I'm curious. Do the people who are complaining about the price of this remaster also go into their local bakeries and complain about the price of a loaf of bread? To me the logic is the same. This loaf of bread contains the same ingredients in the same amounts made by the same people using the same expertise as the loaf I bought yesterday and the day before and the day before and the day before. Would they demand the bread be sold to them at a cheaper price because they were a regular? Would they complain that the cost of a loaf of bread has increased by 15% because the cost of flour, salt and yeast (not to mention associated transportation costs) increased constantly over the years but the bakery waited until they could wait no longer to raise the price? Would they make an argument that the population of their city increased over time so more people must be consuming more bread and this should cancel out the need to raise the price and the bakery is only doing it out of greed and it's no way reflective of the increased amount of labor (which now commands higher wages as they also have to contend with inflation) to meet the increased demand and increased expectations of quality which comes with increased competition due to the increase in consumers? Would they launch public attacks on the owners of the bakery and demand an apology because the owners of the bakery had the temerity to adjust the recipe or to promote gluten-free alternatives? I don't think any level-headed consumers would do such things but it goes without saying that many people who identify as gamers are not level-headed and probably have a great deal of difficulty navigating the real world.
If you think my logic sounds ridiculous, I'd suggest looking in the mirror.
@Titntin that's a great point. I'm sure a lot of the people complaining about the price would happily spend that amount or much more on a few rounds of drinks at the pub but for some reason feel aggrieved to pay $70 on something that 1000s of people spent 1000s of hours making.
Really interesting idea though hope it doesn't take too much work to start building up an arcade. Would also be cool if they had licensed some real arcade games.
Finally an article that leaves the hyperbole to the side and actually looks at things from a more well-rounded perspective. Reminds me of that it used to be like round here.
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LED Storm!
Or Forgotten Worlds.
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It's been out 2 days...
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Oddly, I just played this yesterday for the first time on the Atari Lynx. First impression was actually pretty... bogus.
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Smashing news!
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Cowabunga dude!
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I'm always surprised at how little time I spend gaming which is strange when it's one of my main hobbies.
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How about them Wookies?
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My Dad's got one of those!
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@CVCubbington @kyleforrester87 @bingbongboyo I'm assuming you guys are all familiar with TheC64 Mini and Maxi?
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Oh. So it has nothing to do with Brock Lesnar's wife?
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Pacific Drive
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Removed
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@stvevan thanks for proving my point, buddy.
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@stvevan why doesn't it work?
Re: Digital Foundry Tech Review Shows Just How Far The Last of Us: Part I Has Come
I'm curious. Do the people who are complaining about the price of this remaster also go into their local bakeries and complain about the price of a loaf of bread? To me the logic is the same. This loaf of bread contains the same ingredients in the same amounts made by the same people using the same expertise as the loaf I bought yesterday and the day before and the day before and the day before. Would they demand the bread be sold to them at a cheaper price because they were a regular? Would they complain that the cost of a loaf of bread has increased by 15% because the cost of flour, salt and yeast (not to mention associated transportation costs) increased constantly over the years but the bakery waited until they could wait no longer to raise the price? Would they make an argument that the population of their city increased over time so more people must be consuming more bread and this should cancel out the need to raise the price and the bakery is only doing it out of greed and it's no way reflective of the increased amount of labor (which now commands higher wages as they also have to contend with inflation) to meet the increased demand and increased expectations of quality which comes with increased competition due to the increase in consumers? Would they launch public attacks on the owners of the bakery and demand an apology because the owners of the bakery had the temerity to adjust the recipe or to promote gluten-free alternatives? I don't think any level-headed consumers would do such things but it goes without saying that many people who identify as gamers are not level-headed and probably have a great deal of difficulty navigating the real world.
If you think my logic sounds ridiculous, I'd suggest looking in the mirror.
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@Intr1n5ic good call. Things have definitely gotten worse here over the years.
Re: The Last of Us: Part I (PS5) - A Better, More Beautiful Remake of a Modern Classic
@Titntin that's a great point. I'm sure a lot of the people complaining about the price would happily spend that amount or much more on a few rounds of drinks at the pub but for some reason feel aggrieved to pay $70 on something that 1000s of people spent 1000s of hours making.
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I love the first one and have been playing it again recently in 2 player with my daughter but somehow this looks... Worse? I dunno.
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Damnit. And I was planning to skip 2K this year...
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My wife used to play these games a lot back on the PS2 and PS3!
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How is @nessisonet not in the first 10 comments?!
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@get2sammyb don't say anything you can't retract.
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No option to choose "puurfect"?
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@get2sammyb fast tracked but evidently it they were planning to release this soon and had been working on it for awhile.
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Please be gooooooooood!
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This looks really neat. Both kinda chilled out and a bit stressful at the same time.
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@Styledvinny79 what a ludicrous opinion
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Mmm... Feeling a bit sheepish about this one.
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Whatever he's on, I want some!
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Finally an article that leaves the hyperbole to the side and actually looks at things from a more well-rounded perspective. Reminds me of that it used to be like round here.
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Oh, the horror! What a travesty! Such ridiculous hyperbole.
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Just bring back Test Drive 2: The Duel
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I like the look of this one!
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