thinking forward a century or so, space
Space colonizers want to gain the historically dangerous and irresponsible political power to hold planet Earth hostage from the heavens. Space explorers want to freely extend human space capabilities to everyone on Earth regardless of social status with no threat towards homeward. The two are mutually exclusive, and the longer private enterprise is allowed to develop offword technology, the greater potential for betrayal of the common good of Earth and all its species.
Equal exploration opportunity and space access will be as important as ensuring nuclear disarmament in the long run.
edit: This is based on information from the Nintendo direct which has since been corrected in other sources by Nintendo. No footage to confirm, though. The following post's sentiments could easily apply to most console games nowadays though. A more fair assesment would be ~$520 USD.
What is the point of modern consoles if you have to buy multiple consoles to play with friends? The economic sense is just completely gone. Take this example, as split-screen is dead on consoles, in the cheapest scenario without Nintendo Switch Online and using local link play.
Kirby Riders 4-player multiplayer minimum cost - 2025:
~$2,080
Kirby Air Ride 4-player multiplayer minimum cost - 2003:
~$260
So who the fuck is this for?
1/dog