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twesterm on 17 December 2008
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Squilliam said:
twesterm said:
I will buy any console if there are enough games to justify the price.

if ((average price of games * number of games I want) >= price of the console) then I buy the console.

So if all the games you wanted were half retail on one console and you wanted equal numbers of games just as much on another console which cost just as much, and they were twice the price. You'd go with the console with expensive games because it fits the equation better? ^^

 

I hate that rule to keep myself safe.  Obviously if a console has a crapload of games I want I really don't need that formula.  The equation is mainly there for new or newer systems.

For instance, at launch the Wii had 6 or 7 games I wanted at or near launch (within a month or two) so I got a Wii at launch.

The 360 didn't have anywhere near the amount of games I wanted at launch and didn't have the games until about a year after launch (and it just barely squeaked by).  When it finally fit the formula, I got the console.

The PS3 still doesn't fit the formula for full price (currently, it has two games for me that I can't get elsewhere) but luckily I got that one for free.