I think going to one of these internet cafes/PC bangs is definitely something I can see putting on my bucket list, but I don't think they'll ever catch on properly in anywhere other than Asia at the moment.
I thought cyber cafes had died, but apparently not. I went to a few cyber cafes years ago, back when CS 1.5/1.6 was a big thing, in Taiwan. Air conditioned room with unlimited drinks and the ability to play pretty much any big game, at the time, was great.
And yet these concepts rarely work in western market. Mainly because most of us can afford expensive gaming computers while over at Taiwan it might be a cheaper solution to just visit a cyber cafe which nearly has the latest gaming PC's anyway
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[QUOTE=Aznsniper911;50606264]I thought cyber cafes had died, but apparently not. I went to a few cyber cafes years ago, back when CS 1.5/1.6 was a big thing, in Taiwan. Air conditioned room with unlimited drinks and the ability to play pretty much any big game, at the time, was great.[/QUOTE]
Asia in general still has a steady flow of cyber cafes
Cyber cafes must have some damn good internet
Would love some of these in the uk, the equipment would be damaged pretty fast though. They are mad for letting people order food to the computers.
I wish this was a bigger thing in the US. There was one down in Central Florida but it closed for some reason. :(
I wonder how many people actually had that thought or dream when they were kids (or now even) to start a gaming/computer cafe. I sure had one for a long time and my father even pushed the idea further by asking around empty venues. The idea of having some kind of bar where you can go with friends to play PC/Xbox/Playstation games for a few hours seems like a awesome idea
that qtime looks comfy as fuck.
I wish we had these in the UK. I'd never be at home as they offer so much.
I wish this was more of a thing in the west, it looks awesome. I could definitely see myself hanging out there instead of having people dragging their rigs over to my place (or me shelling out to keep several OK-ish gaming rigs running, which I am currently doing)
Unlimited ice cream would be the death of me
I used to work at an internet cafe as a summer job, and I wish it was half as good as this one. Would had stayed longer :v:
[QUOTE=darth-veger;50606357]I wonder how many people actually had that thought or dream when they were kids (or now even) to start a gaming/computer cafe. I sure had one for a long time and my father even pushed the idea further by asking around empty venues. The idea of having some kind of bar where you can go with friends to play PC/Xbox/Playstation games for a few hours seems like a awesome idea[/QUOTE]
There are one of these near my university and it has exactly what you described and doesn't allow kids inside(it is a gaming bar after all) but I can't convince my friends to go since between us, we have every console. Fortunately it's very popular so I can always go in the future
[QUOTE=Shotz;50606223]I think going to one of these internet cafes/PC bangs is definitely something I can see putting on my bucket list, but I don't think they'll ever catch on properly in anywhere other than Asia at the moment.[/QUOTE]
cyber cafes are pretty common in military bases too
Good thing this was uploaded today, I actually have to go hang out at a cyber cafe the next day due of my sister taking over house. It's gonna be my first time going outside in like 3 weeks for reasons outside of school, food and family.
i can't imagine how gross it must be to use the keyboards and mouses after hundreds of people before you put their greasy, dirty hands on them after eating food :disgust:
[QUOTE=Trixil;50606637]i can't imagine how gross it must be to use the keyboards and mouses after hundreds of people before you put their greasy, dirty hands on them after eating food :disgust:[/QUOTE]
These cafes are usually super clean, when they did a close up on the keyboard i could not find any grease mark
Cyber cafes don't exist in the west because most everyone has their own computer and internet
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It's the same reason arcades died too: because everyone has their own home console.
That place with the books and mangas was cozy as fuck, bring a PS2 or something with yourself and it would be :ok:
Imagine you had Qtime next to or inside your university.
Damn I wanna move there now...
So I can totally see how people could spend fucking [I]days[/I] at these places now. I'd never want to leave.
[QUOTE=darth-veger;50606725]These cafes are usually super clean, when they did a close up on the keyboard i could not find any grease mark[/QUOTE]
Meanwhile, in my country, you'd have to bring your own alcohol and a rag :v:
This shit would never work in the states. Everything would get stolen or destroyed. Which makes me sad, cause it looks like fun.
They forgot the part where they go to a typical bottom-barrel cafe where people do die though.
aren't these like cheap hotels where you can sleep in?
[QUOTE=Tudd;50608235]They forgot the part where they go to a typical bottom-barrel cafe where people do die though.[/QUOTE]
I think we all know these exists and so he wanted to show off the more attractive, high quality options that we aren't used to see in the west.
[QUOTE=ProgramFiles;50608664]I think we all know these exists and so he wanted to show off the more attractive, high quality options that we aren't used to see in the west.[/QUOTE]
they're also a tech based channel, which is why they talked about the specs of the machines.
[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;50606787]Cyber cafes don't exist in the west because most everyone has their own computer and internet
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It's the same reason arcades died too: because everyone has their own home console.[/QUOTE]
They do exist though. In Denmark we still have a few smaller ones around that are doing pretty well. It might be a niche market today, but if there's fewer customers, you gotta make things work in a different way.
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