People use Netflix/Hulu/etc for TV too, which is a better comparison. Binging all 7 seasons of Mad Men, or marathoning 11 seasons of Archer, takes as much time as going balls deep in a game you love.
That's not true in any way tbh. I loved RE2 Remake, but I beat it into the ground just like I did the original. 1st playthrough is for enjoyment, then I do all the S rank speedruns for unlockables, play through again with all my cool unlocked shit, then I delete it. There's just too many other games out there to keep going through something I've smashed repeatedly.
Actually, I play games pretty slowly too. Outside of pandemic lockdown, I don't beat most games in a week. You don't need to go full hermit for this to work out, not that anything is wrong with full hermit.
If you only play one, Momodora priced game each year, then yeah, I get it. With Game Pass, it only takes two new games start saving money though. And that's ignoring PSNow, which is only 60$. It's even easier to get value out of, although there's less options for new releases. I'm fine waiting though, and it frees up my wallet for the indie games that need my support.
A backlog is more reason to use a streaming service, not less. That's why most of us use one tbh. I pay for PSNow because it's just easier and saves money compared to getting all my backburner games individually. And you have the added benefit of not losing anything if you end up hating the game.
Keep in mind, I'm not trying to talk you into it. I'm only disagreeing with the idea they're bad offers. The truth is, PSNow/GamePass/NintendoSwitchOnline/etc are all quite amazing, albeit focused on different things, hence the price differences.
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I will say Nintendo NES Online and SNES Online is a rip off at $5 a month. They rarely update it with new games and they dont have any of the classics aside from their own.
Considering Game Pass is an extra $5 with newer games (day 1 releases) and at least 10-15 new games a month...it's kind of nuts Nintendo doesn't get shit for their crappy online service.
I would like a better 2 player beat up em on SNES online than what we currently got on there, but otherwise pretty happy with the selection and what they still add to it and NES, though there could definitely be more. 2 player online for all those old games is pretty nice too.
Other publishers may prefer to re-sell their games individually on Switch (Disney with The Lion King/Aladdin game re-release, Konami with the classic Castlevania collection, etc), which is why you won't see them on Switch NES/SNES online. Probably licensing issues far as bringing back some of the other old games too.
I will say, the Nintendo Switch Online(NSO) service has expanded it's NES/SNES library. It was only around 30 a while ago, but I think they're about 100 deep now. And if you buy annually, NSO is only 20$.
NSO is more comparable to PS Plus or Xbox Live Gold than PS Now or Game Pass. NSO is just their general online multiplayer service, but they also give you the classic library with it instead of rotating monthly games like PS Plus or Live Gold.
I'm not up to date on it, but I heard Nintendo plans on making a proper Nintendo version of PS Now and Game Pass down the road though.
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Psychonauts 2 is finally going physical, and discs will be out in stores on September 27th but the price for it is $70. A game that launched at $60, soon to be a year old already optimized for next gen systems I might add and it's $70. The reason because this game's coming out as the only mass physical version, the "Motherlobe Edition", that comes with stickers and a code for exclusive behind the scenes. If there was a more standard physical edition next to this, I wouldn't mind but there isn't. Bruh.
So because some prices are different elsewhere, people in the US shouldn't complain about an unnecessary price increase for games in their area? Anyone using this logic sounds like a 70 year old boomer complaining that the current generation didn't suffer as much as they did. Either come up with a better point or shut up.
It's got less to do with the price of games and more to do with the fact that an enormous amount of consoles got bought up by scalpers who obviously aren't going out and buying games. So yeah, Sony did really well selling all those consoles. Shame nobody using them.
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Except for awhile now PS5 has been seeing constant restocks and the scalpers reportedly have been trying to sell their PS5s for way cheaper as a result.
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There's still only a fraction of the number of legitimate ps5 owners at this point in the console's life cycle than previous generations because of almost 2 full years of scalping coupled with the chip supply issues.
All the "critically acclaimed" games being copy-paste remakes says it all.
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