• grandel@lemmy.ml
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    6 days ago

    And it usually only requires a one time purchase, making it a rather thrifty hobby!

    For instance (pls don’t judge, I have a life, I promise):

    I got over:

    • 5000 hours in dota, a free to play game
    • 800 hours in satisfactory, after paying like 25 € once
    • 600 hours in Timberborn after paying like 15 €

    The cost per use is insanely efficient!

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      When I was in college, I blew almost my entire savings buying a new Playstation and the latest copy of Street Fighter. The practical side of me immediately started second guessing myself for ‘wasting’ all my money. So I started tracking how many hours I spent playing it.

      By the time I graduated, it worked out to something like costing me 10 center per hour of playtime. I reached the point where I probably needed to start adding in the cost of electricity. Although the initial buy in price is high, gaming is an amazingly cost effective entertainment. (Not sure this holds true anymore with subscription games charging a monthly fee, but it was solid when you owned them)