Thread 718882942

This still blows my mind.

I paid 8 dollars for a small cup of ice cream
there was a tip screen on the automatic payment thing and if I had skipped it I would've looked like an asshole and they stole a dollar from me for no reason
I'm never going outside again

Don't forget that the cost of SNES games was primarily to cover up for cartridge production
Modern prices for physical games and especially digital games is just pure greed.

>>718882942 (OP)
>Food Analogy

there's tons of constraints on increasing game prices, there are virtually no constraints on increasing food prices.

>>718882942 (OP)
>This still blows my mind.
Wtf more people buyed same products?

>>718883039
>there was a tip screen on the automatic payment thing and if I had skipped it I would've looked like an asshole and they stole a dollar from me for no reason
You are a bitch. Just say no, nobody cares. Most people hate the on-screen tipping prompts.

>>718883618
I'm autistic and have severe social anxiety and am easily pressured

>>718883108
>Modern prices for physical games and especially digital games is just pure greed

Switch 2 still uses cartridges, which coat a lost more than Blu-ray discs. They're also classed as readable media rather than optical media, so they carry wildly different tariffs.

Also digital versions of Switch 2 games are generally cheaper than physical versions.

>>718882942 (OP)
Ground beef is $3.99 to $7.99 on average depending on the fat content.

>>718884038
nigger where do you live and what fat % are you talking about to still get a pound of ground beef for $3.99? It's ~ $7.00 here for a pound of 80/20 in PA.

>>718883469
SAAR... The buyed boughted ESL shit only works if you're the OP, if you aren't it makes you look dumb

>>718883739
>digital generally cheaper
Not in burgclapistan (the biggest market) they aren't

>>718884269
NTA but God I love kwik trip

>>718883108
There was a very short time period where online games were like 20 bucks cheaper on average, but they soon realized they could charge full price and no one would bat an eye.

>>718884496
>80/20 Ground Beef
Might as well eat dirt with motor oil mixed in at that point.

>>718884269
I'm in NY, grocery prices are insane here as well.

>>718884772
That's what you use for burgers though
(or just cook it and drain the fat)
Better than paying the 2 dollars a lb for 90/10

>>718882942 (OP)

>Buying Super Mario World separately and not getting it bundled with your SNES

>>718882942 (OP)
Super Nintendo games were 60 - 70 dollars when they first came out. You could only get cheaper games in the bargain bin and used.

>>718882942 (OP)
Basic supply and demand.
Cheap vidya is abundant and digital copies means there are no supply limitations. Average game has massively decreased in value, making it harder to raise prices despite inflation.
Food takes just as much work to produce and is just as finite as it was back then. Prices have risen with inflation.

>>718882942 (OP)
If you grew up gaming in the 90s, you probably rented more than owning the games outright. Vidya games were never 'cheap,' and owning one meant you either just had a birthday, Xmas, or you did something incredible (like making the Honor Roll). Games like Fortnite ruined people's impressions of the true cost of gaming.

>>718884935
Semi-related.
If you didn't know, separate/standalone boxed copies of SMW are actually a rare collector's item due to the loose game being bundled with so many systems.
I mean, be honest, how often have you seen a boxed copy of SMW?
Seems crazy for such a common / popular game, but it's true.

Just a lil' fun fact, my nigga, reply with your thoughts if any :)

>>718885054
>just as finite as it was back then
Meanwhile farms make up about 15% of worldwide food waste.
Hmmmm...what do they have to gain from destroying perfectly good food...?

>>718885565
It was the same way back then, so not really relevant to the discussion.

>>718882942 (OP)
Vidya has become increasingly worthless due to overabundance. This can never be fixed. Prices will eventually go down further across the board and then bottom out when AI generated vidya becomes a thing.

>>718882942 (OP)
Games should cost 60 dollars but they should be AA games with new ideas rather then AAA slop or indie slop. Both of which are derivative garbage.

>>718882942 (OP)
You voted for this

>>718883739
Imagine milking those titties until they're just deflated sacks of skin.

>>718883739
>Beep Beep

>>718885414
I miss renting games. If I could still rent games I'd actually get a console again.

Kids these days are spoiled for choice. Unless your parents were rich or you were a paperboy/babysitter (girls rarely played games but I know some had hidden super nintendos) then you rarely got games. Rentals were your only option. Was the game you rented shit? Too bad, it's yours for the next 3 days so you better make the most of it.

>>718883739
wow no wonder she isnt casted in anything anymore

>>718888118
He's right

>>718882942 (OP)
The quality of the top game warrants the price at the time. The quality of the bottom meal is not worth the price, nor is it worth $50 even.

im tired

>>718888147
You can still rent videogames, difference is now you rent them from the library and they're free, depending on your branch there may or may not be late fees

>>718884772
>the fat thats the polar opposite of vegetable oil is bad for you goy!!
fucking retard

They already cut a significant amount of costs, if anything game development has become estonishingly cheap.

They're no longer making physical disks, going to school and being hired has been streamlined, and the video game market has never been bigger wtih all the ingame purchases that exist.


The difference between food is that that Fast Food is literally just being driven up for the sake of greed, there's no actual science behind then that companies are playing the "how far can we take this before they get pissed off"

>>718885414
I bought all my games used. I’d go on garage sales with my mom and pick up 1-2 gen old games for less than a dollar. Now everyone expects 100 dollars for a snes Mario game.

>>718888118
>>718888213
I dont take dinner advice from known pedophiles

>>718888307
i played the katamari reroll games on switch via library borrows. my kids have played a ton of shovelware nonsense that way too, way cheaper than buying said shovelware for $40 each

An innocent animal died for the right, a soulless husk of a human being made the left

>>718882942 (OP)
This has been blowing my mind for at least 20 years. I honestly don't understand how games can still cost the same as they did 35 years ago when they've gotten ten times bigger and god knows how many times more expensive to make. I remember paying $50 for NES games you could beat in half an hour.

>>718889124
I guess the money they make with games is astronomically bigger than it was 20-40 years ago, so they've been able to keep prices (relatively) low

>>718889124
They sell gajillions to make up for it.
Except when they don't with turds like Final Fantasy 16 and Afterbirth.

>>718883649
You are weak bitch, i have autism and i would love to pick nothing on tip

>>718889010
the animal lived because its our food too you fucking dumb vegan nigger all you faggots should be thrown into a woodchipper

>>718882942 (OP)
I thought inflation was less...

>this $2 item back then is worth $30 today
or
>a $2 item in the past was really like $30 in today's money

but more...

>having 2 dollars back then is like having 30 dollars today
or
>2 dollars back then could buy you something that's worth $30 today.

>>718889329
thats the same fucking thing

>>718889329
you can have inflation without decreased purchasing power.

>raise game prices
>FREE 10/10 AAA games exist
Why do they ignore this

>>718882942 (OP)
Ground beef has doubled in price over the last five years alone. I used to make tacos all the time because it was cheap, but now I can barely afford it.

ground beef isn't $10 where I am, but it might be overpriced in high cost of living places. That said it's crept quite higher at 5 dollars and change generally, when I remember early post covid or so it was 2.99-3.99.

I am just lucky that my BJs wholesale retailer has my sirloin steaks at 6.99 or so. Too expensive to have on their own but they are perfect in diced up form with fried rice or as tacos. Thanks for listening to my ted talk.

>>718884269
>$7
Oof. I'm nearby you guys and it's 5.99 ish. Make sure you go to the right grocery store. Acme is overpriced trash

>>718888305
I remember when you could get chalupas for 1.99 or so. Now it's 5.xx. It's fucking demented. I can make my own with store bought chalupa tortillas but it's not the same as that classic early 2010s slop.

