ctalkeb said:
A_C_E said:
Answer this question for me if you will. I've spent about...$300 on Call of Duty in past 5 years. I've spent about $100 on Metal Gear Solid in the past 5 years. Which do I value more based on the data I've provided for you; MGS or CoD?
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Going by your later statement that you have spent far more time with the MGS series, you value that more.
Put simply, 400$ is a relatively small investement compared to the time you spend on those products without making money.
In much the same way it is with consoles - while, say, 450$ with one game and a camera might seem cheap, it is very expensive if you assume that the vast majority of your gaming will not be done on that device.
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@ bold - You just figured out what others couldn't; that value doesn't = sales. Congrats!
People are a very habitual bunch and many have different spending habits. Most buy on impulse or hype, immediately thinking about how much fun they are going to have with said product. People like this tend not think about a week or a month from now how they are going to enjoy their purchase. These people are also most likely early adopters. This applies greatly to the entertainment industry where it is almost mandatory to have or experience something around the same time as the next person.
Value does not equal a sale - Hype, impulse, value, budget, boredom, novelty, past experience and many, many other things lead to a sale. Or maybe your rich and dont think about money spending, or maybe your poor and have to save up for this product.
How do you figure out who values the product more? The rich guy or poor guy? They both spent the same amount of money on the same product but one had to save up for this product, the other has never had less money in his wallet. Most would assume the poor guy values the product more because he worked toward it but you never know, the rich guy may work just as hard as the poor guy. We just don't know.
What we know is (well some of us) that value does not equal sale.