I understand the sentiment here and I am the kinda gamer that rarely buys games on release date and waits for deep discounts, but the “renting” it aspect of the argument seems pretty hyperbolic. I try to think of the value as entertainment hours per dollar. I usually only get a game if I think I’ll get at least 1 hour per dollar or two, and I bet I’d get at least that with this game at $80-100. I’ll probably still wait for a discount but I doubt they’ll be removing the rights to the game before you can get decent value out of it. Hell I bought GTA 5 on multiple consoles and still got my money’s worth.
How is that brainwashing? If I go to a 3 hour concert for $50 then I’m agreeing to spend about $15/hr of entertainment. If I’m okay spending $80 for 100 hours of entertainment in gta6 (assuming the game isn’t just trash) then I’m agreeing to spend about $1/hr of entertainment. Am I brainwashed for considering the value I’m getting with my money?
Yes, because that’s not how markets are supposed to work. The value of a bottle of a water to me when im thirsty could easily be $100 but it doesn’t cost that much to produce it. Value isn’t the same thing as price, and if everything were priced to our value we’d all end up living on subsistence wages drinking only water and eating only rice.
A market needs a tension between supply and demand, otherwise it’s some kind of feudalism or slavery.
I understand the sentiment here and I am the kinda gamer that rarely buys games on release date and waits for deep discounts, but the “renting” it aspect of the argument seems pretty hyperbolic. I try to think of the value as entertainment hours per dollar. I usually only get a game if I think I’ll get at least 1 hour per dollar or two, and I bet I’d get at least that with this game at $80-100. I’ll probably still wait for a discount but I doubt they’ll be removing the rights to the game before you can get decent value out of it. Hell I bought GTA 5 on multiple consoles and still got my money’s worth.
Yeah because the brainwashing worked on you lmao
How is that brainwashing? If I go to a 3 hour concert for $50 then I’m agreeing to spend about $15/hr of entertainment. If I’m okay spending $80 for 100 hours of entertainment in gta6 (assuming the game isn’t just trash) then I’m agreeing to spend about $1/hr of entertainment. Am I brainwashed for considering the value I’m getting with my money?
Yes, because that’s not how markets are supposed to work. The value of a bottle of a water to me when im thirsty could easily be $100 but it doesn’t cost that much to produce it. Value isn’t the same thing as price, and if everything were priced to our value we’d all end up living on subsistence wages drinking only water and eating only rice.
A market needs a tension between supply and demand, otherwise it’s some kind of feudalism or slavery.