You’re counting hw already in circulation as being added to circulation just because it changes hands. “Old hardware” is finite by definition. If it is new to circulation, we call that new hardware.

You and a lot of other people too. As people get priced out of new stuff, they too will start “mining those seams”.

Except that’s where the mining analogy breaks down. When we’re mining, we’re putting new resources into circulation, increasing supply, driving prices down. But when it comes to old hw, it’s already all in circulation, so as demand for it goes up, supply will go down, and prices will go up.

All hardware has already gotten more expensive, and the headline is that it will continue that trend. My point is that old hw won’t be an exception, it will also continue going up in price. So if you plan to grab old hw next year, you should probably just go ahead and get it now while it’s cheaper.

If the new stuff gets more expensive, the old stuff will too

I think probably the most novel thing gold/silver did back I the day was a real-time clock and day of the week tracker. This meant you had to log in at certain times to hunt certain pokemon, or attend certain events. This isn’t as impressive today, but at the time was a whole new level of immersion fans had never seen before, in any handheld game really.

It was also incredible that they had the new jhoto region, but also the entire gen 1 kanto region (set a few years in the future). I remember that was just mind blowing that this was even possible.

But if you’re not feeling it, don’t force yourself through it. The Pokemon games aren’t for everybody.

Control: Resonant

I think I’m 25-30h in and I don’t want to put it down. Idk how long it is, but all the Remedy Universe games are such a treat, I don’t want it to be over. I’m enjoying the melee-focused combat more than the first game’s TPS combat, I think.

1,313 were in the Linux patch.