I don't know how up to date you all are on video games, but there are big happenings going on right now. Microsoft is about to release their new console - Xbox 360 - in November. In addition, many anticipated games have come out or are coming out around the same time, both for Xbox and Xbox 360.However, despite my excitement, I am disgusted by the ridiculous prices these companies are charging for their products. For Example, the Xbox 360 starts at $299 dollars. That's $300 dollars for a video g
ame console. That's not even so bad, I mean, I could live with that, but then they sucker punch you for $50 plus dollars every time you want a game for the system. That's right, $50 dollars for one video game! Where do these people get off? It's highway robbery. I mean, I know that's not so bad for some people, but think about the key demographic for video games, males age 12-22. How many people from that group have $50 to plunk down every couple months for a new video game? Not too many. Why is it that some industries can't seem to charge a fair price for a good product. Why do they have to rip people off to the point where people are driven to stealing the product because they can't afford it or because they don't believe they should have to pay a ridiculous price for it.Maybe if the music industry realized this, they wouldn't be getting ripped off by file sharing on the internet. I kinda feel it's wrong, but then again, if they want to be cheap, we can be cheap right back. Fight fire with fire.
The movie industry is wondering why they're taking a bath in ticket sales. Gee whiz, I wonder if it could have something to do with them blatantly sticking it to their customers. Maybe if they charged a reasonable price for tickets and a reasonable price for snacks, people would come back to the movie theaters. I say; it's their own damn fault. They dug their own graves then jumped in.
Anyways, all I'm saying is when you push people far enough, they're going to start pushing back.
- Rob
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Just so everyone knows, the comment I deleted was some guy who commented just to say how much he hates my blog, and blogs in general. I don't know if it was a joke or some psycho or what, but it was stupid so I deleted it. I just wanted to let you know that I don't delete comments because I disagree with them, unless it is an advertisement or just a jerk commenting.
Hi Rob - he got me too but I left it on my blog so that I could hassle him back for the fun of it or whenever I'm in a bad mood.
He sounds like a very sad man.
Cheers
The reason videogame companies charge so much is that in spite of not wanting to pay high prices, I keep buying the game and the consoles. My appologies.
Ha, don't feel too bad Dave, they got me too. I just bought Nascar 2006, and I'm saving up to buy a Xbox 360. I wish there was another way.
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