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Balenciaga’s Limited-Edition Game Console Shows Why High-Fashion And Gaming Never Go Together (www.yankodesign.com)
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[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 30 points 2 weeks ago

If you buy anything from Balenciaga, you are a moron with more money than sense.

[-] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 weeks ago

Honestly, I think most if not all luxury brands are based on that. They profit on the fact that rich people will buy them just to differentiate from the plebs who can't afford their products.

[-] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 weeks ago

One of my economy professors in university put it as "no one wears a Rolex to have a very accurate wristwatch".

There are benefits to buying "premium" brands in terms of quality and durability but after you get into the "luxury"/"designer" range it's all about displaying wealth.

[-] heavydust@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Rolex is interesting because I think it's the ugliest watches I have ever seen. I wouldn't wear one if it was given to me. I don't understand the appeal, and people who bought them could not explain it to me when I asked.

[-] elgordino@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I think Tudor, Rolex’s ‘value’ brand makes much nicer looking watches that I’d actually wear.

[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The whole point is to display your wealth and status for mating purposes.

[-] janonymous@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The console looks like a Cybertruck and a Game Boy Classic had a baby.

Ouch

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

What's a Game Boy Classic? Lol

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 8 points 2 weeks ago

s/Game Console/e-waste/

[-] elgordino@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

I’d never heard of this brand before. Had a look at their website, wow what a pile of ugly looking crap for many x a reasonable price. The designers must be laughing the asses off coming up with this junk knowing people will buy it because of the brand.

[-] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

[-] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like it could handle snake, at least.

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