For awhile now I've been feeling like most people who call themselves gamers aren't really gamers but 81%? Holy *****. If you didn't vote for the 40+ option(weird choices as games should be 60-180 hours in length, no less)you are not a gamer. You are a casual and your opinions don't matter, plain and simple. Shawn Layden apparently isn't even a gamer and he was in charge of playstation, that is rather concerning. Anyone who doesn't denounce this statement disserves the cinematic walking simulators that they get, just please quit calling yourselves "gamers" and these products "games".
@DrClayman Lol I spend more than $500 a week on dab. A device that's supposed to last me ~7 years and provide thousands of hours of entertainment should be $1000+, hell I'd pay $2500 for something truly next gen. Once you kids get jobs and your parents aren't buying everything for you you'll see that $500 is nothing.
@SalvoStorm It's the "eject disc" button. I think the design of the buttons looks awful myself but the whole thing ain't exactly a looker to begin with.
@DrClayman The value of $1 has not remained the same for the last 14 years. Paying $600 in 2006(PS3 release) would have been the same as paying $760 in 2020. Similarly if the PS4 were released now it wouldn't be $400, it'd be $450. A $500 console in 2020 would be around $350 in 2006. And you're not even taking into account how expensive consumer electronics have gotten in the last 5 years years or the tariffs currently in place by the US Government(for instance, this alone raised the PS5's price by $50). People nowadays are used to paying premium prices. Sony knows this and Sony actually wants this(gamers often forget PlayStation is the only successful division of Sony, their hardware, music, and movie divisions have cratered. Sony is looking to make revenue any way they can this gen and are not willing to take loses on development) so you shouldn't be surprised to see a price tag matching that. There is a reason why Jim Ryan said they are focusing more on value than price and why Sony is projecting more than 20% fewer console sales with the PS5 than the PS4: it will be around $600 for the all digital and $650-$700 for the disc version. By the way, you should expect PS Plus to get a price hike and it will likely be mandatory for many of the PS5's features.
All of this is moot for me personally. I'd rather these companies make real next gen machines that cost $1000+ than the dinky little half steps we are getting. Even if you have a super low paying job(~$25 an hour) you could save enough for that in less than three weeks.
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Re: Poll: What Is Your Preferred Game Length?
For awhile now I've been feeling like most people who call themselves gamers aren't really gamers but 81%? Holy *****. If you didn't vote for the 40+ option(weird choices as games should be 60-180 hours in length, no less)you are not a gamer. You are a casual and your opinions don't matter, plain and simple. Shawn Layden apparently isn't even a gamer and he was in charge of playstation, that is rather concerning. Anyone who doesn't denounce this statement disserves the cinematic walking simulators that they get, just please quit calling yourselves "gamers" and these products "games".
Re: Poll: How Much Do You Think the PS5 Will Cost?
@DrClayman Lol I spend more than $500 a week on dab. A device that's supposed to last me ~7 years and provide thousands of hours of entertainment should be $1000+, hell I'd pay $2500 for something truly next gen. Once you kids get jobs and your parents aren't buying everything for you you'll see that $500 is nothing.
Re: Sony Issues Official Shot of PS5 Console on Its Side
@SalvoStorm It's the "eject disc" button. I think the design of the buttons looks awful myself but the whole thing ain't exactly a looker to begin with.
Re: Poll: How Much Do You Think the PS5 Will Cost?
@DrClayman The value of $1 has not remained the same for the last 14 years. Paying $600 in 2006(PS3 release) would have been the same as paying $760 in 2020. Similarly if the PS4 were released now it wouldn't be $400, it'd be $450. A $500 console in 2020 would be around $350 in 2006. And you're not even taking into account how expensive consumer electronics have gotten in the last 5 years years or the tariffs currently in place by the US Government(for instance, this alone raised the PS5's price by $50).
People nowadays are used to paying premium prices. Sony knows this and Sony actually wants this(gamers often forget PlayStation is the only successful division of Sony, their hardware, music, and movie divisions have cratered. Sony is looking to make revenue any way they can this gen and are not willing to take loses on development) so you shouldn't be surprised to see a price tag matching that. There is a reason why Jim Ryan said they are focusing more on value than price and why Sony is projecting more than 20% fewer console sales with the PS5 than the PS4: it will be around $600 for the all digital and $650-$700 for the disc version. By the way, you should expect PS Plus to get a price hike and it will likely be mandatory for many of the PS5's features.
All of this is moot for me personally. I'd rather these companies make real next gen machines that cost $1000+ than the dinky little half steps we are getting. Even if you have a super low paying job(~$25 an hour) you could save enough for that in less than three weeks.