Curiousity #3: The Console 'Investment'
Posted 02/12/2007 @ 06:00:00 AM
by Joseph Molnar
Filed under: The Weekly Curiousity
Filed under: The Weekly Curiousity
In blog comments or discussion boards people commonly refer to buying a console as an investment similar to how someone might refer to buying a house. I can't think of a single definition of investment that involves spending money with no return or spending countless hours without earning any coin. Now if you said you wanted to gold farm in World of Warcraft, that would be a different story.
Well, if you wanted to "invest" in a good use of your time, then, the term is fitting. In that case, it's a definite balance of cash outlay vs. joy derived from using that product similar to "investing" time in a hobby or sport that one might enjoy.
On the flip side, the Second Life phenomenon seems to be redefining what it means to "invest" in "tangible" goods...
... so said 'Ming' on 02/12/2007 @ 08:01:17 PM [Direct Link]
Personally, I think that people just want to find ways to justify spending so much money on consoles these days. The real discussion is -- how much is a console or a game really worth? What criteria would we use to evaluate these things? Would it be based on uniqueness, potential opportunity for expansion, length of play for each game, graphics, effects?
... so said 'Ming' on 02/12/2007 @ 08:03:05 PM [Direct Link]