tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post1697197536583014267..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: A surprise: Video Games $$$ declineEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-29932170129912264132010-02-17T12:27:09.118-08:002010-02-17T12:27:09.118-08:00We're in a serious economic decline. Sales of ...We're in a serious economic decline. Sales of everything are down.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-49153079241655839692010-02-17T05:42:52.540-08:002010-02-17T05:42:52.540-08:00Being a obsessive-compulsive, I once played the St...Being a obsessive-compulsive, I once played the Star Wars video that came with a PC I purchased. Seven days later, I felt the first twinges of carpal tunnel (from holding the joystick too tight for hours and hours at a time). Eventually, I realized I hadn't accomplished a single thing over a 7 day period (besides not being able to take down the big dog-looking things in the game--I was supposed to loop something around their legs but having never seen the movie ...)<br /><br />Except for a 3 day affair with Madden's NFL about 10 years ago, I've managed to kick the addiction cold turkey. I figure that bullshit owes me ten days of my life. <br /><br />Those things are deadly and probably a good reason too many people no longer read, can read beyond a 4th grade level and have more muscle in their fingers than the rest of their bodies. I see adults playing them on the train/ferry and it pisses me off no end.<br /><br />Then again, I'm a fucking curmudgeon.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-25162968855324605312010-02-16T19:32:30.565-08:002010-02-16T19:32:30.565-08:00I think it's a combination of things. The syst...I think it's a combination of things. The systems have gotten expensive. Playstation 3 just now came down in price to $300 bucks. New games run a whopping $60 bucks. If you waited long enough you used to be able to find one used pretty quick for much cheaper.<br /><br />The Xbox360 has been mired down with the red ring of death and an assortment of other glitches.<br /><br />There used to be two game retailer shops here. You could easily move between them and find a good deal for a new game or find a better offer to trade in old ones. Now, they're owned by the same company. You can imagine what effect that has had.Chad Eagletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863680540230538227noreply@blogger.com