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Originally Posted by ACE-OF-ACES
I for one agree 100%
Your post, like others wrt the cost of the software (game) relative to the hardware puts it into perspective
And your example only touches on the GPU..
Less not forget the PC itself.. An easy $1000.00+, nor should we forget about all the 'other' items people spend their money on.. Like $150 TrackIR, $300 Joystick; Rudders; Throttle, $200 speakers, etc.. etc..
And of all those expenses the game is the least expensive!
So I always get a good laugh at the people with the $2500+ plus list of hardware in their sig complaining about the $50 game as if their kids are now going to have to go hungry because their 'investment' in their game purchase didn't provide the returns they were expecting.. It just does not ring true!
Flight simming is an expensive 'hobby'! Which requires cutting edge hardware! Allways has been allways will be!
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The cost of something is irrelevant. If something costs $5 or $5,000, if it doesn't work as it should then it's broken and you're entitled to complain.
What you also forget is that some people spent $2,500 for the sole reason of playing that $50 game, only to find out it was a steaming pile of faeces (albeit faeces with prospects). I'd say they're entitled to be a bit upset.
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