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this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2025
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Once again another reminder why I don't buy games at launch.
Well, this and the near-$100 price that most AAA's are launching at now.
"AAA" LMAO
It's called AAA because that's the sound I make when I see the pricetag.
at least in the realm of video games AAA only refers to funding, not quality. in fact it's pretty consistently shit because terrible business practices almost inevitably result in late and premature releases because they have to meet arbitrary deadlines and believe they can always fix things later. to be fair the community is pretty idiotic and they consistently reward this behavior so they have nothing to lose in most cases.
It didn't refer to funding. It's marketing only. If you ask 100 what does AAA in video games, you'll get a wide breadth off answers, because it's not a real term, but it sounds good and people will make up their own definition or repeat one they heard.
Legend of Zelda and other big name NES titles were $60 USD back in the mid to late 80s. That's over $170 today. Average NES games were $40 back then, which is still around $115 today. Discounted $20-$25 games are closer to today's $60-$70 standard edition titles.
Yes, they were cartridges with chips back then, but prices are a lot better now for a game. Today's $100+ games are for the ultra/deluxe editions.
That said, I usually don't buy games at launch unless it's something from like Rockstar.
Do you not understand how basic math works?
Like, this is seriously some addition and multiplication 4th grade stuff.
Do you genuinely think games today sell fewer copies than games of the NES era?
You must be pleasant to be around.
Just ignore the grand poopahs who start a discussion by launching a volley ad hominem.