So I used to play Destiny. I was part of the Beta team to play and got to get my copy almost a year before it went public. I loved it. I played up until they started doing new DLC every 6 weeks. You have to pay for a “season” on these games now. It’s horrible because I can’t even lie I have probably 2 grand into the game and don’t play anymore. The original is only half the story now because they had to vault things because the game got way to big. Same with Destiny 2. Only the newer parts are available.
I kept up with it until the last 2 years. It’s getting bad now. You pay $100 for the base game with the deluxe version. Then you still have to pay $100s more to keep up. About a year ago we bought ALL the stuff we had missed and we couldn’t catch up. Even with a full team of people basically pulling us through. Our power level never got high enough because we were so far behind.
It’s super sad because Destiny is what I did in the beginning days of getting sober.
He plays Diablo. And some other crap( lol ) but always comes back to Diablo. Spent hundreds. And now Diablo 4 is coming out (or maybe is out) and he wants the new console to play it…
Yea they do restock every couple weeks or so and never on the same day as the week before so you never know when they will pop up again.
As for his game I would definitely recommend the black one. I am guessing he has all his games on disc form if he plays Diablo.
The new one comes out in June this year.
I hate to be that person but I would not buy a 600 toy for someone’s else for being sober. They can save the money from not using and buy one and I would definitely buy the game.
But as an addict I’ve seen people make it to a milestone because they knew they would get “insert item here” and then once they got it they didn’t last being sober because they didn’t have anything to work for.
I will say it was me. For a long time I would think if I can make it to a month I will buy myself this really expensive thing I wanted then I would celebrate with a drink because I got to buy it. And then I would start drinking again.
But again that’s just How I think. Now at almost 6 years sober I don’t even think about milestones.
You make a good point… I just didn’t want to rush into a huge purchase for his instant gratification a week sober. Maybe I’ll buy it when it comes back in stock and give it to him as a gift randomly
I think they’re deliberately withholding stock to keep sales strong over a longer period of time… it makes people buy because they don’t know when they’ll get a chance again unless they buy from the shitty people who buy to resell at a huge markup.
We have so many gaming systems i don’t really see the point of getting new ones …
I have an Xbox, a 360, five Xbox 1s, a couple Wii that aren’t hooked up, and 3 smart tvs… Aside from the regular flat screens. And I think they’re just a waste of money. All my kids want to do is go on YouTube, and I barely have time to turn a game system on, and if i do, I usually just watch a movie
And the Xbox live is $60/ year per person
Plus the stupid unlimited gamepass thing is $16 a month per account…
It’s a giant waste of money.
That’s why I was hesitant on buying the new one. What will we do with the one that works just fine? Lol
Just a kind reminder that there are gaming addicts on the forum too. Maybe put a trigger warning in the beginning of your posts? Although we’re already in the derailment void…
No worries, it is fine. I added a trigger warning to your thread for the gaming addicts. If you seriously want one of us to move stuff over, just let me or one of the other moderators know. Thanks!
Yea keeps up the hype for a bit and i get the chip shortage during the pandemic didn’t help with a lot of industries but game consoles have been doing this for years I remember not being able to get a Wii forever,
But it makes no sense, if I can manufacture a in demand product now and get it to the shelves especially around the holiday season, I can make bank. Once they sit on the shelves they already cycled, i got paid for the units whether they sit with the retailer for a year or a day, cash in while you can, all your doing is making resellers quick bucks or potential buyers may visit your competitor for the same product,
now it says sold out 
