A quick shoparound for "Guitar Hero 5" reveals that there is a glitch in the matrix large enough to drive a truck through - something that challenges all rules of logic which lie at the foundation of all civilized thought.
If you take out your Analytical Engine, lubricate the gears sufficiently, build up the proper steam and point it to www.bestbuy.com you will find that the game "Guitar Hero 5"(brand new, never used) is selling for $19.99. This is, in itself, not cause for alarm. However, the very same game used, is selling for $29.99. That's right - the game is worth more used than new.
What does it mean? If a game is worth more money used than new, that means that the moment you buy it it instantly increases in value by $10 (a 50% profit). Presumably, the term "used" implies that you have to take the game out and play it or it's not as valuable. Therefore if you wanted to play video games for a living all you need to do is buy as many copies of "Guitar Hero 5" as you can, play them each one by one and sell each copy for $10 more than you originally paid. It's a tough job but you really get a great sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.
If you buy "Guitar Hero 5" and are unhappy with it, and you wish to return it, what happens? They'll offer to give you your money back but that's a ripoff, they're trying to buy back the game for $10 less than it's worth. "Hey man," - you'll say to the Best Buy employee - "don't act like this thing isn't worth more money, this game is used. You owe me my original twenty bucks for the game plus 10 bucks for improving the game to a 'pre-owned' state."
And just in case you thought that we hadn't gone through the looking glass, that the Earth is still rotating on its axis, that pi is actually a constant and that this whole thing is just a big misunderstanding - that the old man Best Buy had made a mistake typing numbers into his abacus and that the fabric of our universe isn't pulling at the seams... Here's the Amazon.com listing:
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Still not huddled naked in the basement? YOU THINK THIS IS A GAME?! Yeah, well, yeah, I mean, technically it is a game but how does this taste on your Cocoa Puffs... here's the same game on GameStop:
God help us all.
A quick bit of mental math. Assuming the described 50% increase in value per game upgraded to "used" status, and assuming you have to play an arbitrary, say, 10 minutes to achieve "used" status... Here are some numbers:
ReplyDeleteWorking a standard 8 Hour Workday doing nothing but upgrading GH5 games, you'd stand to make about $125,000/year.
If you were able to multitask, say playing Drums, singing, and strumming both guitars at a time, you could easily push that score up passed 1/2 Million a year. That's a good living no matter who you are.