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It's either that or a rumored $1200-$1800 for the next Xbox: https://www.techspot.com/news/114275-next-xbox-could-arrive-...

The divide between those that can own their own consoles and those that are forced to feed the cloud quarter-by-quarter like an old-timey arcade is widening, and this sucks.

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$1200 translates to 5000 hours of streaming, so you have to play quite a lot before having your own console would be cheaper.

Consoles don't go away when the subscription ends or when the company goes away or stops supporting it.

I know my N64 has more than 5000 hours on it, and I'm fairly certain it'll still be in working condition when I die.

Do most people keep their old consoles or do they generally replace them with a newer one? And even if they keep them, do they actually use them or do they end up in the attic? And I guess you could always get one ten years after the release for little money.

I keep every single one and if there’s a game I want to play that I already own I’ll play it on its original console instead of emulating it or buying a remake/remaster. When I have company over everyone has a great time re-discovering the things we loved about them and appreciating the advancements we’ve made. There is something different about passing the controller around between levels on Mega Man X or playing Melee on its original hardware.

I have no doubt that people do this, I also still have my Game Boy and Mega Drive lying around somewhere, but the question is whether this is common.

500 hours; sorry, we increased the price after streaming became the only option.

Yeah, those are "introductory prices", after all...

About 4 years if you play 4 hours everyday, with 128 days off during the 4 years.

But after 4 years you still have your own console that you can sell.

/s/consoles/whatevers/

/s/cloud/rentseekers/

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