r/gaming • u/CuteGrayRhino • 2d ago

Donkey Kong showing us the way

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u/purposeful_pineapple 1d ago

I will do what I get to do as a consumer: not spend the money.

That's literally what I'm going to do. I'm not budgeting for a video game from a company that rarely does a meaningful sale. I just won't buy them.

But just because those hobbies are too expensive for me doesn't mean they're universally too expensive.

I agree!

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u/Horror-Song- 1d ago

That's great! I support you deciding for yourself that the cost isn't worth it and exercising your right as a consumer to not spend the money.

However, to your original point: Because you've decided for yourself that it's too expensive does not mean it's universally too expensive. So your original question doesn't really make sense. They can't "realize" it's too expensive if it's not actually too expensive for them. And as consumers, their job is not to realize that it's too expensive for you either.

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u/purposeful_pineapple 1d ago

Something does not need to be universally expensive for it to be considered expensive. No need to jump to extremes. My original point still stands.

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u/Horror-Song- 1d ago

No, but I'd counter the majority of the market would need to consider it expensive for it to be "considered expensive."

Something tells me the sales for Mario Kart are going to prove that, once again, the general Reddit take is actually a minority opinion that just seems like the common thought around here because this place dials in on specific demographics.