scarezebra
Contributor
@jerin....
There is a small problem in your argument... As you yourself said....
Not all can afford original stuff .. we have to spend on another important things in life...
But let me point out that GAMES are not important.... Gaming is a hobby... It is a very expensive hobby at that.. Not everyone can pay money to buy original games when a new game comes out... So the main thing... If you cannot afford it don't buy it....
If you want to play games and not PAY for it .. Then there are many sites that have flash games (ad supported ), where you can play fro free..... But if you want to play on the XBOX 360 or the PS3 or the latest Shooter on the PC then you have to realize that there is a cost associated with it..... Just because someone cannot afford it does not give you the right to steal it..... The prices of the games drop after a period, you can buy games when the prices come down.
But if want to be able to play the latest games as soon as a new one comes out and brag about it to your friends then you have to pay the premium....
Eg: There are new cell phone models coming out almost everyday.... I cannot afford to buy all of them as and when they come out..... There are some MODELS I can afford.. There are some I cannot......
So instead of asking them to bring down the price of the latest model that costs Rs.40k (because I cannot afford it) or steal it from a person who already has it.....
I buy the phone that fits my budget......
Although I would LIKE to have that expensive phone with a 20 MP CAM, GPS navigation and god knows what else.. I cannot .. I will have to be content with a phone that plays just MP3s.
So in the end it all comes down to just what you would LIKE to have and what is IMPORTANT.....
Also I would like to add about other software.. Its high time that we include the cost of the software as well when we go out and buy a system...
Buying the OS is the bare minimum.. If you cannot afford it there are other FREE alternatives....
Do we just buy a system without a processor because the processor is too expensive??
There is a small problem in your argument... As you yourself said....
Not all can afford original stuff .. we have to spend on another important things in life...
But let me point out that GAMES are not important.... Gaming is a hobby... It is a very expensive hobby at that.. Not everyone can pay money to buy original games when a new game comes out... So the main thing... If you cannot afford it don't buy it....
If you want to play games and not PAY for it .. Then there are many sites that have flash games (ad supported ), where you can play fro free..... But if you want to play on the XBOX 360 or the PS3 or the latest Shooter on the PC then you have to realize that there is a cost associated with it..... Just because someone cannot afford it does not give you the right to steal it..... The prices of the games drop after a period, you can buy games when the prices come down.
But if want to be able to play the latest games as soon as a new one comes out and brag about it to your friends then you have to pay the premium....
Eg: There are new cell phone models coming out almost everyday.... I cannot afford to buy all of them as and when they come out..... There are some MODELS I can afford.. There are some I cannot......
So instead of asking them to bring down the price of the latest model that costs Rs.40k (because I cannot afford it) or steal it from a person who already has it.....
I buy the phone that fits my budget......
Although I would LIKE to have that expensive phone with a 20 MP CAM, GPS navigation and god knows what else.. I cannot .. I will have to be content with a phone that plays just MP3s.
So in the end it all comes down to just what you would LIKE to have and what is IMPORTANT.....
Also I would like to add about other software.. Its high time that we include the cost of the software as well when we go out and buy a system...
Buying the OS is the bare minimum.. If you cannot afford it there are other FREE alternatives....
Do we just buy a system without a processor because the processor is too expensive??