Shadow Cloud
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Because I feel like most of the gaming deals I found are noticed on slickDeals first as oppose to here. It used to be the other way around in the past.
A lot of people will use reddit to discuss video games. You could try that.I just don't like how the rest of the site is so dead... used be to very active discussions in the GC/PS2 and XB days and early PS3/Wii/360 days. And then it seems like everything just went silent.
Where/how do you people talk video games these days? All I see are people watch streams, which I don't really get or find interesting.
I got an account on a certain big, more modern forum last year, but it's much bigger and busier than CAG ever was, and therefore harder to have the types of conversations I got used to here.I just don't like how the rest of the site is so dead... used be to very active discussions in the GC/PS2 and XB days and early PS3/Wii/360 days. And then it seems like everything just went silent.
Where/how do you people talk video games these days? All I see are people watch streams, which I don't really get or find interesting.
I mean I have noticed it, but I never really discussed it or made a topic until now for several years....If you were more active you would've noticed this years back.
For gaming discussion, I'm usually at Neogaf.com and resetera.com. At least 20,000 daily active users.I just don't like how the rest of the site is so dead... used be to very active discussions in the GC/PS2 and XB days and early PS3/Wii/360 days. And then it seems like everything just went silent.
Where/how do you people talk video games these days? All I see are people watch streams, which I don't really get or find interesting.
I started to notice when brick & mortar stores like TRU, Sears, and Kmart went out of business. Post threads for these stores back then were highly active and the Go-to-Spot for video game deals. Plus you have to take an account that it's hard to find deals on physical video games nowadays. Other stores like Big Lots and BestBuy stop selling, clearance or penny out their video game stuffs. From what I see, Target is like the only place for video game deals and sadly it's pretty YMMV (you versus scalpers / resellers). With all of this, it should explain why CAG is pretty much dead. If you look up "Top Site Traffic Ranking" at Alexa.com, CAG is somewhere in the 55,000 range. I remembered CAG used to be in the 15,000 range.I mean I have noticed it, but I never really discussed it or made a topic until now for several years....
Hm... very good points. I honestly can't remember the last time I went into a store and found a game on sale/clearance. These days, I'm lucky to find 3 games I want during the rare B2G1F sale.I started to notice when brick & mortar stores like TRU, Sears, and Kmart went out of business. Post threads for these stores back then were highly active and the Go-to-Spot for video game deals. Plus you have to take an account that it's hard to find deals on physical video games nowadays. Other stores like Big Lots and BestBuy stop selling, clearance or penny out their video game stuffs. From what I see, Target is like the only place for video game deals and sadly it's pretty YMMV (you versus scalpers / resellers). With all of this, it should explain why CAG is pretty much dead. If you look up "Top Site Traffic Ranking" at Alexa.com, CAG is somewhere in the 55,000 range. I remembered CAG used to be in the 15,000 range.
In comparison, Slickdeals is in the 500+ range and you could see why video game deals in general always show up there first.
I'm an OG CAG but i still visit this site everyday for PSN/eShop/Steam deals.
Yeah it's tough now. That's why I have started to switch over to digital. Good thing I know how to turn cash into 2x/3x PSN/eShop/Steam digital currency.Hm... very good points. I honestly can't remember the last time I went into a store and found a game on sale/clearance. These days, I'm lucky to find 3 games I want during the rare B2G1F sale.
OG? cough. JK. It is sad but things move on. the first downturn was the start of the PS3 360 eraI started to notice when brick & mortar stores like TRU, Sears, and Kmart went out of business. Post threads for these stores back then were highly active and the Go-to-Spot for video game deals. Plus you have to take an account that it's hard to find deals on physical video games nowadays. Other stores like Big Lots and BestBuy stop selling, clearance or penny out their video game stuffs. From what I see, Target is like the only place for video game deals and sadly it's pretty YMMV (you versus scalpers / resellers). With all of this, it should explain why CAG is pretty much dead. If you look up "Top Site Traffic Ranking" at Alexa.com, CAG is somewhere in the 55,000 range. I remembered CAG used to be in the 15,000 range.
In comparison, Slickdeals is in the 500+ range and you could see why video game deals in general always show up there first.
I'm an OG CAG but i still visit this site everyday for PSN/eShop/Steam deals.
I just realized I'm approaching 13 years come this November...Ive definitely noticed over the last few years, that most of the deals I get arent even posted on CAG. They are either on slickdeals, elsewhere, or posted on the CAG twitter, but not on the main site.
Been here 11 years crazy enough, but Yea, im not really sure what happened; deals themselves are getting posted less and less by the day.
