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Games companies, eh? Who'd have em?
One good game comes along and you happily save up to buy it, then they sneakily release another 3 as you hand your hard earned money over the counter. Pah! Do they have no feelings?
I blame the Playstation. Far too many games all released at the same time. Ok, so a lot of them weren't that good, but there were an awful lot of titles to own, and although all of them weren't 'must have' titles, a lot were 'like-to-have-thank-you-very-much' ones. Bank managers up and down the countries must be sitting back in their comfy chairs, watching as kids pester their parents into buying the next big console or games release and students spend the last of their tuition fees on gaming instead of that all essential can of baked beans.
Of course, some companies don't want to play by the rules, Nintendo decided that they'd save everybody a little money and will hopefully release the Gamecube at a much more reasonable rate. Microsoft are just saving people money by delaying their console, so you may be able to have a bit more time to raise that extra cash needed for their bundles. Sony, of course, reckon that everyone is made of money and tut at any notion of lowering their PS2 console's price to anything lower that its current figure. Even the Gameboy Advance gets in on the act, it releases a fairly good priced handheld, then sells the mini cartridge games for £30 odd. Oh well, there goes another loan...
Well, I suppose there is the option of going without all the new technology and being happy with an old PSX or Saturn, but you could also have a horse and cart instead of a car. Equally desirable. So I continue to scrape the corners of my bank balance and try to keep up to date, while my bank manager does little naked dances in the moonlight, watching all that money fall down around him.
Now, how can I get the government to issue console vouchers?
One good game comes along and you happily save up to buy it, then they sneakily release another 3 as you hand your hard earned money over the counter. Pah! Do they have no feelings?
I blame the Playstation. Far too many games all released at the same time. Ok, so a lot of them weren't that good, but there were an awful lot of titles to own, and although all of them weren't 'must have' titles, a lot were 'like-to-have-thank-you-very-much' ones. Bank managers up and down the countries must be sitting back in their comfy chairs, watching as kids pester their parents into buying the next big console or games release and students spend the last of their tuition fees on gaming instead of that all essential can of baked beans.
Of course, some companies don't want to play by the rules, Nintendo decided that they'd save everybody a little money and will hopefully release the Gamecube at a much more reasonable rate. Microsoft are just saving people money by delaying their console, so you may be able to have a bit more time to raise that extra cash needed for their bundles. Sony, of course, reckon that everyone is made of money and tut at any notion of lowering their PS2 console's price to anything lower that its current figure. Even the Gameboy Advance gets in on the act, it releases a fairly good priced handheld, then sells the mini cartridge games for £30 odd. Oh well, there goes another loan...
Well, I suppose there is the option of going without all the new technology and being happy with an old PSX or Saturn, but you could also have a horse and cart instead of a car. Equally desirable. So I continue to scrape the corners of my bank balance and try to keep up to date, while my bank manager does little naked dances in the moonlight, watching all that money fall down around him.
Now, how can I get the government to issue console vouchers?
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Personally, I blame the population growth that in turn creates the people who want to program, therefore creating more games developers and thus more games. Oh well, the economic recession will get 'em.
I can see all those bank managers grinning.
*grins*
:-D
*grins*
:-D
pb, it's funny you should mention the console voucher thingy.
They did it in Japan a little while ago. All kids got a voucher for their 16th birthday, to help speed up the economy or something.
I wish they'd do that here though.....
Not that it would help as I've just realised I'm over 16. Ho hum...
They did it in Japan a little while ago. All kids got a voucher for their 16th birthday, to help speed up the economy or something.
I wish they'd do that here though.....
Not that it would help as I've just realised I'm over 16. Ho hum...
Ah well, you never know the lengths us poor students will go to get the latest games, we even try the guilt trip on our elders with how poor we are. :D
If this won GAD, I'd just scream!
If this wins GAD, I scream conspiracy :D
Games companies, eh? Who'd have em?
One good game comes along and you happily save up to buy it, then they sneakily release another 3 as you hand your hard earned money over the counter. Pah! Do they have no feelings?
I blame the Playstation. Far too many games all released at the same time. Ok, so a lot of them weren't that good, but there were an awful lot of titles to own, and although all of them weren't 'must have' titles, a lot were 'like-to-have-thank-you-very-much' ones. Bank managers up and down the countries must be sitting back in their comfy chairs, watching as kids pester their parents into buying the next big console or games release and students spend the last of their tuition fees on gaming instead of that all essential can of baked beans.
Of course, some companies don't want to play by the rules, Nintendo decided that they'd save everybody a little money and will hopefully release the Gamecube at a much more reasonable rate. Microsoft are just saving people money by delaying their console, so you may be able to have a bit more time to raise that extra cash needed for their bundles. Sony, of course, reckon that everyone is made of money and tut at any notion of lowering their PS2 console's price to anything lower that its current figure. Even the Gameboy Advance gets in on the act, it releases a fairly good priced handheld, then sells the mini cartridge games for £30 odd. Oh well, there goes another loan...
Well, I suppose there is the option of going without all the new technology and being happy with an old PSX or Saturn, but you could also have a horse and cart instead of a car. Equally desirable. So I continue to scrape the corners of my bank balance and try to keep up to date, while my bank manager does little naked dances in the moonlight, watching all that money fall down around him.
Now, how can I get the government to issue console vouchers?
One good game comes along and you happily save up to buy it, then they sneakily release another 3 as you hand your hard earned money over the counter. Pah! Do they have no feelings?
I blame the Playstation. Far too many games all released at the same time. Ok, so a lot of them weren't that good, but there were an awful lot of titles to own, and although all of them weren't 'must have' titles, a lot were 'like-to-have-thank-you-very-much' ones. Bank managers up and down the countries must be sitting back in their comfy chairs, watching as kids pester their parents into buying the next big console or games release and students spend the last of their tuition fees on gaming instead of that all essential can of baked beans.
Of course, some companies don't want to play by the rules, Nintendo decided that they'd save everybody a little money and will hopefully release the Gamecube at a much more reasonable rate. Microsoft are just saving people money by delaying their console, so you may be able to have a bit more time to raise that extra cash needed for their bundles. Sony, of course, reckon that everyone is made of money and tut at any notion of lowering their PS2 console's price to anything lower that its current figure. Even the Gameboy Advance gets in on the act, it releases a fairly good priced handheld, then sells the mini cartridge games for £30 odd. Oh well, there goes another loan...
Well, I suppose there is the option of going without all the new technology and being happy with an old PSX or Saturn, but you could also have a horse and cart instead of a car. Equally desirable. So I continue to scrape the corners of my bank balance and try to keep up to date, while my bank manager does little naked dances in the moonlight, watching all that money fall down around him.
Now, how can I get the government to issue console vouchers?
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