graphics are expensive. When you work for a game company they may task you with just making one tree and someone else might be making another. You spend all your time making it so branches all sway nicely together in different directions and make sure the texture is consistent throughout. It takes forever, and that artist is getting paid full time to make that one fucking tree.

HD 3D graphics are way too expensive in labor.

They are? I bought Prey for 42 bucks.

Console games are a little pricier but Amazon Prime discounts are pretty nice.

>converted to pc
>save so much on games and the free online play/chat that hardware upgrades are basically free
>still spending about the same on gaming than i did 6 years ago before inflation is even taken into account

buying games at less than 30 bucks instead of 60 really adds up

>>377287783
They are far and between, most of the games will drop at least half the price in a year. I know that some games have high price and later that price is going up - Twin Snakes, Fire Emblem on GC or Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii, all these games have their price going up. Still I managed to buy some oldies for reasonable price and PS3 games are the cheapest now. In couple of years they will too get price rise.

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>complains that he has to buy air

>>377281524
Wait, the "season pass" doesn't include all the other DLC shit that's listed?

>>377284903
It's fucking great
You're basically a jewish loli trying to jew everyone