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Freudianslip posted 02-28-99 10:40 PM ET
This appears to be a common thread. Is $50 too much to pay for a computer game? I don't think so. Think about all of the thousands of hours (and yes, thousands of hours even for those "crummy" games) put into games.. someone has to be paying those salaries of all of those game designers. Someone has to pay the lease, the electric, the PR, the shipping, etc, yadda yadda. $50 for a game that has the potential to give me 100+ hours of enjoyment? I say that's a good deal.
Any other thoughts on this subject.
Oh, by the way, I am also one of those weirdos who think the Postal Service KICKS ASS. You couldn't pay me 33 cents to take a letter to California! (I live on east coast). Or $3.30 to take 10. or $33.00 to take 100. you get the picture.)
Thoughts?

Imran Siddiqui posted 02-28-99 10:59 PM ET
This would probably be better in the Off-topic section.
Imran Siddiqui
mooman posted 02-28-99 11:38 PM ET
You should talk Imran
Brother Greg posted 03-01-99 12:08 AM ET
He probably does. It is a basic human skill after all. Unless he is mute of course...
[Imran does have a point though]
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Author	Topic: Are we paying too much for computer games?
Freudianslip	posted 02-28-99 10:40 PM ET This appears to be a common thread. Is $50 too much to pay for a computer game? I don't think so. Think about all of the thousands of hours (and yes, thousands of hours even for those "crummy" games) put into games.. someone has to be paying those salaries of all of those game designers. Someone has to pay the lease, the electric, the PR, the shipping, etc, yadda yadda. $50 for a game that has the potential to give me 100+ hours of enjoyment? I say that's a good deal. Any other thoughts on this subject. Oh, by the way, I am also one of those weirdos who think the Postal Service KICKS ASS. You couldn't pay me 33 cents to take a letter to California! (I live on east coast). Or $3.30 to take 10. or $33.00 to take 100. you get the picture.) Thoughts?
Imran Siddiqui	posted 02-28-99 10:59 PM ET This would probably be better in the Off-topic section. Imran Siddiqui
mooman	posted 02-28-99 11:38 PM ET You should talk Imran
Brother Greg	posted 03-01-99 12:08 AM ET He probably does. It is a basic human skill after all. Unless he is mute of course... [Imran does have a point though]