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[–] anguo@piefed.ca 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Shit, I even find $80 CAD Xbox controllers to be too expensive. I flinched at the $99 USD price, but hadn't seen the Canadian one.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Same. You can get some decent controllers for 50 or less.

[–] warm@kbin.earth 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This doesn't really compare, it's a premium controller with multiple different input methods and features to integrate with their other hardware. If you just need a basic controller, this obviously isn't pitched at that.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

I thought it was originally targeted at MUCH cheaper?

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

In my head spending more than $60 on a controller or game feels absurd.

That’s what my brain has proved anchored gaming stuff at from when I was a kid.

Is hard to get passed that feeling.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

There is more justification for physical items, since the cost of materials and transportation has gone up. But games, which are just data? Pure greed.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

It really is.

I'm just closing my eyes and praying to Gabe that I made the right choice.