>>718883618
>>718889310
>Nobody cares
I will absolutely hold up a fast moving line as I figure out the hidden options to pay a 0% tip

>>718889327
Not even a vegan just respect the sacrifice the anaiml gave so we can live healthy lives. Animal meat should cost mkre or people should have to kill it themselves IMO.
Thr only people who don't respect animals or nature are brownoids

>>718889393
>>718889501
it's just that, whenever people mention inflation about video game prices, they only look at what on the store shelves at the time and not what was in people's wallet at the time.

>>718889010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftx8ZYU3S3s#t=61

>>718889672
video games also werent nearly as popular as they are now. they were a high end luxury.

>>718889668
>should cost more
you are a dumb nigger
you're just assuming its cheaper than its worth because of factory farms or some shit meanwhile our wages are way lower than they should be

what blows my mind is having this thread be 60 replies deep and everybody just accepting that beef prices just have to be this way.

>>718889828
Should be more appreciative of how much more expensive beef is still going to get

>>718889672
because you can relate to specific items since we still have to have them
i dont have to know what someones savings account was in the 80s

>>718888770
There was one particular game I got from a garage sale...one full game (Daggerfall), that is. The other was picrel, and they both ran on a Windows 98 my mom bought from a thrift store in '99. Neither were anywhere near $100, and the memories are unforgettable.

>>718885029
Nintendo was so expensive was because, in NA, Nintendo was basically a semi-monopoly. If you wanted good games, go to Nintendo (what you think SEGA will make it?!). Which inflated Nintendo's ego to rise prices.
Then PlayStation came along and offered a better system with cheaper games. Now that gamers (and developers are no longer bound to Nintendo (and SEGA crapped themselves), they jumped ship immediately.

jesus fucking christ I just checked the reciept from my shopping earlier
i bought two 4.5lb packages of lean beef.
one was on sale, the other wasn't. the one on sale was $15.51. The one that wasn't was 34.47. thank christ for foodstamps. I didn't bother checking the price since that's what I usually get. If i had I would've made sure both were on sale. goddamn it was technically 'free' for me but I still feel ripped off

>>718888118
Big Mac combo $10.99
Loaf of crappy bread $2 ($4 for good bread)
Cheese $6 (for the smallest real cheese)
Roast beef $8 (for the smallest pack)

That's not really cheaper. Though I can get better values if I buy bigger cheese and meats. But then I've doubled the price of a McDonald's combos, and I'm eating nothing but these cheese sandwiches

>>718883739
why'd you save a thumbnail?

>completely unrelated games
>acting like nintendo started the $70 game trend

>>718882942 (OP)
>1lb of ground beef
>$10
In what fucking world?
Also the price of a luxury is what the consumer is willing to pay. It cannot be directly compared to necessities. You are jewish.

>>718883108
>Modern prices for physical games and especially digital games is just pure greed.
>Mario world dev team
16 people
>Time to complete
18 months

>DK Bananza dev team
450 people
>Time to complete
7 years

You think people should work for free? You think people wanting to be paid = """pure greed""" ?

>>718885029
>>718885414

>>718884772
Wait until you learn what percentage of A5 Wagyu is fat.

>>718882942 (OP)
You don't need Ground Beef.

>another generation, and Nintendo is still the cheapest option
man, imagine people who bought a 3DO when it came out.

>>718883251
/v/tards have never been able to answer why a food analogy is bad btw

Nintendo are the only ones who make games that are worth $80 so I really dont mind paying for it since I'm buying quality and getting a game I can play for decades to come.

>>718890956
you don't need ground *sends you into the atmosphere*

>>718885029
this flyer is canadian hence why the prices are fucked like that. games were more in the 40-60 range at that time

Think about it. The cartridges were memory chips and SSDs in the early 90s.

beef isn't that expensive and digital goods don't have value

>>718890403
it's be pretty cool if her tits were actually that big

picrel blows my mind

>>718890752
Well, yeah. Imagine paying nearly $70 for Tetris 2.
>wtf, this game's ass!
>you better enjoy that shit, kiddo

>>718882942 (OP)
I'm in Caliwali and 1lb 85/15 beef costs like $5 plus change

>>718889543
use chorizo instead of ground beef for tacos and burritos

it's not cheaper at all, but it's better than eating shitty groundbeef in your tacos

>>718882942 (OP)
I hope American Anons are stocking up on dry foods. These prices are only going to go up with time!

>>718888118
Yeah and an analog audio recording setup would cost 10x less than a digital one with negligible sound difference. But of course, being an obtuse uncompromising retard is more important than the price difference between groceries and fast food.

>>718891785
>phonefaggot redditor

>>718889828
Ribeyes are $20 per pound here. Its fucking bullshit.

>>718890752
That one is Canadian or Australian. US prices were never that high.

>>718883039
that's why you always carry small amounts of cash nigga. this way you get change back and you never have to tip

>>718882942 (OP)
>$10/pound ground beef
Are you buying prime, grass-fed ribeyes or something?

>>718890367
you can get all of that for like 8 dollars at aldi

>>718889828
You should see what calfs are going for these days. Literally double

>>718891480
based. chorizo burritos hit way harder, especially when you mix it with some scrambled egg and queso fresco. ground beef's just filler at this point unless you're doing smashburgers or chili.

>>718889898
We need a nuclear war to save us from this

>>718882942 (OP)
meds

>>718890632
Why do they need 450 people and 7 years?

>>718893924
because apparently they do. you're welcome to do better.

>>718893924
>450 people and 7 years to make a mid as fuck 6/10 with an empty tacked on pointless open world
Grim as fuck.

>>718889828
americans voted for tariffs, this is what they wanted
brazil for example (#1 beef producer that isn't america) is currently tariffed at 76% for beef

>>718882942 (OP)
I haven't paid more than $5 for a video game in roughly a decade.

>>718892168
>That one is Canadian or Australian. US prices were never that high.

> ERSB Rating
> 1-800 number

It's a flyer from North America... most likely Canada. Plus there is no mention of a free can of Fosters with every purchase...

>>718889828
Being so accepting of such things is a way for Americans to dodge responsibility for their poor choices. This cowardice, in addition to greed and pride, are the great evils of the American public.

>>718894826
But the beef prices haven't risen a shit ton since tariffs started althougheverbeit

>>718889998
What's crazy to me is that Pitfall on SNES was still being sold at that time lol.

>>718895772
it's up 30% since the start of the year here

>>718895847
>>>718889998
>What's crazy to me is that Pitfall on SNES was still being sold at that time lol.

Classic case of overstocked inventory being sold at a clearance price.

>>718882942 (OP)
Why don't we kill all greedy politicians to make price cheap again?

>>718891960
He was too busy looking at child porn in the 90s to actually listen to the difference in sound quality

>>718889828
We've had it too good for too long.
Israel is in dire straits and we need to do our part.
You don't NEED regular prices, you WANT them, and you'll have to do without until God's chosen people get their due.

china doesn't have this problem

>>718890367
Nice bait, I'll bite.
>smallest pack (8 cheese slices, 10 oz meat)
>highest price per weight
You can still make 3-4 cheese sandwiches with that. So the equivalent Mac combo is $32.97 or $43.96, and I don't need to leave the house to make it.

>>718882942 (OP)
super mario world wasnt loaded with a thousand dlc addons you FUCKING DISINGENUOUS PRICK FUCK YOU

>>718891041
It indicates that person using the foods analogy is always thinking about food. Therefore it can be surmised that they are fat and/or American

>>718883649
>I'm autistic
The difference between you and the guy who's calling you a bitch is that you are aware of your shortcomings. You'll do better in life by playing it safe in those kinds of situations, since your sensors don't work right.

>>718883108
You don't know what greed means and your continued abuse of the word will be the end of everything nice.

