Reading through this article made me come to realization how much money I spend on video games in a year. A college student spending 60 dollars a pop now-a-days on video games can become very expensive very quickly. At least I have a steady paycheck to pay for my gaming hobby. But then I thought back to the days when I was younger and couldn't afford to buy the amount of games I do now but wanted to.
With increasing technology and ability to validate a person's personal information, how could companies benefit by charging customers of different ages different prices like a tax bracket. The older you are the more you'd pay and the younger the less. Now I know this is a far stretched idea and there are a lot of loopholes with it, however I believe that'd promote sales of games much more and make it affordable to the younger generation of games.
Just a thought.
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Reading through this article made me come to realization how much money I spend on video games in a year. A college student spending 60 dollars a pop now-a-days on video games can become very expensive very quickly. At least I have a steady paycheck to pay for my gaming hobby. But then I thought back to the days when I was younger and couldn't afford to buy the amount of games I do now but wanted to. With increasing technology and ability to validate a person's personal information, how could companies benefit by charging customers of different ages different prices like a tax bracket. The older you are the more you'd pay and the younger the less. Now I know this is a far stretched idea and there are a lot of loopholes with it, however I believe that'd promote sales of games much more and make it affordable to the younger generation of games. Just a thought.