Technically, in that world, bartering, in huge part done by livestock, will make it that world's de-facto convertible currency - likely, that is gonna cause higher proliferation of it, meaning a closer human:livestock ratio. Considering the possibility of "grocery" shops competing with your neighbors with more favorable barter offers - especially on something as ubiqiuitous as poultry or beef, it's not entirely unlikely that your average cow is gonna be worth less than a PS4 or a smartphone.

That's true.

In a bartering system, it actually will be pretty miracilous if things like Smartphones and PS4's even exist long term.

New technological improvements seem highly unlikely in anycase.

A nice (even if from two decades ago ) console will be even more desireable in that case...

...if the world still manages to generate electricity, that is.

Well I'm sure some people will at least have bike generators and the like to charge batteries of some sort.

You'd sure have to be one "rich" bastard to be able to afford electricity to waste on videogaming though.

In a world mostly prolific with food but devolved otherwise, videogames become what we fight over instead... quite plausible, in fact.

Humanity sure is consistent in fighting over stuff, at least.

That's like saying Why do people like the internet?

Anyway for most people with a lot of money it would eliminate the things holding them back in life like work and bills. I believe the only way I'll truly be happy is if I have enough money so that I don't have to worry about the things that burden my life (which all revolves around money). Changing my carreer path is not going to to happen and it's something I'm stuck with, I enjoy my job but it takes up to much of my life.

If I was rich I would be able to game more, travel more, learn the to play the guitar more then I have, experience life in a new way.