PS4 $399
I was fully prepared to pay 600 dollars for this next generation of consoles. Both the XB1 and PS4 undershot my expectations and should be commended.
At $400 dollars the PS4 is basically coming into my house day 1, and stealing the $400 dollars I keep in my underwear drawer. I’m not even mad because he’s hanging out afterwards and insisting that the pizza is on him.
And to not even penalize gamers with 24-hour check ins and penalties on second hand games… it’s like they almost care about releasing video games AND making money.
But wait… you get an ACHIEVEMENT for day one purchasing the XB1.
Tangent Incoming.
Have I ranted at you guys about how silly I find achievements?
The condensed version:
They’re like the points score in Super Mario Bros. Meaningless. Arbitrary. You get them for moving forward. Awards for mundane tasks like finish the game or make it to the next spot that only stroke certain alpha personalities.
Rarely do achievements (or trophies) show up for doing the truly awesome.
And awarding achievements for spending money… oh man.