The average update/patch at the time was 1-5 mb and you could copy part of the game you were playing to the hard disk so that you would have a cache that would speed up loading. That's it, then in the second half of the generation things changed
That's literally happening right now, wages have been increasing for the first time in decades. And no it's not because of covid rehiring, it's because the boomers are all starting to retire at once. They were the biggest generaiton ever, a generation so big that all of them entering the workforce at once drove down wages (aka when wages first started stagnating). There is no way to make up for that much labor loss, they're a massive chunk of the population. Even if you believe the completely uncredible claim that there were 5 million illegal immigrants last year, there would need to be 10x that many next year to make up for the boomers retiring. Wages will have to increase just to keep the few workers there are left because suddenly, people need every worker they can get.
>it's because the boomers are all starting to retire at once.
And because the millennials are actively seeking new employment since company loyalty doesn't exist towards employees anymore.
I still find it weird how me and all of my friends had a PSX on release pretty much with mod chips in them. Who fucking bought them. our families never had enough money for that shit, they just appeared one day
>mod chips
Man that brings me back. There used to be a local game/anime shop in the next town over that would import a whole bunch of shit from Japan and even offered services for chipping your consoles. I got Dragon Ball Z ultimate Battle 22, Dragon Ball GT, and a 3rd DBZ game for PS1 that I cant not remember. I was the king of the middle school yard amongst the early weebs.
great memories.
My best friend lived next door, his dad must have been part of the mod scene back then. He would always have 10 or so systems laid out at the time open shelled and debugging something, I was too young to understand but was always fascinated by it.
Not to mention free games every week on a spindle.
Yes, the state of the world is Biden's fault. you are a retarded little shit and know nothing beyond what you've been told by chinks and drunken, depressed Ivans.
>Item is scarce or materials are rare >Manufacturer raises prices because it's more expensive to manufacture and the higher price puts off people so less demand
Mean while in reality >item is abundant and material is abundant >Manufacturer raises prices while moving manufacturing to a third world country to pay lower wages making it ultra cheap to manufacture >the higher price doesn't put off people because there's so much demand, it just pisses people off how greedy capitalism has made these companies
Consoles should start expensive. It's how they can get good looking games. Only idiots whine about new consoles being too expensive for them. The more expensive the better. Compromise consoles ruin that though.
I don't pay more than $300 for a console and I don't pay more than $60 for a game. Sales exist, used systems/game copies exist, this is the life I've always lived and I'm not changing it. If you force my hand I can either retreat to emulating older titles or find other hobbies.
>Advertise the console with being able to use it as a pc by installing Linux >Remove the ability to do so with update
I'm surprised they didn't get fucked for this. The US military even bought a shit tonne of them too for this sole reason to make a super computer array, which was completely retarded but that's besides the point.
$600 usd for a device with a 17 years old lifespan is real bargain, the PlayStation 3 system software is currently still being updated by Sony. Investing in consoles is really cheap.
Have you any idea how much normies spend on a normal weekend? $600 is chump change to them. Even the frugal types. $35 a week isn't bad until you take a step back and see that you're spending $700 a month at the minimum. A launch price PS4 can last you, at the minimum, a year. And even then, that's $7 a week on average for entertainment.
>20gb hard drive disc
is that a joke
This is before punlishers found out about the "storage economy" and how to manipulate it to their favor.
20 gigs isn't even enough to fit MGS4. Hell its barely enough to fit FEAR which was a launch title
It wasn't a launch title you retard. It only came out in April of 2007.
I know that you tried to spell publishers, but they really feel like punishers
all you need for Ridge Racer 7, Heavenly Sword, and COD 4
The average update/patch at the time was 1-5 mb and you could copy part of the game you were playing to the hard disk so that you would have a cache that would speed up loading. That's it, then in the second half of the generation things changed
you can spend $25 usd for a 500 GB drive
Yakuza 5 was the biggest install my PS3 ever had and it was 25 gb.
where are you getting that from, my fat boy had 60gb
Look at the photo.
Games were still stored on the disk back then, it was for small digital games like Braid and updates
for all intensive purposes, it still is
This.
>$600
>For a console
>that had no games for 2.5 years at least
And still going btw. $400 is the top for a console
Nobody wants PS3 to play games at the time. They want it for Blu-ray drive.
>coping 2 gens later
>intensive purposes
its intents and purposes you retard lmao
I came in the thread to say this. Thanks anon.
Stop picking on foreigners, you retard.
No. How else will they fucking learn?
>NEWFAGS
People like you are a diamond dozen.
It's an expansive doggy dog world out there
>for all intensive purposes
can't count inflation since wages have been stagnant since the 70s
You're right.
