Five reasons why I am not bothered by Nintendo's Switch 2 hardware and software pricing

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konnichiwa said:

G2ThaUNiT said:

It's a controversy because so many grew up in the late 90s/early 2000s when video games weren't necessarily being considered luxury items. You had handheld consoles for less than $100, and new game consoles were routinely launching at $199/$299, and then drop dramatically after just a couple of years. I remember buying a brand new GameCube from Walmart for like $75 in 2003, and spending a summer mowing lawns for a Game Boy Color, and later on an Advance for just a few bucks each lawn. Nothing major to save up on or work a job.

Now, it takes a LOT of saving up to do to get into gaming, and even then, it may not be enough if prices keep going up as time goes on.

They were luxury items thats why so many went to rental stores instead of buying games.

We also had video games that came with our McDonald's happy meals lol. I guess VHS tapes were luxury items then too.