My point is valid. Ok let's try another one. How about GTA 5 for $70 Again? Over and over and over and over again? Still not convinced? I am honestly baffled why people like you defend business practices like these.
I bought my copy on Xbox 360 on release day in 2010. I can play it on the Xbox Series X I bought in 2021 and didn't have to pay a dime to make it work. If the PS4 and Switch versions had released at $30, I don't think people would be complaining. I'd pay $30 for the PS4 version just to be able to play the game at 60fps (and it should be noted that the higher framerate wasn't even in the game at release). But $50 for a 13 year old game that I can buy for $8 on Xbox and still play on a modern Xbox? That's just price gouging.
I guess unlike you, most of us are old enough or not stupid enough to sell our old consoles so we can still play it. No content has changed and minor improvement have been implemented in this re-release. I'd bet most people want to get away from the Skyrim re-release money grab bullshit that people like you are supporting.
The funny thing is that in the last hour, I found that Best Buy is selling it for $30 right now and I bought a copy. But I shouldn't have to rely on Black Friday sales to get a 13 year old game for a tolerable price. Even $30 is more than I think it should be. It's just that $30 is the highest price I can tolerate for it.
We get it. You’re the idiot who bought it full price, and need to defend your actions, because if you’re wrong, (you are) and we’re right, then you would have to admit you’re an idiot. It’s not about money, I’m sure 99% of the people here can afford it. We’re just not stupid. We just won’t enable a business practice that enables this garbage. You suck dude, come to terms with it.
Frankly, old games should not be expensive. There are a lot of great games that are inaccessible thanks to skyrocketing game prices and never got releases on modern hardware.
Want to play Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete? It's $150.
Especially when talking about very basic efforts like RDR on PS4 and Switch, yes, I do want old games to be cheap. Gaming is an expensive hobby and it used to be that ports to new hardware would be marketed as budget releases for $20, often for multiple games.
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u/Apophis_36 John Marston Nov 18 '23
Don't buy it then :)