"Just get a gaming PC instead" isn't good advice for everyone.
NRM writes "How would your life change if you were suddenly made unemployed? It's a question that very few of us would like to ponder, but one we should all be familiar with. Could you stretch the latest welfare payment/minimum wage pay cheque across household bills, rent, proper health insurance, and adequate care for your children?..." [ctd.]
Urban Ministries of Durham has a flash game called Spent that lets you try to survive for a month with only a $ 1000…
Your savings are gone. You've lost your house. You're down to your last $1,000. Can you make it through the month? A video-game collaboration between McKinney and the Urban Ministries of Durham wants you to experience that eye-opening scenario.
... survived the first month with 251 bucks left, but some of the examples are a bit ridiculous.
500 dollar a month car loan? My whole car was bought for 2500 euro. 300 dollar gasbill? Never gonna happen, not even here in Holland where our gas costs way more than it doesn in the USA. 100 dollar phonebill!? Nope. Never.
I originally come from a poor household myself though, so I'm already pretty damn skimpy and never borrow money. I sure hope never to get back to that situation, and hope those who are in that situation, get all the help they can get.
Screw bills if you got nothing left. Ur credits gone. Cheetos and a 32oz drink for lunch. Top ramen and some koolaid for dinner for 30 days. After the months up you got 950 bucks to yourself.
I like how when the car got repossessed, I automatically was unable to attend work. It's as if I didn't know anybody with a car or the bus system doesn't exist.
@ seinfan
If you live in a rural area, the bus system doesn't exist, and not everyone will give you a ride for free.
Interesting social experiment. Maybe turning it into a video game will bring more realization to the fact that millions of people have to make decisions like this on a daily basis.
'Maybe turning it into a video game will bring more realization to the fact that millions of people have to make decisions like this on a daily basis. '
Why would people need to play a game to realize that? That's called life, you need a job in order to pay bills. That's pretty basic information to learn, something you learn in school, no?
Some people don't learn until they hit rock bottom, others never learn. They have to be taught!
Sad fact of life....
Looks like a game where the people who need to play it will not be among those who will play it.
There have always been two markets. the enthusiast and the hobbyist. The enthusiast market is where price is no object while the hobbyist is where people who are frugal will find their own point of entry. Console gaming has always spent its entirety in the hobbyist market. it was always a lower cost point of entry with a level of simplicity that appealed to the masses. Those who want to be bold and try their hand at the enthusiast market are certainly free to do so.
When you start pushing the hobbyist into the enthusiast 'pricing' territory is where you see push back. And because value is subjective.... some see the Pro as worth it, while other may not. Especially when you look at how Sony was showcasing things in the reveal. If you have to zoom in 200% to spot any sort of difference... that really isn't selling people on the idea of a Pro. Hence why many are saying it's not worth it. It could be worth it, but we will have to wait for NEW games to showcase it like they did with GoW 2018 on the 4 Pro when it was revealed.
Ooh fancypants rich McGee over here
I could buy 2 Ps5 pros for the price of my phone.
Have some perspective people.
People pay more than that for vacumn cleaners.
I don't know what that's about .
Exactly!
A PC allows you to upgrade components like the GPU whenever you need to, whereas with a console, you’re stuck with its fixed specs. If the price is similar, why not invest in a PC? It can offer more flexibility and longevity compared to a console, which often requires replacement every few years.