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[-] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 17 points 4 days ago

Every video game I played growing up I played secondhand. I pawed through the bargain bins in high school, looking for games that I'd heard about. I got most of my own SNES games from a single lucky church rummage sale haul that, in retrospect, probably broke somebody's heart. I borrowed games from friends. I didn't have money for new games until I was out of college.

It makes me sad to think about that going away. I'm sure there are a lot of kids out there today that can only afford secondhand games.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Especially with today's prices. Nobody cares about the poors, it's all, "Who cares, I haven't bought physical in years!"

[-] TheOctonaut@piefed.zip 1 points 3 days ago

A physical disk, even second hand, is usually more expensive where I live. I can't speak to America but the days of €5 trade-ins is gone.

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

Physical is never more expensive than digital in the US, anyway, unless it's some kind of rare printing.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

A lot of adults, too

[-] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah, true. I have a library that suits me now (not to mention... what comm we're in) so I don't feel the lack but I'm definitely not in the "new game" money nowadays.

[-] architect 1 points 3 days ago

That went away forever ago.

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