>>718889828
>supermarkets carry mix regular beef with Mexican beef that's really grey and tough
>mother calls head office and complains
>no more Mexican beef
>ffw a couple months, speaking with family friends who live far North
>"Lately most of our supermarkets are carrying this terrible Mexican beef".

>>718896660
but I paid an extra dollar and eight cents on already overpriced ice cream for no reason
I fucking hate myself

>>718885565
You're always going to have waste. Go ahead and build a perfect system if you don't believe it.

OP here I'm trans btw just thought you all should know :3

>>718883108
You lost and got raped,,, Eric

>>718889828
Beef isn't more expensive. Money is worth less.

>>718888147
Feels like the deep sales you're getting those days are both way cheaper and way more convenient than whatever people are nostalgic for.
Not having to drive to a store is great.

>>718885414
I think I had like 6 SNES/N64 games and a handful of gameboy games after the 90s was over. I couldnt afford any. Yeah, most of the games I played were rented or traded with friends.

>>718896823
That dude is a fool. Money matters aren't a joke. Don't let anyone bully you into handing over free money.

>>718888147
>Kids these days are spoiled for choice
Fucking what
Kids get one $70 game and stick to it for an entire year. That's how CoD and yearly sports releases consistently manage to command eight-digit sales figures, because they're just going to buy what they're familiar with the next time they have the cash to make a $70 purchase.
Either that or it's f2p shit. League and Fortnite would not continue to exist if they had a $60 barrier of entry.

>>718889581
good, stand up for the light. make them wait

>>718897023
Beef supply in america is lower than usual because of drought.

>>718897143
Video games are way, way cheaper than they were in the 90s. Tech in general is way cheaper. Well, computers are pretty expensive right now I guess. Are they more expensive than they were in the early 90s? I don't know off the top of my head but I wouldn't be surprised if they're still cheaper today.

Having to learn how to cook for myself have been the greatest embarrassment of my life. The food is surprisingly good though, portions are bigger and it's a lot cheaper. I still hate it though.

>>718882942 (OP)
Games are much cheaper to make now. The cost of that SNES game also went into the production of the cart, which included specialized chips. Switch carts only have storage, which can be as little as a few bytes in the case of key cards. You can also forgo the cost of the carts and just go all-digital. Salaries never increase, though. Something's got to give.

>>718888305
While inflation is a real thing the REAL big problem is that every fast food joint has a fucking app tied to it, and in order to justify any coupon or free sandwich that you can get with it all fast food joints just jack up the price on everything so when you see that same Beefy Burrito 2 buck coupon your monkey brain goes "wow a good deal" in exhange for having a fucking add downloaded on your phone 24/7.
And damn dude I work as a wagie and some of these old fucks are obsessed with these dumb apps. I have this one old lady in particular who stays in the restaurant for like 3 hours and every she keeps coming with deals and honestly the app only saves you money if you come sparingly, always spending money in one place all the damn time defeats the purpose(but thats by design Im sure)

>>718889581
>>718897360
Boomers love to chastise you for doing that, and with shit arguments as well. The most common is that "They'll spit in your food, bro." Like yeah, totally smart to commit food-safety violations over a tip. Such morons.

>>718889124
The market itself has gotten bigger, thats really all there is to it. Even if your dev budget is big if you are sure that like 10 million people are buying it then you can eat the loss. Thats why despite Mario Kart World being listed as 80 when they sell it for 30 bucks cheaper with the console they are counting on the mass amount of people buying the bundle to make up the difference(plus Mario Kart World isnt really a 80 dollar game man so they make real bank if some idiot buys it physically)

>>718897964
People will spit in your food regardless of the tip as well.

>>718897884
yeah thats the point, getting you to invest your time into them then you're just always thinking about them instead of others, falling for sunken cost fallacy

>>718882942 (OP)
Competition.
More games, more studios, more publishers, more cross platform publications.
I'm not paying more for a game just because some fucking retarded appeal to inflation.

>>718884623

That was never a thing. Digital and physical have always kept parity because the brick and mortar stores would have fucked over any company that tried to undercut them, and nowadays since people are used to paying full price for digital the prices aren't going down even once the retail stores die.

>>718885029
Playstation's greatest hits, $20 a pop. Most of the best games were under that label, so it was awesome, despite the greyscale discs. Most games dropped in price over time anyways, as is the case today, physically.

>>718885414
But you say that isn't cheap? Compared to what we pay now, that and the $20 for Mario Land and Kirby's Pinball Land seem like a steal. Absolutely. But no way did Donkey Kong Land sell well at that price.

>>718889828
Its not that we accept that beef prices just have to be this way, its simply that we are helpless in regards to do anything about it. Well thats not necessarily true but glowies are in this thread Im sure

>>718891785
Ive been stocking up on rice since the week the tariff shit was announced. Got at least 30 pounds worth at the moment, next time I shop can hopefully get one of those big bags to seal the deal.

>>718894157
Nigger its not open world the fuck you on about?

>>718891785
>25lb
>$48.95
The local Chinese market near me has 30lbs for $25.

>>718882942 (OP)
yeah real inflation is wild and its like 2x since corona, not the ~15% official bullshit

You gotta go start trading something TODAY. Stocks, options, crypto, whatever.
If you don't have $5 milly by 65 you are going to die homeless on the streets.

>>718889828
Americans are spineless and it's the main reason why the 2A should be repealed. Power to the people my ass. They didn't do jackshit in 2020 when the election was "stolen". Fucking pussies.

>>718898817
Yes it is fag.
Are you high?

>>718898817
Oh shit nigger my bad I was talking about Mario Kart World. I got them mixed up.,

>>718898259
It was a thing. L4d2 is one example that was much cheaper online than physical when it launched.

>>718882942 (OP)
I buy Extra Lean ground beef for 5 dollars a pound. Don't know where the fuck you're shopping.

>>718900854
Its standard bing bing wahoo sandbox with like 15 levels double faggot

>>718882942 (OP)
Clearly I can't spend more money on vidya if I have to spend 10 times as much on meat.

>>718897884
Even before Apps were a thing, $.99 in 1980-1990 was suddenly $3.50 in 2010.

The simple answer is that prices are going up while wages remain flat. We've been in a recession since 2008 and while the "Economy recovered" (LMAO) we truly never recovered and are sleep walking into an economic meltdown because the governments are kicking the cans down the road hoping the bubbles (like AI) don't burst all in rapid succession.

Japan's rice crisis is notable. They're having to go into government stores of rice to supply it and even then people still can't fucking afford it. As soon as funny lether jacket man's AI chips bubble bursts, America is fucked.

>>718901420
>while wages remain flat
Nobody made $20 flipping burgers in the 80s or 90s.

>>718901678
8.09 in 1990. and you're right, thats management pay in 1990

>>718901420
>prices are going up
Yes, because of inflationary monetary policy. You push more currency into the economy with deficit spending -> it's chasing the same amount of goods -> prices rise.

All the "benefits" of inflation, like cheap debt, are in fact simply subsidized by what is in effect a hidden tax on the working class. Investors get cheap debt to buy up more stocks, subsidized by devaluing YOUR paycheck, and you don't get ANY of the stocks that you effectively paid for.

And then you're told that a stable money supply would be bad for the economy even though the US had that during its economic golden age in the late 19th century.

>>718891041
analogies in general are usually bad because the scenarios aren't comparable.

reminder that in august of 1990 $1.59 was a third of an ounce of silver. today the same amount of silver is worth $12.80. things haven't gotten more expensive, out money has become worthless because of (((banking))) scams.

