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Sweet! I wonder if the store owner is a Tekken ringer.
I played Metal Slug in a similar setup in Peru, only they had multiple set-ups in the place. Basically, you paid a small flat rate per hour.
They love some SNK down there, it was great.
GTA corrupts Indian youth? CONFIRMED!
I just saw Slumdog Millionare last night and this scene looks straight out of it
Also, this reminds me of a place I've been to in Spanish harlem. They had various consoles set up with locks on them so that you had to pay like $1 for an hour of gameplay. They had a pretty good selection too, including quite a few import games. I remember playing some of those import DBZ games for PS1 there back in the day.
Back in Manila there are places like that in malls, similar to LAN cafes, but with consoles (sometimes in addition to their computers.
I once saw one with 6 360s, 3 were playing Gears, 1 was playing Army of Two, and the other two were playing the RRoD. I asked the proprietor when he planned to get new 360s or fix them, and he said he didn't know, as the warranty doesn't hold overseas, and the consoles themselves had red-ringed only that day. Ouch.
@unangbangkay
Which malls in Manila? Or is the majority? I remember seeing some LAN cafes in Manila and even Palawan but that's awesome they have 360s now.
* This is typical english/white vision. Probably there are plenty of places clean and modern, but what is show in civilized world are the images from poor places.
Like an indian tourist in USA, take picutures from children in the interior of Ohio and telling "this is USA playing GTA".
@Primo
They're in the minority, for the most part, most LAN cafes make a lot more money from PC games. The one I'm referring to may already be closed, as I haven't been back to Manila since March.
Spectreman:
I understand what you're saying, it's like the "National Geographic effect", but I still think it's cool to see people playing games on the street like that, no matter where it is occurring.
But yeah, to someone who isn't very aware, yeah, it can give that "poor/exotic other" impression to an entire region. I see your point, but I don't think it was intent here.
Awesome. Those kids are so lucky! In a way.
Corruption of the innocent, who cares?? This is a city where rupees exist!! RUPEES!!!
Looks like the kids are being monitored by a mature adult though... haha
Yea SNK emulated consoles are big in India. My cousin from ND was telling me about stuff like that.
That is pretty neat, like a little arcade!
2 rupees = 4 cents
Cost of PS3 in india = 40,000 rupees ($800 USD)
20,000 play sessions to pay off the PS3.
5 minute play sessions. about 1700 hours before store owner breaks even.
will the PS3 last 1700 hours before dieing?
Seems like it's more of a community charity to the kids than a business. So props to the old guy.
i doubt it's 2 rupees. probably 50 - 100 from what I've seen.
Also, that kind of renting happens in Mexico, too. 2 Wiis, 2 360s, 2 PS3s, charge 1 buck for every 20 mins of playing. It's actually were I used to do my new-gen gaming before I learned the magic of saving up.
@unangbangkay:
Where is this mall you're talking about? I've only seen PS2's in Circuit City(s) all over. Either that, or I don't get out much.
Wired had a story a while back about a guy in Africa who hung his cell phone from a wall to turn it into a payphone and used the profit for a tv&Playstation the kids pay to play. Yay trade.
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