Sweet Ms. Tex, who was inspired by an article written by Xerxdeej about how much Halo is costing you per hour, decided to tally how much she has spent on the same game since its release (her total ended up being $2,278.17). She ended the article asking how much everybody else has spent on it as well. I decided to tally up my own lavish expenses on the awesomeness that is Halo.
I would like everybody to know that I am putting my entire marriage at risk by totaling up my various figures of everything Halo related. I am scared to think about the repercussions once my husband sees a dollar amount of what this game has cost us. Perhaps I will be lonely in the near future. I suppose I should start thinking about how I am going to word my singles ad. I like walking on the sandy beaches of Zanzibar, cudding in the warmth of the fire on Elongation, picnicking amongst the rolling hills of Coagulation, trekking through the fluffy snow on the top of Containment, and frolicking in the water surrounding the island of Relic. Wow, I just may have realized the full extent of my geekiness with that sentence. Go me!
On to my itemized list of Halo related expenses. Everything will be rounded to the nearest dollar. I will include all hardware required to play the game. I will not include various purchases made for the sake of general gaming (such as tvs, surround sound, etc).
Original Xbox - Total - $560
Xbox x 2 (first one used, second one new) - $300
Xbox controllers x 5 (originals plus two replacements) - $150
Xbox headsets x 3 (two H2 headsets, plus one other) - $110
Xbox 360 - Total - $1,330
Xbox 360 x 2 - $800
Xbox 360 warranties (thank you Red Ring of Death) - $150
Xbox 360 controllers x 3 - $150
Xbox 360 Plantronics X30 headset - $30
Xbox Live Subscription for 4 years - $200
Halo games - Total - $274
Halo CE - $50
Halo 2 x 2 (one new, one used) - $70
Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack - $20
Tombstone and Desolation Pack - $4
Halo 3 - $130
Halo Gear - Total - $210
Zanzibar tee - $19
Pink Halo 2 tee - $18
Bungie hat - $15
Halo 2 long-sleeved tee - $20
Halo 3 Bling tee - $20
My clan shirt - $28
My other clan shirt - $24
My pink clan bag - $23
Another clan shirt - $23
A shirt I made myself - $20
Child’s Play Charity Dinner 2006 - Total - $45
Airfare - $45 (used two vouchers)
March 2007 H2 Clan LAN (one day only) - Total - $541
Airfare - $386
Hotel - $80
Misc. - $75
July 2007 H2 Clan LAN (three days) - Total - $1,054
Airfare - $404
Hotel - $400
Misc. - $250
Misc. Halo related stuff - Total - $543
Pink Spartan figure - $40
Pink Spartan custom painted faceplate - $110
My blinged Halo 3-themed faceplate (that I made myself) - $40
Cavegirl Humpday Challenge Projects/Gifts - $150
Gaming Charity Donations/Tournaments - $200
Halo 3 Xbox Live Theme/Gamertag Pics - $3
I am sure I left some stuff out. It was tough trying to think of everything off the top of my head. I am now ready to hit the equal button. I will not freak out. I promise. *takes a deep breath
Total Halo related expenses = $4,557
*freaks out
When I sat down to tally everything up, I considered doing an all video game related expenses tally next. I think after seeing that total I will just call it good. Do you dare to figure out how much you have spent on anything and everything Halo related?
The money you spent was well worth it!! Video games= fun!
Lemme see well
Original Xbox $250
3 extra controllers $75
3 headsets $60
1 Plantronic Halo Headset $10(On sale!!)
Halo CE $50
Halo2 LE $60
Halo2 MapDisk $20
Halo2 Maps $4
Halo2 Strategy Guide $20
Xbox360 $400
2 Headsets $30
1 Controller $30
Stupid Wi-Fi Adapter $100 (I don’t use it anymore)
Xbox Live, 4 Years, $200
Xbox Live other accounts $150 *sighs*
Halo3 LE $130
hmm i think thats it(not quite sure)
Total= $1,589.
Ouch.
Now if i did my entire video game collection, OMG that would be over $10,000 i guess yikes!!
But hey its over 19 years (actually 16 since i started gaming then- when i was 3ish- so lets see 10,000 dollars over 16 years isn’t so bad..)