>>718901678
based economic illiterate

>>718888357
>it's not that excess fat is bad, it's just the TYPE of fat that's bad
>you just have to worry about saturated fat I mean poly unsaturated fat I mean meat fats I mean seed oils I mean vegetable oil I mean-
Get off the jew treadmill you fucking retard and exercise some basic control over what you eat.

>>718882942 (OP)
Not even organic ground beef in a California grocery store is $10, you can still find ground beef for $5. Also minimum wage was $3.80 or less in 1990, so grocery store food is more affordable now than before.

>>718882942 (OP)
I can pirate games I can't pirate food

>>718883039
stop going to ice cream parlors. I buy a tub of kroger ice cream for $3 and it has more tasty bits in it than the more expensive brands.

>>718902520
Irrelevant. Vidya is more affordable than ever before. You only made $4 flipping burgers at jack n the box in 1990, but games were $50+. Now you make $20, and games are only $70. Games are objectively far cheaper by any metric. I bought fucking Chip n Dale's rescue rangers for the NES with my own money back in the day. I know what the fuck I'm talking about.

>>718884038
>>718884269
>>718884496
>>718884772
wow I thought canada's prices were supposed to be bad
I wouldn't pay more than 4 leafbux a pound for real beef ground in store, not one of those tubes of mechanically separated horse

>>718882942 (OP)
Back in the day, me and my friends split the difference they got an SNES, I got a Genesis, they got a Playstation, I got a 64. We all got birthday money and got a Gameboy and those that couldn't we'd double down and trade Pokémon cards, so everyone had one.

That way whenever we spent the night, we could stay up late and play games we didn't get everyday to play.

>>718882942 (OP)
Ground beef? I thought it only came from cows.

>>718882942 (OP)
>$10/lb ground beef
The fuck? Are you buying extra lean veal or some shit?

>>718902520
in 1964 (the last year us coins were made out of silver) the federal minimum wage was $1.25. today the melt value of 5 silver quarters is $35.25.

>>718883039
We don't tip in my country. Now I have anxiety thinking of visiting the states and fucking up somehow and people are now mad at me.

>>718883108
Games used to be made with like 10-15 people, the production costs were a lot less, you can technically finish the whole game in just a couple hours if you don't die, and they sold it for more than double what the game would cost today. I don't get why you would conveniently ignore the cost to make the actual game. The number of cartridges they need to produce can be adjusted based on demand, the cost of development can't.

>>718902641
Higher fat content is better, actually. Do you still buy "low fat" foods?

>>718903323
>NOOOO ACTUALLY THE GOYSLOP IS GOOD
>IT'S GOOD THAT THEY'RE CUTTING MY MEAT WITH FAT
Enjoy being a fat fuck.

>>718903249
I fucked up plenty of times, people might give you a sidelook, but fuck them. I only tip if I actually sit down to it and people serve, not a fucking barista and definetely never higher than 15%. Paying 30% extra for a fucking coffee is insane.

>>718891041
how many electric sheep did you have to slaughter for those ones and zeroes

>>718902987
>mechanically separated horse
you mean ground human

>>718890632
maybe they should've used less people and time
if devs could get away with that using shittier less efficient tools in the past i'm sure they could now

>>718903312
let's be real, old games were just way overpriced
80 dollars for a 20 minute game made in 6 months by 4 guys was ludicrously greedy

>>718882942 (OP)
Ground Beef as a physical product
>1 pound is still a pound
>Selling to multiple people means you need to produce multiple pounds of meat
>Higher material cost as a result
>An increased market scales poorly due to a large percentage of costs being in raising the product, not in processing
Video Games
>Majority of cost is put into development of a single product that is then copied and sold
>Increasing the market size has minimal impact on cost of development
>As a result, an increase of market size would logically lead to cheaper games, as there are higher returns
Look at the reason behind the numbers

>>718882942 (OP)
The increase in ground beef is due to consolidation, it's artificially inflated.

>>718883039
good bait, 8/10

>>718904226
I'm not baiting you fucking dipshit
I'm upset

>>718903510
I get my beef from a local farm. You're operating on bad information that was a fad in the 90s.

>>718882942 (OP)
How much did the cost of producing the ground beef go up?

>>718882942 (OP)
You voted for this

>>718890632
Why did they need 450 people and 7 years? I don't reward retarded

>>718889828
If more people became vegans, I bet you beef prices would go down.
Just look how cheaper pork is to beef because a bunch of religions refuse to eat it.

>>718893924
>dev team
Includes all staff doing stupid shit like localizing and music, whereas before each of these teams (they're whole teams now) would be done by 1 guy each.

Last TV I bought was $200 and my last phone bill was $10. Which is like 1/3 of the same shit from 1990. Muh inflation is just an excuse to raise prices on shit that doesn't even cost more to make. Especially video games which are fucking 99% digital so you can't even use material or fuel costs as an excuse.

>>718904292
wow the prices really went up fast between 2020 and 2024, I wonder what caused that

>>718904292
>That timescale
Who did they think they are owning by showing historic changes in prices in the modern era?

>>718904454
So its... covid fault? Why did they say it was cheeto's man fault than, I'm confused.

>>718904462
Other team bad

>>718882942 (OP)
I don't remember games being $50. They were all $30-$40 where I lived.

>No I don’t need to upgrade
>I don’t need to eat out either
>I can just cycle to the store
>heck I don’t need to eat meat everyday beans are great
>energy drinks? When I got instant coffee at home?

You know when something is so expensive it forces you to self reflect?
Gpu prices drove me so bat shit insane, it made me take a hard look at myself and all the stupid things I wasted my money on.

>>718904575
Goalpost change. Both hands of zog are fake and gay but that was some object retardation.

Lol lmao ameirCANI

>>718883039
Instead of worrying about looking like an asshole, actually be an asshole. If you see that shit at any point in the order process, cancel and/or demand a refund immediately. Otherwise it's only going to get worse.

>>718904292
>record highs in 2025
Yeah but the graph trails off after 2024 and doesn't actually start 2025?

Do you know how to resolve the situation?

Don't elect a fool as president
Don't buy any junk at the inflated price offered
Kill all the jaws

>>718904269
Not eating excess calories is not a fad.
This is why you are fat.

>>718883039
Good. Going outside costs money. Stay at home, play video games.

>>718904454
Inflation is a lagging indicator and also price gouging.
But to be fair, democrats are bought and sold by corporations too so when cracking down on price gouging was suggested, they lost their mind.
Same reason they'd rather side with trump rather than Zorhan Mamdani even though his policies are extremely popular with voters. Because god forbid having a government run grocery store to drive down price gouging is going to cause communism to rise.

>>718904462
They think you're literally retarded and can't remember who the president was prior to 8 months ago.

>>718904450
Fuck off faggot, forget fast food just regular fucking food at grocery stores have been going up just in the past couple of months alone, hell even before MUH EGGS turned into news headlines eggs are already up way more then in the beginning of the year even after that bird flu shit died down, hell I was pissed that when I went for groceries with 20 bucks almost half of that was just the fucking cooking oil bottle alone.
Not to mention in the US at least the last big bill Congress passed is gonna drive up utility bills like electricity cause of how they are pulling out from other sources like natural energy. Shits just fucked and the only reason why it isnt making headlines cause the stock market is currently being held up by AI investments so the elites in news media dont give a shit yet

>>718905072
Have you tried not living in California.

>>718891960
on what planet does an analog recording setup in the year of our lord 2025 cost less than a digital one

>>718905072
>Shits just fucked and the only reason why it isnt making headlines
Nah it's the conservatively biased media covering up between that and trump now firing anyone who gives non positive news about the economy even if it's objective.
Honestly, it's going to be interesting to see if he can gaslight people into believing the incoming depression isn't happening.
He tried the same thing during the start of the trump virus pandemic pretending it wasn't a problem in order to protect the economy and that ended with million dead Americans.