So that's like $1500 in today's dollars.
this. we have never had inflation with flat wage growth before
That's literally happening right now, wages have been increasing for the first time in decades. And no it's not because of covid rehiring, it's because the boomers are all starting to retire at once. They were the biggest generaiton ever, a generation so big that all of them entering the workforce at once drove down wages (aka when wages first started stagnating). There is no way to make up for that much labor loss, they're a massive chunk of the population. Even if you believe the completely uncredible claim that there were 5 million illegal immigrants last year, there would need to be 10x that many next year to make up for the boomers retiring. Wages will have to increase just to keep the few workers there are left because suddenly, people need every worker they can get.
>it's because the boomers are all starting to retire at once.
And because the millennials are actively seeking new employment since company loyalty doesn't exist towards employees anymore.
#1 advice my dad ever gave me was not to show loyalty to one company. He spent 30 years at his last company and got treated like shit for it.
>Adjusted for inflation
When will you fags stop this and be honest.
I still find it weird how me and all of my friends had a PSX on release pretty much with mod chips in them. Who fucking bought them. our families never had enough money for that shit, they just appeared one day
>mod chips
Man that brings me back. There used to be a local game/anime shop in the next town over that would import a whole bunch of shit from Japan and even offered services for chipping your consoles. I got Dragon Ball Z ultimate Battle 22, Dragon Ball GT, and a 3rd DBZ game for PS1 that I cant not remember. I was the king of the middle school yard amongst the early weebs.
great memories.
My best friend lived next door, his dad must have been part of the mod scene back then. He would always have 10 or so systems laid out at the time open shelled and debugging something, I was too young to understand but was always fascinated by it.
Not to mention free games every week on a spindle.
Dragon Ball Z: The Legend
That was the game. For some reason I remember it being more RPG like.
Stop adjusting shit for inflation. Wages haven't been adjusted for inflation.
Necessity prices sure fucking have.
Inflation is not real. It's just price gouging but with a obtuse word that sounds less like you are being cheated.
Still is.
BTW that's about $920 today. Thanks inflation.
Lol, because it fucking was you retard. 600 dollars was a ridiculous price for a gaming console.
>plus no gaems
$600 ain't shit
>60GB hard disk
Oh boy I can't wait to install half a game!
>too expensive
It was when the 360 was $100 cheaper and had more games and better performing/looking multiplats.
yeah but then you pay for xbox live and a new console 3 years later because you got the goatse of death
883.13 in today's bidenomics build back better he did that dollars
Yes, the state of the world is Biden's fault.
you are a retarded little shit and know nothing beyond what you've been told by chinks and drunken, depressed Ivans.
600 dollars ain't shit for a real Chad
Lol, remember when that guy started a fucking console war with a single silly troll video like that? Take me back...
keep that mind set hope you got stock in crypto
Kek, I don't have shit. Just wanted an excuse to post chad Warden in this thread
man. he got me good, back in the day
599usd was a gorillian dollars in 2006
muritards don't know how inflation works
>Item is scarce or materials are rare
>Manufacturer raises prices because it's more expensive to manufacture and the higher price puts off people so less demand
Mean while in reality
>item is abundant and material is abundant
>Manufacturer raises prices while moving manufacturing to a third world country to pay lower wages making it ultra cheap to manufacture
>the higher price doesn't put off people because there's so much demand, it just pisses people off how greedy capitalism has made these companies
Consoles should start expensive. It's how they can get good looking games. Only idiots whine about new consoles being too expensive for them. The more expensive the better. Compromise consoles ruin that though.
I don't pay more than $300 for a console and I don't pay more than $60 for a game. Sales exist, used systems/game copies exist, this is the life I've always lived and I'm not changing it. If you force my hand I can either retreat to emulating older titles or find other hobbies.
>Advertise the console with being able to use it as a pc by installing Linux
>Remove the ability to do so with update
I'm surprised they didn't get fucked for this. The US military even bought a shit tonne of them too for this sole reason to make a super computer array, which was completely retarded but that's besides the point.
the ability to do so with update
Why the fuck did they do that?
Because people managed to break out of the walled garden and read disks and bypass copy protection.
Dayum
The thing cost around $850.- U.S Dollars, day one in Europe. So don't complain.
It was 599 Euros. Not the Americans fault that Euro was a stronger currency.
Euro is worthless.
Nowadays, Euro and USD roughly have the same value. Retard.
Expensive for the amount of games it had: 0
it was. you can get a ps3 and a bunch of games for like $100 now
you're money are worthless, lose 50% of value in less than 2 decades, a game back then was 60$, that's 92 today money
>you're money
>you're money are worthless
I hate esl turd worlders so much it's unreal
IT'S RIDGE RACER
REMEMBER THAT ONE
$600 usd for a device with a 17 years old lifespan is real bargain, the PlayStation 3 system software is currently still being updated by Sony. Investing in consoles is really cheap.
Have you any idea how much normies spend on a normal weekend? $600 is chump change to them. Even the frugal types. $35 a week isn't bad until you take a step back and see that you're spending $700 a month at the minimum. A launch price PS4 can last you, at the minimum, a year. And even then, that's $7 a week on average for entertainment.
What was Sony thinking?
a glass bottle of coke used to cost 5 cents in 1951