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arcane_chaos on 08 November 2013
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BMaker11 said:
Chris Hu said:
Xenostar said:
Chris Hu said:

Great for it, that still doesn't disprove my point that if you are able to spend $500+ you shouldn't have crappy internet.


Some people just live in crappy internet areas, money has nothing to do with it. Rich people can live out in the country as well you know, being well off doesnt improve local telephone infrastructure.


If you are rich you are able to afford the more pricey option to improve you conection by going with satellite providers.  Or they can create a hotspot through their cell phone which probably has the best and fasted plan available.

Dude, I'm not by any means rich, but gaming is a hobby I can support on my own (I'm single, live with a roommate, make about 40k a year). But my internet connection was 768kbps in my last place I lived only a few months ago. For my particular section of that neighborhood, that's as fast as AT&T offered and Comcast isn't that area at all (not that I would ever go with them, let alone go with them so I can play Xbox). I have an iPhone 4s because I'm locked into a contract until next November so using Sprint's 3G as a hotspot isn't a solution (the 4s isn't a 4G phone).

I'm not the only person in this kind of situation. So understand the fact that just because people can save money (yea, saving money. Kinda blows your whole "if you have $500 to spend on an Xbox, you should have good internet" statement out of the water. I'm about to drop $1500 on a trip to Europe, doesn't mean I can afford a Benz. It means I can save money for a 1-time purchase) or some homes have more than one income doesn't mean they are rich and should spend the excess amounts of money in order to accomodate an Xbox. You shouldn't have to just toss money everywhere in order play video games. It's pathetic to try and shift the burden away from the manufacturer and onto the consumer. You should be putting the blame on the source of the problem (Microsoft with their shitty DRM having to be reversed) instead of the customer.

I mean, really, who in their right mind says "well, if you want to play Xbox, you should jump through any and all hoops to do it. Even buy expensive satellite internet (a monthly bill, btw) in order to JUST PLAY GAMES THAT YOU OWN".


very well put, when the PS3 dropped I was in highschool with no job...it took me 6 month of saving(allowance and odd jobs) + birthday money to get my PS3($500 at the time) and I didn't even have intenert connection at the time and enjoyed it for about 1 and a half before I was lucky enough to get internet

took me two months only to get the PS4(along with some games) thanks to a surge of odd jobs during the summer; people buying these consoles see it as a long term investment; $400-$500 every 5-7+ years seems like good investment....just because I'm able to purchase these items doesn't mean I have $400-$500 to spend whenever I want.