The Dark Ages of Xbox- Total - $1273
Xbox Launch Pro-Gamer Package (H1, 4 Controllers, 2 Memory Cards)- $900
Second Xbox Console- $200
Spare Controller X2- $80
Halo 2 LE- $60
Halo 2 Map Pack- $20
Orange Spraypaint for the ‘LoveHandle V 0.1′ Controller- $5
Nail Polish and Stickers for ‘Super Deluxe Girl Controller’- $8
The 360 Revolution- Total- $690
Xbox 360 Console with Wireless Controller and HDD- $500
Spare Wired Controllers X2- $80
Metallic Paint/Glitter for 360 Girl Controller- $10
Halo 3 Legendary (Our next purchase)- $100
Total Halo related expenses- $1963
Since we don’t have access to any kind of High Speed intarweb, we are minus the cost of LIVE. That’s also not counting the hundreds of thousands of millions of dollars spent on Ho7Pock37s and B33r consumed while commencing the 0wn3r4g3.
That’s ALSO not counting the cost of several games keeping us occupied (Gears, Viva Pinata, Armored Core 4, Various Clancy games, etc) while waiting for our next fix from Bungie… Oh yeah, and the hundreds of (no exaggeration) hours spent downloading the Hi-Res teasers of H3 related goodness on a 21.6K dialup connection.
Okay… that’s my husband’s grand total… but it’s no where near yours… you 0wnz us… and I think I might love you… awwww!!!!(!!ONE!!!&!! Yes… it’s true…
Holy crap BS! Thats a lot of money!
Hmm lets do mine:
Xbox - $150
Halo CE - $25
4 controllers - $120
XBL 2 years - $100
Map pack - $20
New maps - $8
Halo 2 shirt - $20
CG shirt - $30
Zoom shirt - $30
Halo 3 shirt - $20
Halo 3 CTF shirt - $20
Halo 3 soda - $2
Halo Gifts - $75
Tournaments - $70
Hotel & Gas - $150
Total: $840
Not bad. I didn’t include stuff I received as gifts. Such as Halo 2, books, another year of XBL, and my 360
Ah, forgot my headsets!
3 headsets - $90
New total: $930
Lets see:
Xbox 360: £275
Halo PC: £10
Halo CE Xbox: £2
Halo 2: £6
2 Extra controllers: £55
Xbox Live: £15 so far (3 months, I’ve hade about 3 free months as well)
Wireless Internet Adapter: £15
Halo 3 LE: £70
Total = £448
In dollars = $896
Hours of top rate entertainment: Priceless
Priceless indeed.
@ Silvercube - I didn’t realize you still had multiple accounts! Crazy. I just have my one and only and I don’t have plans to make any secondaries. Thinking about how much gaming has cost over my lifetime is a scary prospect. Perhaps one day I will tally for next gen consoles only, we’ll see.
@ yunahalo - I must know more about these entries : Orange Spraypaint for the ‘LoveHandle V 0.1′ Controller- $5, Nail Polish and Stickers for ‘Super Deluxe Girl Controller- $8, and Metallic Paint/Glitter for 360 Girl Controller- $10. If you can show me some pics of these lovely creations, I just may love you too!
@ Zoomy - I’m not sure I knew your 360 was a gift! How awesome. You have lots of gear in there as well. Did you like the Halo soda?
@ Josh - You are new to Xbox Live? How has your experience been so far?
All of our totals are pretty decent. I guess you could say we are a tad bit passionate about this game, yes?
@ angel- Yep, I’ve been through a few-
a silverfirefly, (long dead)
CB IceCream, (i wish i could revive this one)
SilveReloaded,
and now CB Firefly.
CB Firefly is a gold account, while SilveReloaded is silver.
I’m probably going to make CB Firefly silver as well in a few weeks (It’s all about Halo-whether or not the clans will be implemented, etc.)
How do you fit 100 people on one gamertag? Because I couldn’t.
No prob, I’ll got take some pics now!
http://yunahalo.wordpress.com/2007/09/03/xbox-and-360-custom-controllers-get-hyped/
There ya go! Oh, I bought the Halo 3 soda too, and it was yummy and the bottle is now hanging out with my Arrogant Bastard bottles, Jesus candle, gnome and my homemade Dewey from Aqua Teen.
Perhaps if you divide that by the number of halo matchmaking games, custom matches and campaign runs you have done you could get a cost per game ratio ……
Yes, but pWning n00bs = priceless. :o)
@ Angel
Yeah, I’m pretty new, relatively, Around 5/6 months in total, not including the 2 months of bricked 360 :@
So far, it has been abusive, frustrating, insulting, but fun, hilarious and awesome at the same time, except for the week where it was just the Friends and Family people on the Beta. That was gaming heaven: 95% of the players where mature and friendly, and the games where so much fun….when the Crackdown crowd arrived, it was a slightly different story….but still awesome.
Josh, I agree with every comment you just made. Excellent observations!
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