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What do people today act like is new, when it's already have been a thing or already been around? (kbin.social)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Gamers like to make it sound like $70 is a new thing today for video games. When, I've seen adverts of games back in late 90s and early 90s that were priced $70. It's always been around so I find it ridiculous that so many of them complain that the pricing is too high when, it's been a thing.

Even more dumb is that sales are stupidly frequent so why even bother trying to pay $70 anyways besides FOMO.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I think the issue with the price thing is that it's more the rule rather than the exception. Back then maybe you got a super deluxe for 70, now 70 just gets you the base game.

In any event: the Apple Vision Pro is one. Apple puts out a VR headset that essentially does what any 800 dollar headset does for much more money and everyone loses their shit saying how revolutionary it is. It's not.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I've tried the vision pro and the quality is definitely impressive even compared to other headsets, but the quest three does colour passthrough well enough that unless you have zero interest in games and money is no object, it makes no sense to buy the vision pro.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, the market is flooded with cheap VR headsets with eye and hand tracking! Stupid Apple! /s

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If $70 got you the full game, I wouldn't even be as opposed to it, but it's always $70 for the standard edition and oh, also, there's $200+ worth of DLC and microtransactions to buy, as well. Back in the 90s, you got everything for that price.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Were games $70 in the 90s? I feel like they were like $40. $60 at the most.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yes.

https://imgur.com/MQGJYhV

Sonic 3 came out in 1994.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

well they said an add so it could be something like ff10 delux that comes with the massive guide book or a figurine or such.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

40-50 was the standard price.

60 didn't come until 2000s