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Comment by danbruc | Hacker News Reader

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

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

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

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.

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.

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