I wasn’t here to catch the circuit city wave, those were still the days I bought games for MSRP at GameStop *shudder* but from what I read about that circuit city sale, it sounded insane! Like every game was pretty much $4.99??? God I wish I was a cag in those days.going to at least 6 different Circuit City stores during the $4.99 sale (I can't believe that was almost 16 years ago!) because you knew you would at least find a few games you wanted at each location.
It wasn't every game, but it was a huge list and lots of solid titles. I can't find the original CAG thread but I found another site that listed out many of the games. It was great because it was supposed to be a advertised sale but went live early and posted on CAG.I wasn’t here to catch the circuit city wave, those were still the days I bought games for MSRP at GameStop *shudder* but from what I read about that circuit city sale, it sounded insane! Like every game was pretty much $4.99??? God I wish I was a cag in those days.
I was a sophomore at college and was lurking and not a register user at CAG. My roommate was a registered CAG member and he called me about this circuit city glitch while I was walking to my next class. I didn't believe him at first so I went to confirm at the nearest computer lab in campus since my blackberry phone was so slow as hell. When I saw the thread, I pulled out a notebook and wrote down what games I wanted to get. I ended up skipping my astronomy and political science classes that day and drove to like 4 CCs all over LA. I came back home with 42 games for under $230. Mostly were JRPGs (PS2, GBA, GC) and I flipped Disgaea & MGS 2 Subsistence PS2 games on eBay which were fetching insane amount back then just to make up most of my money back. I believe this deal was the reason why I finally registered and became a CAG member.It wasn't every game, but it was a huge list and lots of solid titles. I can't find the original CAG thread but I found another site that listed out many of the games. It was great because it was supposed to be a advertised sale but went live early and posted on CAG.
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-talk/372999-huge-%244-99-game-clearance-circuit-city-stores-2.html
I remember picking up some Mario Party and RE games on the GameCube, some others that I can't remember. I spent ~$44 on 8 games (was a kid in HS, and had no job), getting home and remembering the rush of getting 8... ing... games... for $40. Looking at that list now, there were some MAJOR games that I skipped... Skies of Arcadia, Ikaruga. That was also when I started keeping new games sealed until I actually played them. I think it was Mario Party that I never got around to opening and year or two later, sold it on eBay for $50 or something because the game was out of print since Mario Party 5 and 6 were already out and I was like "holy shit, why do I open games before I play them?". :lol:
Ugh... just looking at this, thinking of all the other games I should have picked up. CC was always my golden spot- even after the $4.99 clearance, there was a another one for like 8.96 where I picked up a ton of games and then after that, they regularly did sales on games for like $14.98 or 16.98. TRU was my other hot spot, all the $9.99 games.I was a sophomore at college and was lurking and not a register user at CAG. My roommate was a registered CAG member and he called me about this circuit city glitch while I was walking to my next class. I didn't believe him at first so I went to confirm at the nearest computer lab in campus since my blackberry phone was so slow as hell. When I saw the thread, I pulled out a notebook and wrote down what games I wanted to get. I ended up skipping my astronomy and political science classes that day and drove to like 4 CCs all over LA. I came back home with 42 games for under $230. Mostly were JRPGs (PS2, GBA, GC) and I flipped Disgaea & MGS 2 Subsistence PS2 games on eBay which were fetching insane amount back then just to make up most of my money back. I believe this deal was the reason why I finally registered and became a CAG member.
One thing for sure CC has got to be best deal ever right next to Big Lots' massive video games liquidation at 90-95% off.
Here's my first smartphone back in 2004. Wow smartphones have evolved big time lol.
Internet wasn’t that great before. You just had less crap IRL to deal with. The internet isn’t that bad now. You just have more crap IRL to deal with. Old people become resentful and hate everything because it’s easy and self satisfying. I’ve been there, done that and really warn against it.It's really sad what the internet has become. Forums are basically done and you can't get a good discussion anymore. It's all about social media now and having a fake opinion, fake image, fake "friends", fake everything. I even hate the way websites look now with all of the huge pictures and most articles are now just clickbait trash or propaganda. Now I know why old people become resentful and hate everything.
Bravo. Agree 100%.I've been using the internet since the early 90's and it was a much better place before normies started using it. Social media is a cancer not only to the internet, but to society in general. Censorship and propaganda are everywhere online now. Even Google is now manipulating search results. Tracking is insane. I would much rather take old school forums like this where people can have actual conversations instead of low IQ crap like TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
sounds very interestingMost of the active posters were pushed to SD where there is a backbone and legal department, rather than bans. That's why deals are posted there first, rather than the other way around.