We’re in a depression, boys. Better buckle down, it’s gonna be a long one.

>>718891960
>Yeah and an analog audio recording setup would cost 10x less than a digital one
No it wouldn't
analog has never been cheaper than digital

>>718905334
Depression? We've been in martial law for months now and no one is saying anything.

>>718882942 (OP)
You're right! Games should be dirt cheat considering we can just download the files incredibly easy in the age of the internet.

>>718904637
I dont blame you anon, makes me glad that as far as vidya is concerned there are no new big releases on the horizon I gonna go FOMO over, the only games on my radar is just Pacman World 2 cause its cheap as fuck at like 30-40, the Kirby DLC at 20, and maybe Little Nightmares 3 which is also at 40 bucks. All spaced out enough too so I dont break the bank. Nothing else big enough thats releasing in the near future or if it has released I can just wait for a sale

>>718905551
cheap*

>>718904398
why don't you just eat each other then retarded mutt

>>718905626
Oh pork isn't that bad, c'mon. No need to be so dramatic.

>>718905492
It's legitimately a slow moving coup, he's just making people getting used to having the military being domestic occupiers and having masked goons kidnap people off the streets.
Shit's really going to hit the fan during the midterms or the 2028 when it's a given he's going to suspend the election to stay in power.

Media is already completely on his side or controlled opposition and the point of the Republican ID laws that's being forced through is to make sure whatever you write on the internet can be tracked back to you because anonymity is dead.

I already started buying up canned and non perishable food because shit's about to get very bad, very fast.

>>718905157
have you tried doing your own grocery shopping, stupid nigger?

>>718882942 (OP)
why is ground beef so expensive in the USA? thought you had excess cows. 2 pounds here is $9

>>718883251
figures a tendie would look at shit and see food

>>718905789
We live off burgers that's why. Supply and Demand.

>>718883458
I dare you to invest your own money based on this thesis

>>718905789
We have excess almost everything, doesn't stop corporations from raping people in the ass and most americans saying "yes daddy, more!"

>>718884269
80/20 can be had for $2.97/lb in Bay Area.

>>718905316
>He tried the same thing during the start of the trump virus pandemic pretending it wasn't a problem in order to protect the economy
Crazy shit is him doing the shit hes doing is causing the same fucking problems that COVID caused, he fucked over the supply chain again because with tariffs constantly changing orders cant be made so truckers are getting fucked and shit isnt hitting shelves quick enough.
>>718905492
Hes delaying doing it in red states so conservatives can pretend its only effecting the liberals

>>718906029
>Hes delaying doing it in red states so conservatives can pretend its only effecting the liberals
He honestly doesn't need to since he just needs to fuck with elections in blue states to ensure republicans continue to have control. But it's a given he's just going to cancel elections and make himself a dictator.

>>718882942 (OP)
It just means they were overcharging back then.

>>718905492
>t. Guy who doesnt know what martial law is.

>>718883739
>tariffs

Game prices went up as much or more in Europe and Asia, and they don't have to deal with "tariffs".

You're an idiot.

>ground beef
Do Americans seriously believe beef comes from the ground? Holy shit what is that education system?

Covid inflation was the fakest shit ever, companies have been operating purely off corporate greed for years now and there's nothing the average citizen to do to stop it

>>718902987
horsemeat is actually real good. it's not a suitable replacement for a burger, sure, but it's good for steaks and sausages.

>>718906229
>OH N-

>>718906126
Can he please just fire up the concentration camps already
I wanna see the fascism :(

>>718906475
They really make the guy out as some kind of final boss in a video game.

>>718905736
>the midterms or the 2028
I'd honestly be shocked if Trump makes it to the midterms let alone the next election. Not that anything is going to change when he kicks it but still

>>718906659
Given they gave him children's blood to keep him alive when he got covid, it's a given that the moment any part of his body starts failing they'll just kill one of the migrant kids they imprisoned to give him a replacement organ.
He is not dying of old age any time soon.

>>718882942 (OP)
new games have to compete against older and cheaper ones

>>718889998
Aww man the memories
Good games were $80
Average games $70
First party games $60

I always bought used and traded. I would also pay $2 to put an ad on the recycler to trade games

>>718904292
Actually I didn't vote for the guy who caused those big spikes in 2020.

>>718897664
Cooking is easy, what nobody warns you about is the bullshit ampunt of dishes you have to clean. Even worse that every fucking kitchen sink these days are puny and fill up from two pans and a bowl.

>>718882942 (OP)
yeah i can't believe they have the balls to charge 70 dollars for a unity asset flip either

>>718882942 (OP)
Why do you call this ground beef you absolute retards? You think there can’t be sky beef?

>>718883039
Do Americans really tip when buying store products? Tipping for a restaurant service I can marginally understand but this is ridiculous.

>>718885414
came here to post this, back in the 90s I could rent a game and get pizza hut delivered with a 2 litere for like 20 bucks.
One hour of work mowing someones lawn and I'm set for the weekend

>>718897664
The trick is to cook large amounts every time, and store the leftovers. That way you only have to cook roughly twice a week. The idea of having to stand in the kitchen for an hour every day is a misconception born from watching your parents needing to do so because they had (you) to feed.

>>718904925
Nice projection

>>718883739
Shaggy bros?

>>718908573
>doesn’t tip
Brown hands, etc. etc.

>>718902520
I like how the tacked on comic has nothing to do about economics and is just seething about browns or something lmao

>>718909725
My hand is as pale as snow. Ironic that a mutt would call me brown for not having tipping culture.

>>718884372
Not as much as op, I am afraid. Failing to grasp basic economic principles as grown man is embarrassing. So I'll continue bouyghteding games.

>>718882942 (OP)
If you pay $10 for 1 pound of ground beef you are cucking yourself. what's wrong with going around every store to find the best prices and maximize your saving, or buying on sale?

>>718909886
It's interesting how right after the 2024 election there was a proliferation of white victimhood posting designed to have races fight each other, rather than those who keep people in economic enslavement.

>>718882942 (OP)
would you pay 50$ or 70$ for super mario world today

>>718905585
It's a fucking game cube game. It should be $5.

>>718909886
browns are a symptom of increasingly worse economic conditions.

>>718882942 (OP)
>huh indian coded slop doesn't cost 500$ WOW ZOOMERS WIN AGAIN

The number of people that eat meat did not increase by 100 fold since 1990, the number who play video games did. The cost of delivering, packaging, and storing the meat did not go away since 1990, but it did for video games. The meat industry has not been breaking record profit year on year for the past 3 decades, eclipsing all other food industries, the video game industry has (in relation to other media). There's no fucking reason for video games to be more expensive other than bigger bonuses for execs and CEOs.

>>718910112
So true sister, the labor market is the sole exception to the law of supply and demand. If only we could have millions of niggers in our country so we could unite and defeat The Rich People!

>>718902520
There is no one true correct inflation or secret real inflation formula. It depends on what you are buying.
Gas was $0.36 a gallon in 1972 $3.25 could buy 9 gallons
$102 in 2017 at $2.4 per gallon would buy 42 gallons
Measured in gasoline the $102 claim is way off.

>>718905157
wtf is this argumentum ad leftist state bullshit.
Dude, across the country people were complaining about bs grocery prices.

>>718911460
Yes we get it, you're a shill for the billionaire class.

>>718911952
Conservatives need to distract from the fact they're banning anime and porn authoritarian style by using their go too bogyman.
The fact that California rejected the exact bill all the right wing states are pushing and instead of just using the same honor system one that is currently already used is pretty damning.

>>718912340
Your pet niggers will never love you Anon, sorry you had to find out like this. They have been burning cities down due to their inane chimpout rage for longer than you have been alive.

