1337Goat
Gawd
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You know what's the best way to save money? Don't spend money. I know, it's shocking.
This is a discussion about new technology that has yet to even be released.
This is the ultimate pinnacle of human technology: There is nothing more advanced than this, other than the computer hardware versions of this equipment, which has also not yet been released, in the sense of Big Navi.
There is no computational processor more advanced than what has not even been released yet by AMD or Intel or Nvidia.
If people cannot afford the newest technology that is not yet even for sale, then they are not part of this discussion.
And that is fine: These are game consoles and not necessary for life or even the general pursuit of happiness as a philosophical human. If people cannot afford this expensive new machine, then do you expect me to pity them? That's for Sony's or Microsoft's marketing team to do.
People who cannot afford the newest technology can buy older technology. I recently pieced together an old 2005 era computer so I can play DOS and Win 98 games, and that has been a lot of fun for a very nice price. So do not tell me that it is some sort of pain to buy older technology.
The darkest truth is that this Xbox or Playstation technology is not necessary nor is there any reason to cry if it's $400, $500, or $600 or more.
If they cannot afford it, but somehow still plan to buy it, then those people need to consider their position more carefully. They have no need to ponder game console prices when it would be more prudent to accumulate resources during this uncertain and dangerous plague-infested time. Human civilization is at risk, so the prices of game consoles sold by these corporations are secondary to things that truly ought to be on the minds of those who cannot afford extraneous technology.
There are more important things at hand. Only people who can afford these consoles are part of the discussion here because it is simply unimportant whether or not a consumer can afford something like a game console which provides no use other than mindless entertainment.
The dark, dystopian future we all feared is here right now, so when the corporate marketer goes door to door asking if you want their newest trinket, it's fine to just say no.
Unless you actually want it and can afford it.