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You cannot afford not to read this! Well maybe you can, but lets just assume that you canít, so keep reading! Thank you! Games, gaming and games consoles, what would we do without them? When it rains, how would we soak up the time if we didnít have our trusty PlayStationís to hand? Well, as fantastic as some of these consoles are, theyíre not the most essential items in the world, although some would say they areÖ How much can you really afford to spend on your gaming desires? Well it depends on how much youíve got!!
Gaming is a great thing, you can play with your friends, play on your own or in some cases play against Marcos in Mexico in Quake 3 Arena online, but the costs all add up, weíre not all made of money, but weíre not all in the same financial situation, therefore how can you really define whether gaming is expensive or not? Iím not going to demean anyone by saying ìif you earn such-an-such a month, you canít afford this certain consoleî thatíd be really mean, although could be interesting to see any angry comments. Right.
The real costs incurred of the whole gaming industry. Games companies are not all making millions, some are incurring huge losses, Eidos for example have had a recent spell of poor sales, due to lack of releases and the slow transition from 32bit/64bit gaming to the modern day 128bit machines, not helped at all by the Dreamcast consoleís demise, and have made a loss, so the games companies do suffer from time to time. But we donít care about them! Well we might, but when thinking about the cost of gaming, itís more about how much itíll cost you to pick up and play what you personally want.
The gaming market is one of the only marketís where inflation dares not approach. Because of the rapid and constant advances in technology in this industry games consoles and games are always being released, well a new generation enters the market every 4 years or so, but because of the change in demand, the consoles and games do decrease in value over time. For example the PlayStation one console used to cost £300 when first released, 6 years on, itís now only £80. Ok, the options.
Your options ñ what are your desires? Sometimes when we have all we need, we just have to obey our wants and buy on impulse, or at least buy after a little research. So what can you get for your money?
At the moment thereís just 2 games consoles that are in production and on sale in the United Kingdom and theyíre both from Sony in the form of the PS one and the PlayStation 2. Thatís the home console sorted (Dreamcast is no longer in production), and the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Colour are the handheld market wrapped up in a bag, or two. The PS one isnít the height of gaming, but for £80, itís good value ñ over 800 games available for it, still being supported and still selling well. The PS2 is about to face stiff competition, but itís already sold around 20million consoles, which is amazing, and itís a superb console ñ can play all the PS one games, as well as the PS2 games, CDs, DVD movies and offers the best games Iíve played!! Costs £199.99, but think of what you get.
The Dreamcast, discontinued, but is still a good console and at £80, same as the PS one you cannot go far wrong ñ around 150 ñ 200 games available for it, some really top games, and itís got a modem for the Internet, offers excellent multiplayer gaming and some games rivalling the PS2ís top titles. The Game Boy Colour is around £50 now and is being phased out because of the new Game Boy Advance which is also only £80, and itís a very good little machine, Iíd recommend it as a top handheld ñ some amazing little games for it already.
So, the only console over £100 is the PS2 but itís definitely worth what you pay. Games for all formats start out in life at around £30 - £40, PS2 games are £39.99; PS one games are around £29.99; Dreamcast games, if there are any being released, cost around £25 - £30 when first released, with GBA games at £30- £35 on release. There are still also a few Nintendo 64 games being released, so few that theyíre always around £40-£50 when brought out.
Can you afford this? Well, donít go spending out all your hard earned cash on every game, let reviews help be a guide to let you know if a game is worth the money or worth breaking, and try and set a limit on how much you spend ñ obviously if youíre related to Bill Gates youíll have enough money to buy what you want, except heís probably put a ban on you buying anything but the X Box which is due out 14th of March in the UK, at £297.99, should be good! Nintendoís Game Cube is out soon too, already out in Japan, but will be with us in the spring ñ will be around £200 I think.
The cost of gaming, if it brings you happiness, itís surely worth the money you pay. Spend wisely my friends and thanks for reading, Iím a girl, I know what Iím talking about ;)
FLYING FOX!!
Gaming is a great thing, you can play with your friends, play on your own or in some cases play against Marcos in Mexico in Quake 3 Arena online, but the costs all add up, weíre not all made of money, but weíre not all in the same financial situation, therefore how can you really define whether gaming is expensive or not? Iím not going to demean anyone by saying ìif you earn such-an-such a month, you canít afford this certain consoleî thatíd be really mean, although could be interesting to see any angry comments. Right.
The real costs incurred of the whole gaming industry. Games companies are not all making millions, some are incurring huge losses, Eidos for example have had a recent spell of poor sales, due to lack of releases and the slow transition from 32bit/64bit gaming to the modern day 128bit machines, not helped at all by the Dreamcast consoleís demise, and have made a loss, so the games companies do suffer from time to time. But we donít care about them! Well we might, but when thinking about the cost of gaming, itís more about how much itíll cost you to pick up and play what you personally want.
The gaming market is one of the only marketís where inflation dares not approach. Because of the rapid and constant advances in technology in this industry games consoles and games are always being released, well a new generation enters the market every 4 years or so, but because of the change in demand, the consoles and games do decrease in value over time. For example the PlayStation one console used to cost £300 when first released, 6 years on, itís now only £80. Ok, the options.
Your options ñ what are your desires? Sometimes when we have all we need, we just have to obey our wants and buy on impulse, or at least buy after a little research. So what can you get for your money?
