Stockholm syndrome would require you to eventually at least get used to the situation. And advertising doesn't allow this, by definition, because getting used to something also entails not paying attention to it anymore. And advertising wants exactly that from you. So they became more obnoxious, more intrusive, more in-your-face every time you eventually got used to them.
Even my dad, who is going to be 70 in a few years, who pretty much existed with ads for his whole life, even he is still bitching about ads and pointedly changing the channel whenever ads come on. That's probably also why he always claims we have never seen a certain movie when we switch to one, it's not Alzheimer, he really has not seen THAT particular segment of it because it was after a commercial break where he found something more interesting during his commercial-break channel surfing...
When you get older, you notice that your time is limited. You trying to waste my time peddling your shit makes you my enemy. You're trying to steal the most precious asset I have and you will be fought tooth and nail.
Hello. My name is Opportunist, you killed my time, prepare to die.
Well, let's see... we can absorb about a million refugees with no marketable skills whatsoever, so if you can actually, ya know, DO something that would make you more than a social service recipient, I guess we can handle you easily.
And the hardware isn't what I need to play games. A BluRay player can be substituted by the network card attached to the mainboard and a sensibly sized hard drive. Provided of course that the games are offered that way, but if yours are only available in a certain format, don't blame me. Your argument is like claiming I have to buy the one-size-fits-all PC that the local discounter offers that has a bunch of shit I don't need because it's offered that way.
And yes, of course I am comparing prices at release day. Because that's when most people buy them, if everyone waited 'til the game reached the bargain bin studios would stop making games. And sorry to inform you, there are very few games that actually cost as much on console as they do on PC, and curiously the PC version sales usually are lackluster. Probably because PC gamers don't drop 70 bucks for games since they're more used to paying 50, and if your game costs 70, there is nearly certainly one that is about the same for 50.
Total cost of ownership is the phrase to look for. Yes, the console itself is cheaper. But the games are more expensive. It's a bit like with the inkjet printers, they, too, get sold at a loss because the company hopes that you'll use a lot of their overpriced ink.
On the other hand, games cost 30-50 bucks instead of 50-70. Now count the games you have for your console. Multiply with 20. Add the price of your console. And now tell me you can't get a PC that can easily play 4k games for that money.
The point is exactly, and if you read the comic you would know that, that we ARE willing to pay for content. Sell it to us! Pretty please, with a cherry on top, SELL IT!
Talking about the average income in the US is like putting a leg into the freezer and one into the oven and claim that on average the temperature is fine.
Nope. And I'm even the perfect target audience, the whole deal should actually interest me greatly.
Still I never felt the urge to see "Romeo & Juliet meet Machiavelli's Prince" set against the backdrop of a medieval fantasy world. The story is essentially timeless and has been told too many times for me to want to hear it once more.
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You do not want that. Trust me. You don't. At least if you want people to see the military as something good.
Stockholm syndrome would require you to eventually at least get used to the situation. And advertising doesn't allow this, by definition, because getting used to something also entails not paying attention to it anymore. And advertising wants exactly that from you. So they became more obnoxious, more intrusive, more in-your-face every time you eventually got used to them.
Even my dad, who is going to be 70 in a few years, who pretty much existed with ads for his whole life, even he is still bitching about ads and pointedly changing the channel whenever ads come on. That's probably also why he always claims we have never seen a certain movie when we switch to one, it's not Alzheimer, he really has not seen THAT particular segment of it because it was after a commercial break where he found something more interesting during his commercial-break channel surfing...
When you get older, you notice that your time is limited. You trying to waste my time peddling your shit makes you my enemy. You're trying to steal the most precious asset I have and you will be fought tooth and nail.
Hello. My name is Opportunist, you killed my time, prepare to die.
Well, let's see... we can absorb about a million refugees with no marketable skills whatsoever, so if you can actually, ya know, DO something that would make you more than a social service recipient, I guess we can handle you easily.
And the hardware isn't what I need to play games. A BluRay player can be substituted by the network card attached to the mainboard and a sensibly sized hard drive. Provided of course that the games are offered that way, but if yours are only available in a certain format, don't blame me. Your argument is like claiming I have to buy the one-size-fits-all PC that the local discounter offers that has a bunch of shit I don't need because it's offered that way.
And yes, of course I am comparing prices at release day. Because that's when most people buy them, if everyone waited 'til the game reached the bargain bin studios would stop making games. And sorry to inform you, there are very few games that actually cost as much on console as they do on PC, and curiously the PC version sales usually are lackluster. Probably because PC gamers don't drop 70 bucks for games since they're more used to paying 50, and if your game costs 70, there is nearly certainly one that is about the same for 50.
In my country, there is a competition between ISPs. Bandwidth is plentiful and cheap.
Odd. Prostitution is legal where I live and none of the problems you describe exists.
Wait. Not true. Just recently a John wanted his money back after it didn't last long enough to his tastes. He's now in jail for attacking her.
Total cost of ownership is the phrase to look for. Yes, the console itself is cheaper. But the games are more expensive. It's a bit like with the inkjet printers, they, too, get sold at a loss because the company hopes that you'll use a lot of their overpriced ink.
Including games? Well, depends on how many games you have, if you only have 3 or 4, probably the XBox is cheaper overall.
If you're buying 2-3 games a month like me, it doesn't take very long to break even.
What would I need a BluRay drive for?
On the other hand, games cost 30-50 bucks instead of 50-70. Now count the games you have for your console. Multiply with 20. Add the price of your console. And now tell me you can't get a PC that can easily play 4k games for that money.
All depends on how high you turn up the oven and how low your freezer goes.
Nah, realist. As soon as it touches their own well being, you'll immediately see some bi-partisan ideas get pushed forwards quickly.
Then we might have a chance to finally see the two parties cooperate when they notice that they'll starve if they don't.
The point is exactly, and if you read the comic you would know that, that we ARE willing to pay for content. Sell it to us! Pretty please, with a cherry on top, SELL IT!
Talking about the average income in the US is like putting a leg into the freezer and one into the oven and claim that on average the temperature is fine.
Nope. And I'm even the perfect target audience, the whole deal should actually interest me greatly.
Still I never felt the urge to see "Romeo & Juliet meet Machiavelli's Prince" set against the backdrop of a medieval fantasy world. The story is essentially timeless and has been told too many times for me to want to hear it once more.
I'm curious to hear what you'd consider a wise use of time.
And then you can also inform me why it would be wise for me to use it that way. Because it's likely that I disagree.
Why should my Iranian VPN service give a fuck about a silly law from a silly country?
More spam for the spamkiller to learn about.
What's for dinner?
Behold the power of licensing!
Found the guy whose dad went for a pack of smokes a decade or two ago because he couldn't stand his face anymore.
Another chip manufacturer that cannot be used for trustworthy IT infrastructure. Who's next on the chopping block?
A few years? You're supposed to buy a new one in 2 years, tops, so that's a feature, not a bug.
I can get 7 days of heavy use from my Nokia 7110...
Really? Apple changed enough in its hardware in 6 years that an OS doesn't run on it anymore?
Who'd have thought?