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How insanely expensive some old games are.

dmboogiedmboogie
edited 2011-03-20 19:48:10 in Media
probably human
Seriously. I shouldn't have to pay more for a used PlayStation game than for a new Xbox 360 game.

I mean, stuff like the Virtual Console help, but still.

Comments

  • RinKokonoeRinKokonoe
    Perfect Dark felt a bit pricey for being an N64 game.
  • DYREDYRE
    Because capitalism.

    Plus, you don't have to pay anything.  Just download a .ISO of it and play it on an emulator.  Or mod your Playstation/PS2/PS3 and play it on that.

    The only reason to buy an old preowned game is if you are a collector, in which case you really should already be expecting to have to pay a lot of money.
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    ^ I thought the rarity of an old game surviving in good condition was the reason, not capitalism.

    It's the same thing with everything--as time goes on, the good and usable examples of something will decrease in number, decreasing supply, meaning that they have to be charged at a higher price (especially when the demand far outstrips the supply).
  • Central AvenueCentral Avenue
    ^ Yes, that's capitalism. Supply and demand.
  • KhwarizmiKhwarizmi
    edited 2011-03-20 19:55:19
    Because you never know what you might see.
    ^ Under capitalism, yes.  It's basic economics.

    Ninja'd
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    I though S&D was a basic economic idea. You mean other kinds of economies such as Socialism doesn't have it?

    Odd...it just seems natural to me that rare things should cost more. It just...makes sense.
  • RinKokonoeRinKokonoe
    In a system where necessities aren't set high or low, it means that everyone can get what they need. For hobbies and entertainment, I am not sure.
  • KhwarizmiKhwarizmi
    Because you never know what you might see.
    Do you mean actual socialism, or slightly-more-mixed-than-America-under-Bush-capitalism "socialism"?
  • RinKokonoeRinKokonoe
    The latter.
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    I meant actual Socialism, not the mixed kind that shows up everywhere in the real world. I'm talking about a theoretical/hypothetical situation.
  • DYREDYRE
    Supply and demand requires a competitive market.  And... you can't really have competition in a Socialist economy...
  • ChagenChagen
    [tɕagɛn]
    On the other hand, I don't think that there is actually a country that uses full-on socialism.
  • PonicalicaPonicalica
    (void)
    Well, measuring supply and demand generally requires some kind of market economy(which is a basic feature of capitalism but can often be seen in governments called «Socialist» and even some nominally Communist governments); in a planned economy like the old Soviet Union, prices and such are set by the government.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    Fully planned economies are basically like micromanaged gameplay.  Works for short periods of time.  However, for economies lasting longer than Starcraft matches,...uhh, nope.
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