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n1keym1key t1_iwqn8er wrote

Reply to comment by barbanonfacitvirum in Older Gen consoles need to lose support for gaming to move forward meaningfully. by Big-Golf4266

No, tech moves faster now than it did in the old days, that's the reason for shorter lifespans, that and the fact that nowadays everyone wants the next big thing as soon as they have got their hands on the current big thing.

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barbanonfacitvirum t1_iwqnx43 wrote

You're kind of making my point for me. It isn't that I don't understand what is happening, it's that I think it is a bad thing. Shorter lifespans for equipment that costs roughly the same (with inflation taken into account) means that if something lasts half as long and costs the same amount, over a comparable period of time it costs the consumer twice as much money. I don't see how this sort of exploitation could be viewed as defensible, but if you're fine with it that's cool.

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n1keym1key t1_iwrrkrp wrote

Its the same with all tech though. Take TV's for instance. Back in the 90's I could go buy a Sony TV and know it was going to last for years and years barring any accidents and it wouldn't cost me £3k. TV's today just are not designed to last that long and they cost more too.

Many of those 90's/Early 00's CRT tv's are still going strong today and used by many in the retro gaming community. We won't be saying that about the flatscreens of today in 20+ years time.

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