I was talking to a friend this afternoon and was discussing how the import videogame scene used to be back in the late eighties and early ninties. Obviously the conversation turned to how cheap it is these days compared to then and how much more accessable it is now you can order direct from Japan, America and Hong Kong yourself without going through your local import dealer.
What i think is an interesting question was raised, that being 'knowing what you know now and having bought for the prices that we are used to paying, would you go back to paying ?70 - ?100 + for import software if you had no other way of getting it? Or would you choose to buy and play PAL software at todays prices?
Personally, i'm of the opinion that i've done it before and therefore i would do it again and have never really minded paying a premium for the version of software that i want along with accompanying artwork etc. But i can fully understand anyone who would faced with the huge prices that imported videogames sometimes demanded in the past decide that the game is the important thing and would just has happy with the cheaper option.
This is in no way an attempt to start a 'i'm more hardcore than you' type thread, but more of a way of discovering how peoples opinions have changed over the years and if there is any divide in outlook between people who have paid the price of importing and those of whom who have taken up importing since its become as easy and cheap as it is today.
What i think is an interesting question was raised, that being 'knowing what you know now and having bought for the prices that we are used to paying, would you go back to paying ?70 - ?100 + for import software if you had no other way of getting it? Or would you choose to buy and play PAL software at todays prices?
Personally, i'm of the opinion that i've done it before and therefore i would do it again and have never really minded paying a premium for the version of software that i want along with accompanying artwork etc. But i can fully understand anyone who would faced with the huge prices that imported videogames sometimes demanded in the past decide that the game is the important thing and would just has happy with the cheaper option.
This is in no way an attempt to start a 'i'm more hardcore than you' type thread, but more of a way of discovering how peoples opinions have changed over the years and if there is any divide in outlook between people who have paid the price of importing and those of whom who have taken up importing since its become as easy and cheap as it is today.
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