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 Chloyster [she/her]   ( @chloyster@beehaw.org ) M to Gaming · 2 years ago

PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion

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PS Plus price hike: We'll all pay for a subscription-based future | Opinion

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 Chloyster [she/her]   ( @chloyster@beehaw.org ) M to Gaming · 2 years ago
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It's been a little while since we saw a glimpse of the Bad Old Sony – the company that priced the PS3 at $200 abo…
  •  coyotino [he/him]   ( @theangriestbird@beehaw.org ) 
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    just with the sales and free online/cloudsaves PCs are cheaper in the long run

    This may be true, but then i think this is just annother example of how it is more expensive to be poor. Even if PCs are cheaper in the long run, it’s hard to scrounge up the $1000+ upfront to buy a worthwhile PC if you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck. Over 60% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck. If you are living that way, it’s much easier to come up with the $300-500 for a console (in the US, that’s an average tax refund amount), and then the $15 a month for gamepass/PS plus. And don’t tell me you can buy a lowend PC for that price - any PC you buy for $500 is gonna play games worse than the comparable console.

    In cases where our only power is in our wallet, people with bigger wallets will be the only ones with actual power.

    •  Gordon_Freeman   ( @Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social ) 
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      I’d say it’s more expensive to lack common sense

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        yes of course, we all know Best Buy accepts common sense as payment when you don’t have enough money for that 4060 🙃

        •  Gordon_Freeman   ( @Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social ) 
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          No, if you are poor you learn to value every cent and not being wasteful, if you have common sense, of course

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            It’s not common sense, that’s a common false judgement applied to people with less means - it’s a value judgement and diminishes their struggle. This is a reminder to be nice on our instance.

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              I’m not rich, I know what I’m talking about. When I’m going to spend money I have to look the best way to spend it, which is the best “invest”. Being wasteful is an luxury I personally can’t afford.

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                Fantastic, I’m great you have that going for you. I’m letting you know that making value judgements on other poor people for being poor is not okay. Don’t do that on Beehaw.

                •  Gordon_Freeman   ( @Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social ) 
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                  making value judgements on other poor people for being poor is not okay

                  luckyly for me, I’m not doing that

                  •  Gaywallet (they/it)   ( @Gaywallet@beehaw.org ) 
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                    I told you that you need to change your behavior and all you’ve done is attempt to argue with me rather than understand why your behavior was not acceptable. You’re getting a 7 day ban so you can have time to think this over.

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