This is a really expensive habit.

Think about it. $250-$600 for a gaming console, plus $30-$60 ($100 for Guitar Hero) for each game after that, and good ones come out every 3 months at the most. +Subscription fees for online play and content, around $60.00 a year. Then there's PC gaming, which often coincides with console gaming, requires constant upgrades in the hundred $s to keep up, and there's MMOs with monthly fees, typically $10.00 - $15.00 and expansions for another $50.00.

I could've bought a soccer ball for ten bucks =/

It is i've spend 7,000 plus over 21 years

If I didn't have video games,

I'd be going out 7 days a week and blowing 10Xs more cash 

If I didn't have video games,

I'd be going out 7 days a week and blowing 10Xs more cash

TheOwnerOner

7 days a week? i didnt realize doing nothing for a living paid so well 

[QUOTE="TheOwnerOner"]

If I didn't have video games,

I'd be going out 7 days a week and blowing 10Xs more cash

Gzus666

7 days a week? i didnt realize doing nothing for a living paid so well 

Lol, maybe he means going out when he gets off work. Ya know....night life.

I agree that gaming is an expensive hobby, but its great. My sister is a gamer too, so that means she goes out less often, which I like. I would prefer my sister playing games rather than go out to clubs and dating guys or whatever :S

Not trying to make this thread sound too personal, but I love gaming even if it is expensive.

Here's a fix:

Don't buy games!

Rental services for the win. 

I've played dozens of games thanks to Gamefly. 

Gaming saved my life. With out it I would instead spend all that money on booze which is a ridiuclous amount and I would die in my attempt to drink all at once.

Joking. 

If I didn't have video games,

I'd be going out 7 days a week and blowing 10Xs more cash

TheOwnerOner

not if you vegged out on TV or played free pc games. 

Here's a fix:

Don't buy games!

 

Rental services for the win. 

I've played dozens of games thanks to Gamefly. 

purplemidgets

I should do that, not to stop buying games, just to play even more games. Game-holic!

[QUOTE="purplemidgets"]

Here's a fix:

Don't buy games!

 

Rental services for the win. 

I've played dozens of games thanks to Gamefly. 

ArisShadows

I should do that, not to stop buying games, just to play even more games. Game-holic!

The more, the better! :D Gamefly is great for those movie tie-in games, and those sports games. They just opened a distribution center in PA too, so people on the east coast will get games quicker.

[QUOTE="ArisShadows"][QUOTE="purplemidgets"]

Here's a fix:

Don't buy games!

 

Rental services for the win. 

I've played dozens of games thanks to Gamefly. 

BioShockOwnz

I should do that, not to stop buying games, just to play even more games. Game-holic!

The more, the better! :D Gamefly is great for those movie tie-in games, and those sports games. They just opened a distribution center in PA too, so people on the east coast will get games quicker.

I was hastey about it because I heard the disc were scratch like hell and a good deal of the time nonworking.

most habits are.... 

Its not that expensive when you consider how expensive other hobbies can be.

Better thaqn smoking :P

I......need.....my......fix.....

*goes to play ssbm*

[QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="ArisShadows"][QUOTE="purplemidgets"]

Here's a fix:

Don't buy games!

 

Rental services for the win. 

I've played dozens of games thanks to Gamefly. 

ArisShadows

I should do that, not to stop buying games, just to play even more games. Game-holic!

The more, the better! :D Gamefly is great for those movie tie-in games, and those sports games. They just opened a distribution center in PA too, so people on the east coast will get games quicker.

I was hastey about it because I heard the disc were scratch like hell and a good deal of the time nonworking.

I just signed up so that I could rent crappy games, and the 2 discs I recently received were fine. I guess it all depends who handles them. I wish some people could just rent a disc and put it in their console instead of playing hockey with the damn thing.

