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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] 2 points 5 months ago (22 children)

$70 for video games back in the 90s? What world did you come from?

I was paying $5 for video games back then.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

...That's because maybe you got them used or something? Like, name me one retail store back then selling games for $5 just out of the blue. I won't wait because you wouldn't come up with anything.

You are mixing used markets with retail prices here. Just stop embarrassing yourself.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Walmart homie. Brand new games.

I'm referring to smaller games that came on a single floppy disk. Remember those?

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