Re:Lock 'n roll: a tale of three cartridges
by samcheng on Friday March 08, 2019 @02:21AM
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I agree with you. Remember that this was a time of rapid improvement in computing hardware, and these were devices marketed to kids in family rooms.
That hardware cost inefficiency is a big reason cartridges lost to discs. (and, later, downloads)
Interestingly, modern GPUs are also sold bundled with the games that run best on them!
https://www.amd.com/en/gaming/raise-the-game https://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/destiny-2-geforce...
Re:Lock 'n roll: a tale of three cartridges
by SmellyGeekBoy on Friday March 08, 2019 @05:28AM
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> That hardware cost inefficiency is a big reason cartridges lost to discs. (and, later, downloads)
Yet we're still expected to pay the same prices we were paying back then - even more in some cases.
Inflation adjusted you're paying far less. (NES games went for about $50, which is around $120 now).
This... sounds strictly worse than the modern game download. If I have an SNES and everyone has moved to making cartridges with included GPUs, then to play three new games I have to buy three games and three GPUs.
If I have a computer and everyone has moved to making games that require a new GPU, then to play three games I need to buy three games and one GPU.