[QUOTE="TheOwnerOner"]

If I didn't have video games,

I'd be going out 7 days a week and blowing 10Xs more cash

Gzus666

7 days a week? i didnt realize doing nothing for a living paid so well 

lol

I spend about $5 dollars per day gaming.  Thats about $7000 over 4 years.

Thats plenty enough for a killer PC, a PS3 + lots of games and internet.

$5 per day isnt really that much, I know lots of people who go to bars almost daily and spend $20 or $40.

most habits are....

oback

Ya...it all depends on how serious you are about that "habit".  

Gaming is more of a hobbie than a habbit. Even still I've spent probely 1000 Plus on the last 2 gens.htekemerald

Dude, I probably spend that per year in gaming!

It's not particularly cheap, I guess. However, for time employed, it's hardly the most expensive hobbie out there... you can ask pervs, barhoppers and movie buffs for that :P 

[QUOTE="htekemerald"]Gaming is more of a hobbie than a habbit. Even still I've spent probely 1000 Plus on the last 2 gens.Grive

Dude, I probably spend that per year in gaming!

It's not particularly cheap, I guess. However, for time employed, it's hardly the most expensive hobbie out there... you can ask pervs, barhoppers and movie buffs for that :P 

Agreed. If I own about 30 gamecube games, thats about 1500 dollars just there o.o

[QUOTE="htekemerald"]Gaming is more of a hobbie than a habbit. Even still I've spent probely 1000 Plus on the last 2 gens.Grive

Dude, I probably spend that per year in gaming!

It's not particularly cheap, I guess. However, for time employed, it's hardly the most expensive hobbie out there... you can ask pervs, barhoppers and movie buffs for that :P

Ya...you two are cheap..I have spent well over 1k this gen so far.  

I would prefer my sister playing games rather than go out to clubs and dating guys or whatever :SSupernova_86

Why, would you get jealous?

PM me a photo. 

Here's a fix:

Don't buy games!purplemidgets

My fix is similar:

Don't "buy" games! 

I may spend $50-60 a game and about 3k for the consoles and PC, however in the long run though, they add up to be numerous hours of time killing fun. For me, thats a lot cheaper than what i'd normally do for other activities. Lets say i spend that 3k on just the consoles and the pc system, it should last me roughly 3 years, consoles last a bit longer, but my pc should hold to the medium threshold at that point.

 So add in roughly $1000 for games in those 3 years, I'm looking at 4k in 3 years spent on gaming. These games tend to last me awhile however, since i play online. a day of hitting the town costs me roughly $40-50, but at times it Shoots up to astronomical amounts of up to $300 depending on what activites I do. With my life style, I'd probably end up shelling out 4k going out for a year.

Long story short: Games are actually saving me money, it restricts my social life, but its still saving me money

The Ps3 really isnt that expensive considering what it does for you and how much money i waste on a daily basis doing small things like eating... 

yeah it is getting exspensive. i dont know how i am going to manage to buy games for my ps3 and soon to be wii. ssbb is a must buy for me and i will pick up zelda as well. but there are about 10 ps3 games coming out this year that i want to pick. i dont even know if i will even have time to play the games with school and work. this is going to be an interesting year for me.

games i want this year for ps3, must buys: ninja gaiden sigma, lair, heavenly sword, assassins creed, gta iv, and eight days.

possible buys for ps3 are: brothers in arms, haze, killzone 2, metal gear solid 4(if it comes this year must buy), ffxiii, nba live 08 and ranchet and clank.

man were will i get the money!

i've got a PS3, a 360, a wii and a DS.... i bought a HD projector, a HD tv, a good 5.1 surround set, a good receiver and a lot of cables to make sure it all work the way it should. then there are the extra controllers, headsets, etc, and ofcourse: the games....

i don't even want to know how much money that cost me, but i AM enjoying it.

What is expensive is coming up with the $600 to buy the system! *Ya I want a PS3* Especially when you got bills, and alot of other expenses. 

But once you actually get the system you can rent games and what not to save you alot of money. Gameznflix.com is a great place to go for that type of stuff.