>>718912584
>More fearmonger to protect your billionaire masters
*yawn*

>>718888305
what really chuffs me is a quesadilla is the most expensive item on the menu. Like $6 for cheese, and closer to $8 for chicken or steak.
How the fuck does that track?!

>>718882942 (OP)
The ground beef should be worth more in both examples

>>718900854
You think Super Mario 64 is an open world game?

>>718912718
https://odysee.com/@Blackpilled:b/blkwall:b
Where's the fearmongering? This is recorded history, which you will continue to ignore because you love niggers so much that you will never concede separation from them.
Ten years could pass. A hundred years could pass. A thousand years could pass, and there could still be niggers raging and burning and seething over white people, but to you it's all worth it. Why? I dunno. Because I guess we need low IQ chimps to take down the billionaires or whatever.
You are pathetic.

>>718882942 (OP)
Current ground beef is actively better, tho, being less laced with chemicals, horse meat, transported to the stores faster since slaughter so it has less time to rot etc. In contrast, Nintendo has never been able to top the heights of Super Mario World: it's been charging more for objectively worse games since the 90s.

>>718913191
>Clicking on some malware link
LMAO, retard.

>>718913227
I'm so glad I will never be such a diminished subhuman that I think niggers are my emergency stop vs anything, lmfao

>>718913227
Kill yourself zoomer nigger illiterate garbage.

>>718913307
You're still a pawn of the billionaire class and I'm just laughing at your pathetic attempts at fearmongering.

>>718913227
Boomers should be on facebook, not 4chan old man.

>>718883739
>tfw discovered this is an edit and not how she really looks

Sadness.

>>718913354
>>718913396
bot posts

>>718882942 (OP)
What kind of shithole do you live in where ground beef is 10 bucks a pound?

>>718913591
Kek

>>718883039
Never tip if a waiter or bartender didn’t serve you. Always tip waiters the minimum of 15%. If you’re at a bar and it’s your last drink, just tip like 5% and then immediately leave.

Waiters and bartenders requires no skills. It’s just moving food and beverages to a table

>>718882942 (OP)
electronics go down in price, this is the first time in years they are rising you niggercattle

>>718913720
I tip nobody ever.

Isn't it exhausting that you can no longer safely argue with people because most of time they are lying now and you have to constantly make sure you are being fed the correct data.

>>718888305
Not only that but the ingredients that go into it are so much worse than they were in 1990. Fillers, fake cheese, tan "beef". It costs 5x as much and it's a laboratory experiment that apes the taste of the real thing.

>>718891035
>Still the cheapest option
With the least amount of games, worst graphics, worst online, worst multi-player, and worst functionality
Man, imagine spending less money but getting ripped off even more

>>718913871
>you can no longer safely argue with people
Bro, people on Newsgroups used to pull figures out of their ass. This is an ongoing thing. Don't argue on the internet, because no one in the history of online arguments has ever changed their mind because xXxVegeta666xXx made a good point.

>>718913591
4chan is older than facebook

>>718883739
>Switch 2 still uses cartridges, which coat a lost more than Blu-ray discs
Not when they only need enough storage for a code lmao

>>718902641
Saturated fat is called that because all its chemical bonds are saturated, meaning it can't react with the inside of your body and cause harm. Unsaturated fat has loose bonds and can damage your body.

Now I want some home made Lasagna

>>718914268
>unsaturated fat
new euphemism dropped boys

>>718914191
Is this your idea of a counter? Just get off the internet altogether grandpa, it's nap time.

>>718903312
a game today can reach many more people and there's more people playing games in general making the dev cost less of an issue

>>718883039
Tipping prompts has found its way to my country. I was completely surprised by this and asked the staff how they feel about it and they just shrugged. I obviously didn't tip.

>>718883039
>Americans pay 8 currencies for coffee
>Still heckled into tipping
Nuclear war can't come soon enough

>>718904292
No WE voted for this. Americans who can vote and the Internet who gaslighted them to think round 2 Boogaloo was a good idea lol

>>718914045
Wow that image really triggered you huh?

>>718913871
Thanks for correcting the record sister, I thought inflation was fucking me for 10 times my wage. Glad to know it's only about 4.5 times my wage.
Thank god that the government would ever fudge numbers to limit knowledge of the devaluation of their own issued currency. That'd be crazy.

Just stop being poor lmao

>>718914576
>sister
>muh ebil gobment
Why do commie troons always like this.

>>718914342
>4chan is MY place because... because I was there since Summer!!!!

>>718883039
>tipping to the machine
the only tips you ever give are hard cash given hand to hand to the waiter

>ground Gorilla is more expensive than ground Dinosaur
who would have guessed

>>718914659
>Gets btfo'd by about 3 different people
>Will just keep replying with the most cringe shit until everyone gets bored of him and leaves
Alright whatever grandpa, enjoy your last word and all that, just remember you'll always prefer to live in a white neighborhood and niggers will never be human, okay? Now remember to take your meds and get some shuteye.

>>718889124
The rom chips in the cartridges cost a lot back then.

>>718882942 (OP)
1990 : 5b people on Earth. Globhomo was in its infancy. => Low demand.
2025 : 8b people on Earth. Globhomo everywhere. => High demand.

It's easy to increase the offer in videogames. (you just copy & paste them through the Internet)
It's almost impossible to increase the offer in meat. Not without screwing up either the environment, or the meat's quality.

>>718889998
Until like 1995 when Sega abandoned it the Genesis sold just as many consoles if not more than the SNES.

>>718902859
Distractions and escapism is cheaper than ever while shelter, transportation and food keeps getting more and more expensive.

>>718905334
>We’re in a depression, boys.
The "depression" is completely engineered.
They'll be writing about this orchestrated wealth drain in history books in the year 3000

>>718914746
>I am 3 people
you meds, shizo

>>718905978
Produce has extremely flexible prices, that's a well known fact
Obviously prepared food is a different story

>>718913871
>you have to constantly make sure you are being fed the correct data.
Do you know where you are?
If you're taking any form of social media where anyone can just post whatever the fuck they want including 4 chan as a source you're probably a complete fucking retard.
People will always just agree with something that fits their world narrative/argument regardless how many times it's been disproved or knowing it's wrong.
Look at how many mental gymnastics a fucking flat earther jumps through.

>>718882942 (OP)
Food is finite. You will only generate $10 from selling that.
Game is just a copy. You are literally selling one unit for millions of people and generating millions in profit from it for as long as you want

>>718904292
Why does this graph stop in October of 2024?
You know, when BIDEN AND KAMALA were still in power?
Curious...

>>718882942 (OP)
The minced meat for 10 dollars is funner than Donkey Shit for 70.

>>718913360
Billionaires universally support immigration. Even le based techbros want to import jeets to serve as scab labor, the nationalism is all theatre. If you continue to support internationalism and social progressivism you will poison and destroy every working class movement you attach yourself to. You faggots killed Occupy, you're a cancer.

>>718890632
>>718894054
indie devs have already made better 3d platformers
>a hat in time
>pseudoregalia
>yellow taxi goes vroom
the fact that Nintendo gave a modest salary to 450 people and they made generic baby slop that no one even talks about anymore (its only been 2 months since launch) is SAD

astro bot fucking won

>>718915523
No bro you don't get it, you just have to love brown people enough and someday they'll stop resenting white people. We've only tried it for around 200 years now, just under 100 since we even gave them rights. We just gotta put our backs into it now. All the blood and treasure spent on civilizing the groid will be worth it, right?
...right???

>>718906428
why didn't this cause more severe inflation? Is it because it all went in to rich people's savings accounts instead of the economy?

>>718882942 (OP)
Now do you realize that inflation is nothing but a scam?

>>718889998
>fun-filled interactive website
whatever happened to those...