At the moment thereís just 2 games consoles that are in production and on sale in the United Kingdom and theyíre both from Sony in the form of the PS one and the PlayStation 2. Thatís the home console sorted (Dreamcast is no longer in production), and the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and Colour are the handheld market wrapped up in a bag, or two. The PS one isnít the height of gaming, but for £80, itís good value ñ over 800 games available for it, still being supported and still selling well. The PS2 is about to face stiff competition, but itís already sold around 20million consoles, which is amazing, and itís a superb console ñ can play all the PS one games, as well as the PS2 games, CDs, DVD movies and offers the best games Iíve played!! Costs £199.99, but think of what you get.
The Dreamcast, discontinued, but is still a good console and at £80, same as the PS one you cannot go far wrong ñ around 150 ñ 200 games available for it, some really top games, and itís got a modem for the Internet, offers excellent multiplayer gaming and some games rivalling the PS2ís top titles. The Game Boy Colour is around £50 now and is being phased out because of the new Game Boy Advance which is also only £80, and itís a very good little machine, Iíd recommend it as a top handheld ñ some amazing little games for it already.
So, the only console over £100 is the PS2 but itís definitely worth what you pay. Games for all formats start out in life at around £30 - £40, PS2 games are £39.99; PS one games are around £29.99; Dreamcast games, if there are any being released, cost around £25 - £30 when first released, with GBA games at £30- £35 on release. There are still also a few Nintendo 64 games being released, so few that theyíre always around £40-£50 when brought out.
Can you afford this? Well, donít go spending out all your hard earned cash on every game, let reviews help be a guide to let you know if a game is worth the money or worth breaking, and try and set a limit on how much you spend ñ obviously if youíre related to Bill Gates youíll have enough money to buy what you want, except heís probably put a ban on you buying anything but the X Box which is due out 14th of March in the UK, at £297.99, should be good! Nintendoís Game Cube is out soon too, already out in Japan, but will be with us in the spring ñ will be around £200 I think.
The cost of gaming, if it brings you happiness, itís surely worth the money you pay. Spend wisely my friends and thanks for reading, Iím a girl, I know what Iím talking about ;)
FLYING FOX!!
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flyingfox2001 wrote:
> Do you think gaming is more of a man thing? I love playing games, maybe I'm just
> special!
I think I need a few new PS2 games.
Games are for men and women. My girlfriend and daughter often play. Okay, so they are not so interested in flying spaceships or something like that but Alone in the Dark, SSX, GT3 are all favourites in my house. There may be age restrictions on some games but no gender restrictions !
> Do you think gaming is more of a man thing? I love playing games, maybe I'm just
> special!
I think I need a few new PS2 games.
Games are for men and women. My girlfriend and daughter often play. Okay, so they are not so interested in flying spaceships or something like that but Alone in the Dark, SSX, GT3 are all favourites in my house. There may be age restrictions on some games but no gender restrictions !
flyingfox2001 wrote:
> we're getting multi entertainment machines now - but
> the prices are staying the same?
Surely we're doing well!!
Its all very well having multi-entertainment systems, but you only need one of them. There are so many that they are trying to sell us. On the next gen consoles (PS3) are the going to play DVD's, great just what you need another DVD player.
> we're getting multi entertainment machines now - but
> the prices are staying the same?
Surely we're doing well!!
Its all very well having multi-entertainment systems, but you only need one of them. There are so many that they are trying to sell us. On the next gen consoles (PS3) are the going to play DVD's, great just what you need another DVD player.
Gaming is very expensive.
This has made me very picky to which games I buy as I only have enough money to buy the very best.
It's also led me to buying mulitplayer based titles - having 2 brothers, they tend to last me much longer than the single player ones.
Unfortunately, the costs do not end there.
I'll be getting a Gamecube and I'm hoping to go online with it.
For good online gaming I'll need to buy a 200 pound Gamecube, a broadband adaptor (could cost up to 40 quid), a broadband connection (40 quid a month + peak time phone calls) and hope that the service is good and that other players will be online to play against.
Nintendo had better make this worthwhile...
This has made me very picky to which games I buy as I only have enough money to buy the very best.
It's also led me to buying mulitplayer based titles - having 2 brothers, they tend to last me much longer than the single player ones.
Unfortunately, the costs do not end there.
I'll be getting a Gamecube and I'm hoping to go online with it.
For good online gaming I'll need to buy a 200 pound Gamecube, a broadband adaptor (could cost up to 40 quid), a broadband connection (40 quid a month + peak time phone calls) and hope that the service is good and that other players will be online to play against.
Nintendo had better make this worthwhile...
flyingfox2001 wrote:
> shaneo wrote:
> Nice post FF.
Nice tagline...
Cheers mate.
> shaneo wrote:
> Nice post FF.
Nice tagline...
Cheers mate.
Triple_H wrote:
> Great post FF but I expected the post to be something like "Metal Gear
> Solid 2" out next week....Oh well, you got me out of my comfy chair
> now....:(
Ah! But you COULD afford not to read that, as you'd hear about it within a matter of minutes of me telling you, had I written that post.
Sorry to disappoint you!!
:)
> Great post FF but I expected the post to be something like "Metal Gear
> Solid 2" out next week....Oh well, you got me out of my comfy chair
> now....:(
Ah! But you COULD afford not to read that, as you'd hear about it within a matter of minutes of me telling you, had I written that post.
Sorry to disappoint you!!
:)
Great post FF but I expected the post to be something like "Metal Gear Solid 2" out next week....Oh well, you got me out of my comfy chair now....:(
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