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Edited by CrazyCadder: 7/1/2016 4:51:43 PM
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The cost of upgrading to current gen vs the cost of current gen

Let's do some math to show how much it's really going to cost the legacy console players to upgrade to current gen, compared to how much current gen players have paid. First, I'm going to set down some basic prices. [u]Console Pricing (all prices rounded up to the nearest dollar)[/u] XB1 S $300 (per gamestop) PS4 $315 (per gamestop refurbished) XB1 $500 (day one price) PS4 $400 (day one price) [u]Game Pricing (all prices rounded up to the nearest dollar)[/u] Destiny (vanilla) $60 TDB $20 HoW $20 Expansion Pass $35 TTK $40 RoI $30 TTK Legendary Edition $60 (includes vanilla, TDB, How, and TTK. Expect that price to drop, as RoI approaches) [u]XB1 Day One Player total cost so far[/u] $500 XB1 D1 $60 Destiny Vanilla $35 Expansion Pass $40 TTK $30 RoI [b]$665 Total[/b] [u]Legacy Player cost to upgrade to XB1 total cost so far[/u] $60 Destiny Vanilla $35 Expansion Pass $40 TTK $300 XB1 S $60 Destiny Legendary Edition $30 RoI [b]$525 Total[/b] [u]PS4 Day One Player total cost so far[/u] $400 PS4 D1 $60 Destiny Vanilla $35 Expansion Pass $40 TTK $30 RoI [b]$565 Total[/b] [u]Legacy Player cost to upgrade to PS4 total cost so far[/u] $60 Destiny Vanilla $35 Expansion Pass $40 TTK $315 PS4 $60 Destiny Legendary Edition $30 RoI [b]$540 Total[/b] [b][u]Conclusion:[/u][/b] Legacy players, despite having to buy the original game and expansions twice, aren't spending more than current gen players. In fact, their investment will come in just a tad less. If things go as expected, there will probably be some pricing deals that will drop the upgrade cost even more. [spoiler]All of the above math assumes that current gen console owners paid the full price for their console. I did not include the cost of a legacy console, since even us current gen owners owned one. If I did add that price, I'd have to add it to all four of the comparisons to be fair about it. Easier to just leave it out.[/spoiler] [spoiler]I'm fully expecting to get a lot of hate from this. If I got any of the math off, please let me know and I'll fix it. Yelling and calling me stupid won't fix or change anything.[/spoiler]

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