>>718882942 (OP)
Given the number of Canadians that like to pass off as Americans on the Internet habitually to lie about America, I have to ask, where the fuck did you get from $1.59 to $10 for 1 lb of ground beef?
Average price is $6.254 as of Jul 2025
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000703112
> 1990 $50 is $126.78 pre-tax in 2025
> 2025 $70 is $20.52 pre-tax in 1990
This picrel is seriously suffering from the success of its agitprop stupid. Fuck you OP. You are a faggot.

>>718911553
That's generally way you put together a basket of essential items to sort of average out the comparison. But yes, if you want very accurate values, you need to go one by one. In general, what shows is that luxury goods have become much cheaper, especially home electronics, while essential items like food, utilities, shelter have become much more expensive. And wages have not increased nearly as much. So essentially, it's still true that workers are getting ass raped.

>>718915659
>its only been 2 months since launch
wat, it launched last week

>>718889998
>not a single good game on the PS1 side

>>718904925
Post physique (you won't)

>>718883039
Ayo hol up did this nigga just fess up he tipped an automate?

>>718883649
how can you be pressured without being able to read facial expressions and social cues

>>718912417
The people who were all for jerking off to anime while saying how based they were just hid and changed their gimmicks to being puritymaxxers who complain about degenracy to not get mad fun of online for getting predictably boomer'd

>>718902436
>they're just bad because... THEY JUST ARE OKAY??!!!
Damn you btfo'd him.

>>718882942 (OP)
Beef prices don't just change because lolinflation. You've got all kinds of things affecting supply and demand. Video games technically have limitless supply

Reminder that "food shortage" isn't real

>>718883251
It's not an analogy, you retard.

>>718890632
>Mario World profit margin
20k

>DK Bananza profit margin
20 mil

Fuck off with that. Nobody's working for free

I can't believe I would ever say this, but I'm vegan.

No not out of choice, but because meat, dairy and eggs just have become too expensive for me.

Man at least I can still afford all vegetables and get protein from lentils. But if things continue like this eventually I might not even get all nutrients consistently.

I work full time in the goddamn U S OF A and I can't afford proper food. What the fuck would our ancestors have said looking at this shit?!

>>718903249
You only tip servers who bring food to your table, or people who drive food to your door. You can also tip the bellhop, and the bartender.
Other than that? Look them straight in the eye and pay price+tax. If they balk, take some pocket change and drop it at their feet.

>>718903249
>>718922458
I went to the US and only tipped if I was a returning customer. Why should I tip if I leave and they never see me again anyway? They can't fuck up my food because they don't know I won't tip beforehand.

I returned to a couple and knew I would as it was next to the place I was staying at so I would tip 20% there.

>>718883039
if you're not going outside again why do you care if you "look like an asshole"
stupid retard

>>718914387
The NES sold 60 million which is still more than Xbox other than the 360. There were still million sellers, and the attach rate was 8, which is actually on the higher side even compared to more modern consoles. When you consider how overpriced the games were, how few developers there were per game, and generally shorter development cycles, it must have been pretty profitable for the competent game studios. Employee wages were also lower because gaming wasn't as big.

>>718888305
>everything 4-5x the price of 10 years ago
>same 5x priced items also all have half the meat or even less
it's utter bullshit and not inflation related. local taco bells here use to always have 4-5 cars in the drive through. now they are all deserted like burger kings have been for 20 years

>>718882942 (OP)
The only thing you blow is your daddies dick.

>>718923981
This confuses me as well. All these fast food places used to be absolutely packed just 20 years ago. People would go multiple times A DAY to fast food places.

Nowadays people buy it once every couple of months as a splurge. How the fuck do these places stay in business.

I don't even know anyone that eats burger king or seen anyone with any burger king for the last 20 years. How the fuck is it still in business?

>>718882942 (OP)
The technology needed to make and distribute a game has become way more efficient and powerful since 1990
Meanwhile beef is essentially still about feeding a cow until it gets big enough and distributing it is still about keeping it cold enough

>>718914981
That's mostly 3rd world countries. It's been a 60% increase overall, but 36% for the US.

>>718923061
Selfish asshole.

There are almost 20x as many meat eaters globally in 2025 compared to 1990.

Most of the third world got richer, at least rich enough to be able to afford meat. Meanwhile environmental policies, animal rights and the like made meat production more expensive.

Honestly I think the price of meat will stabilize somewhere around $30 (2025 dollars) in about 10 years time which is when the amount of meat eaters will peak. Afterwards aging population, trendy veganism and alternatives will most likely push price down again.

>>718882942 (OP)
Not my problem, I only eat game meat I hunt myself.

>>718890632
>You think people should work for free?
I think you should fire (450-16) people and give them a (84-18) months shorter deadline, because that will fix your cost issues tremendously.

>>718908573
In America you're even asked to tip if you use a self-checkout machine

>>718889828
I'm extremly lucky, that my brothers friend is a meat producer and we can buy minced meat straight from him. We get that stuff almost half of priced, then in the super market.

>>718882942 (OP)
Welcome to trumps america

>>718885414
I never rented games, but I would borrow games from friends and I somehow ended up with a collection of over 20 NES games even though I only ever bought the two games that came with the console. I even have games that I never played and I have no idea where they came from.

>>718883251
Why does food piss you off so much?>>718886463
Mind broken

>>718909886
hmmm...

>>718905003
>indian
No fucking thanks
The second we get an Indian president I'm leaving this country

That's what happens when your government is retarded and doesn't understand literally anything about economics or industry. Enjoy it mutts, you deserve it

>>718889327
You're retarded as fuck if you don't think wild animals living outside of human societies exist

>>718925639
How do you even have Internet or time to post hunting meat yourself

>>718930760
The economy was far worse under Biden and clinton

>>718882942 (OP)
Man, I was laughing my ass off at the Americans when they voted the orange clown into the white house but he's such a massive shithead his actions are messing up even my puny life on the other side of the planet.

>>718931321
Retarded third worlder can't comprehend how much of an influence our country has on the world. Get fucked

>>718931392
Bro, why you laughing. Its literally the worst it's ever been for you guys.

>>718931392
I remember when tariffs were first mentioned euros and thirdies thought it wouldn't affect them, lol. Lmao even

>>718931321
good, I hope you starve because of sanctions

>>718882942 (OP)
On super mario world, you're paying 30$ for the ROM chip, on donkey kong, it's like 10$ if you're buying physical and 0$ if you're downloading it from the internet.

>>718897023
Bingo
>>718897421
Eglin psyop

>>718882942 (OP)
the quality of nintendo games have plummeted so it makes sense it wouldnt change much, should be less honestly. theyre at the same level as indie games that go for $15

>>718925103
tipping culture is for cucks
think about it for a second
you're paying for the product also tax is not included in the price AND you still have to tip the server
LMAOO

>>718897664
I have never fried store-bought bacon but man, I can't imagine how much worse it has to be compared to one I cut and season myself with how thin that shit is

>1lb of ground beef is $10
Where the fuck are you shopping? I just got 4lbs for about $22.

>>718890632
This is just proof that AAA development is a total meme. Every all-time classic game was built by the equivalent of an indie studio by today's standards.

>>718883039
If the person serving me is a cute girl (or a twink) I make sure to tip big so that they know a fat ugly bastard thought they were hot.

>>718883039
>and if I had skipped it I would've looked like an asshole
Tips are theft, so its okay to not tip.

>>718884496
Kwik Trip is kino. I used to get Ribeyes from there before switching to Chuck steaks because they were half the price.

