Man, I wonder why the Xbox never took off in Japan

:windows-cool: = 🍔= :amerikkka: = 🎮

Someone explain the marketing :galaxy-brain: here

"We've met in a strange place, haven't we" is how I would interpret that slogan

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Classic design featuring the original Xbox animated startup screen played right inside the Xbox Button

        $70 because they crammed a screen on it that you'll never ever look at wtf.

        Madkatz could have made a more accurate replica for $20.

      • doublepepperoni [none/use name]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        It's wild how much more expensive controllers are nowadays. I recently looked at a list of past orders on my account at an electronics retailer and noticed I bought a special edition official Xbox 360 controller in 2012 for 41 euros. When I bought my DS4 some years ago, it cost somewhere in the ballpark of 50 euros, but all the current Sony and Xbox controllers are close to 70.

        • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Only tangentially related, but don't buy replacements for drifting Switch controllers, you can pop em open and fix them with a cheap security screwdriver kit and a cut-up index card

        • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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          2 years ago

          Yeah, it's all pricey nowadays. Don't look at the price of vr controllers, i'm still waiting on some madkatz vr.