From the hobby perspective: Sure, some people have a hobby racing cars, which can easily get into the hundreds of thousands. But other hobbies, like fishing, can be dirt cheap. Comparing hobbies to values is not an even comparison.
I'm might have something that puts games in perspectives. Richard, as a hobby. No, games are not expensive compared to some at least.. Example. My other hobby love (other than comics) is R/C Car Racing. Lets see, for the top of the line first class machine.. (1/10th Sedan) $420 Chassis kit Without Body/tires $250 Motor/ESC…
Sure there are more expensive hobbies, I could collect classic cars, or acquire antiques from ancient times. But for a lot of console gamers it became a hobby during the PS-PS2 Xbox era and they're hobby jumped up in price. People will always groan about higher prices for things they precieve as the same old product.…
Model trains are an expensive hobby. A dinner for two could cost $20, a movie $15. Gas, don't drive far. Snacks at the theater?! Wtf, $5 for a drink? Get plenty to drink at dinner. You have fun Mr. Moneybags. :D Same here. :( And EA is milking those Expansions. $$$ The topic is, there are many games that don't give you an…
You make some very good points Jesse. But unfortunately I can never stop being a Cheap Ass. It's in my very genes. There's some tightwads on my father's side of the family, and several penny-pinchers on my mother's side. I am genetically predisposed to avoid paying full price for anything. When you think about it, gaming…