>>718883458
the constraint

>>718882942 (OP)
It feels weird that just 5 or 6 years ago UK Mcdonalds had an offer where you filled out a 5 minute survey online and could pick up a burger and fries for £2. Or grab a wrap of the day meal for less than £3
9 or so years ago and a 6 chicken nugget meal with fries and a drink was maybe £2.50.

Now I don't even touch fastfood because I calculate just how many burgers and fries I could make myself with the same money and it's just not worth it

>>718882942 (OP)
Napoleon ate from aluminium plates to flex his wealth
Videogames are much easier to make now than in 1990

>games are easier to make
that's all this says.

>>718882942 (OP)
Honestly the games weren’t worth that much back then. A handful of exceptions like Metroid or Super Mario sure but a fucking sea of games so shitty they would be free flash games a couple of decades later. They had no shame shipping broken crap with artificial difficulty spikes.

>>718883039
From my experience cashiers don't give a single shit if you decline to tip on one of those, it's like those charity donation options at big chain store registers, they're still not seeing that money

>>718915523
>>718930705
>Making it about race
Useful idiots

>>718882942 (OP)
not really comparable markets
the image just posts the end results of pure inflation, but doesn't elaborate on other basic things like supply and demand or things like drought
not to mention that most american farms are basically subsidized welfare programs to fill the supermarket s

beyond that, it's sort of blind to say that 50 bucks was "less" using inflation when not discussing what 50 bucks was equivalent to in the 90s (~120$)

all in all i will now declare this meme image both retarded and gay bait made for faggots on facebook and reddit

>>718936309
it's really only incidentally about race
it just so happens the people they want to import and take all jobs way from americans (MAGA) are indian
and the double whammy is greedy corpos programmed Americans to hate Indians by making them "customer service" for 15+ years so they can cheap out an deport american jobs

>>718890632
The bananza dev team couldn’t be arsed to make a game with any challenge. Every dk game prior at least expected you to have a fucking pulse. So yeah, modern devs should work for free.

even in Kyalifornia 93/7 is like $7-8/lb. Where the helly is it $10/pound?

>>718936928
that's not even the half of it :^)
prey populations (insects, etc) have collapsed
plants are doing extremely well with vegetation (leaves, etc) but plants aren't fruiting
drought across the country, gas prices are going to drive food prices through the roof
i won't even scratch how food is slowly becoming less nutritious over time

>Stop eating goylsop as snacks
>Buy ground beef whenever feel like eating a snack
>Lose weight

???

>>718882942 (OP)
>it blows my mind that the supply/demand curve over time for beef is not the same as video games
you retards don't understand what inflation actually is and think its only tied to the value currency.

>>718896918
Food should be a loss leader for a country, with guaranteed pay if you produce and send to market a certain tonnage (that actually gets picked by wholesalers, so you can't get away with poor quality). This thing where Americans - not even foreigners we export to, people in this fucking country - are going hungry while corportate farmers destroy 1 of every 7 pounds of food.

>>718882942 (OP)
In the 90s, you were not just buying a game, but the hardware was a significant part of it. Meaning, the cart. Te software itself was a fraction of the cost.
In 2025 you're only buying the software, the actual casing costs pennies.

>>718897023
It's both. Land inputs are more expensive on account of millions of acres of development since the 90s. Dozens of farms in my home county back then are now houses.

>>718905003
It's funny how people stopped crying about Mamdani wanting to open five government grocery stores when the US bought 10% of Intel

>>718936670
I still believe that hibbies are a backdoor concession to India where they get to export their elite overproduction and get their claws into our MIC and India doesn't end the world by starting a nuclear war with Pakistan. Same reason we have to fund Israel.

>>718909725
>corruption built into the system is ok because... uh well everyone else does it!!!
You are brown

is this country collapsing?

>>718938598
No, the west is

>>718905003
We also already have them, they're just literally gatekept: on-base commissaries. And I gotta tell you, being a contractor and brat who can't even shop there after turning 21 was dumbest and most annoying thing. They should have raised the age when they did the same for Tricare. Last time I went in, I filled my cart and they just said, "Nope, leave," at he checkout. Dumbshit.

>>718883649
>I'm autistic
then you shouldn't care how your socially perceived anyways.
t. autist who has literally never once in his life picked a number above 0 on the digital tip screen

>>718882942 (OP)
Gold is the real inflationary indicator, the banks and the goverments lie, SHOCKER!
The gold ounce is at 3374US$ btw.

>>718905334
Could have been over by now if we'd let Gamestop happen. Not that it won't happen anyway.

>>718938904
Oh, that stopped the demoralization bots in their tracks innit

>>718882942 (OP)
Thats because games have always been overpriced

>>718938903
Pretty much this, if your salary was 30k back in the 90s it should be around 300k now to keep up with the real inflation.

>>718938380
Conservative media is still crying blood over it saying it will cause prices to explode and bring bcke bread lines, or the reason the food desert areas exist in the first place is because the barbarian hoards control them so it's not profitable to have stores there.

>>718938728
Wait, so you're only allowed to shop there if you're an under 21 brat if you aren't in the military directly?

>>718884772
>drink corn syrup by the gallon
>even put sugar in their fucking bread
>but afraid of fat
why are americans so retarded?

>>718882942 (OP)
In the 1970s "what things cost" (costs) and "what people make" (wages) diverged.

Wages up until 2020 were still increasing, but at a much lower rate than costs. Costs, meanwhile increased at an ever escalating scale. Post 2020 wages stagnated (unless you're already making millions, the economy improved for the people that didn't need more money). The wages of average and lower classes stagnated, or dropped, while costs post 2020 shot up in just five years more than they had over the prior 10 years.

Entertainment and luxury products are the first products to get cut when people can't afford things.

Food, an absolute necessity, can continue to increase in price (and eat up the money entertainment/luxury goods would have made in their place) because people need food to live.

People do not need a new Nintendo game to live. As such the food market (and other markets that people need to live) can start eating the profits that the everyday average lower classes no longer buy because they have no choice but pay the prices for food and other necessity products if they want to continue living.

This is meant to lead to a cycle where 80% of the population works, works, and works more until the companies have no choice but to let them eat, drink, and sleep. But as soon as the minimal requirements are meant they get to do more work.

Nintendo time would take away from working or refueling to do more work.

The masses need no joy.

The masses only need to work and serve.

So games and other luxuries and entertainments will have to either keep their prices down (and eventually completely free making their money through other means), or become true luxury products only meant for the rich. Because the workers will not be able to afford it.

In truth it will eventually get so bad that the entertainment companies will have to find a way to provide entertainment to people while they're sleeping.

>>718939868
Exactly, unless you're a retired/disabled vet or a spouse.

>>718889329
Inflation is about purchasing power in general. Some things become cheaper over time due to better technology driving down costs, like computer chips or basic made-in-a-sweatshop clothes.
Some things become more expensive over time due to greedy bastards trying to fuck you over / get richer, like rent and property.

You can't look at the price of only one thing to determine inflation because you never know what other effects or manipulations are hitting that one thing.

>>718903738
this.
dev costs are bloating because team sizes are bloating to focus on ancilliary details that don't matter. hollow knight has a 10 person dev team and is a better game than most of these several-hundred dev AAA slops that cost a gorillion dollars to develop.

>>718943976
Yup, it's a matter of the industry tending towards one big milkable game versus a few smaller games. When you build something and release it and it's done, you need fewer people than something you have to support ad infinitum.

>>718882942 (OP)
Modern games are not as fun, it is the equivalent of toblerone removing chocolate from their product but selling it at the same price.

>>718882942 (OP)
Now do house prices

>>718888305
That's what a 2% price increase target every year does to prices.

>>718883108
> the cost of SNES games was primarily to cover up for cartridge production
no it wasn't. carts were more expensive than disks but they were not nearly that much. there's a reason why games were still ~$50 even after the switch to cds.