What's your most expensive gaming purchase ever? (And was it worth it?)

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Chrkeller said:

curl-6 said:

For me, it's when I recently upgraded my gaming TV to an LG OLED which was around $1000 AUD, or $718 USD, cos the old one died.
It's actually a $2000 TV but I got it half price cos it's a 2025 model that they were clearing out to make room for the 2026 models.
Definitely worth it, games look phenomenal on it.

Panel quality is often overlooked.  I agree with your take completely.  I thought my base ps4 looked better on an OLED than my ps4 pro looked on a LCD.  I swear by OLED (and sonos surround).  

Yeah my Switch 2 games look night and day better on this display than my old one; sharper picture, better colours, better contrast, etc.

firebush03 said:

CourageTCD said:

Same. I bought it August, last year, for $640. Still haven't played it, though

It’s crazy how expensive retro physical media has gotten. I still remember purchasing OoT, SM64, MM, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 (for DC), and a whole DC and N64 console back in late/2017/early-2018 for no more than $40USD each. Haven’y looked at the prices today for these things, but I feel like they aren’t looking too pretty…

Yeah I picked up so many old games for like $5-$20 a pop from second hand stores in the 2000s; we had no idea how good we had it at the time!

I'm one of those who prefer original hardware, just for the nostalgia and feeling of authenticity.