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It really is. No small thanks in part because they don't remain state of the art for any appreciable length of time. Besides. I prefer one that hasn't been dropped (on the floor). Read that as 2nd hand.

 

People complain less about expensive hardware because it is a physical thing they can actually purchase. A physical thing that takes resources to build - like Intel's processors. Costs them just under 1,000 gallons of water to make once chip. A graphics card will play many games. A software program is only one software program.

 

And people automatically believe there are huge economies of scale and other amplifications in favor of the software developer. Just do your work once and publish it. The dough rolls in without further ado.

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1 hour ago, Keatah said:

It really is. No small thanks in part because they don't remain state of the art for any appreciable length of time. Besides. I prefer one that hasn't been dropped (on the floor). Read that as 2nd hand.

 

People complain less about expensive hardware because it is a physical thing they can actually purchase. A physical thing that takes resources to build - like Intel's processors. Costs them just under 1,000 gallons of water to make once chip. A graphics card will play many games. A software program is only one software program.

 

And people automatically believe there are huge economies of scale and other amplifications in favor of the software developer. Just do your work once and publish it. The dough rolls in without further ado.

I understand why people think that way, some people put more value on the tangible,  and there is obviously an incremental cost for producing each GPU, while the incremental cost of producing an extra copy of software is almost nil.

 

But AAA games could easily have a development budget of $60 million and up.   The first guy to buy the game didn't pay $60 million, so the cost is spread out to all copies

 

And even still you might play a $60 game for 30 hours or more, so it costs you $2 an hour.    Can you see a new movie in theater for $2 an hour?  Go to an NFL game for that?  Concert, Broadway show?    Games are one of the cheapest forms of entertainment if you think about it.

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