I’ve not purchased a nestle product in over a decade. Skill issue?
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grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
This is pretty much impossible. I don’t think y’all realize how much space those corporations control.
It’s like trying to boycott Nestle.
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Honestly: doubt. “Nestle” is not only stuff that has their name on it
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
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DupaCycki@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s like trying to boycott Nestle.
Sooo, like… entirely possible with some effort?
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Some effort” varies widely on how privileged you are to have wide selections to choose from where you get your groceries.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Games are not groceries, the privileged are already the ones who are gamers.
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
We’re talking about food, not games.
yoriaiko@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
May depends on place, but I believe most of globe is fairly easy to avoid nestle, even with cheaper alternatives.
For games, until following most famous games, theres lot of alternatives to aaaa games, that are often way clearer of bugs on release date, often cheaper, and don’t require 5090 to work on medium details in 1080p. Few games like gta-clone, sims-like or diablo-like may be unique on their own, it would be even hard to ignore them in social/popculture aspect, so many gonna compare everything to few biggest. Still it is about paying them lot, preorders or throwing monies at worthless dlc day1 horse armors… We can ez avoid lot of that.
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
You say that as if piracy isn’t just a few clicks away.
Kjell@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
A better option is to buy games that is not included on this type of lists.
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fuck piracy. The artist is worthy of their hire.
FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The artist has already been payed by the time the game hits the shelf, sales only go to the people on top.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
This is such an incredible level of magical thinking that most 12 year olds already grow out of.
What do you think happens with the artists if the game doesn’t sell?
What do you think happens to the genre if the game doesn’t sell?
People are complaining about live-service games, but holy fuck, can you not see that these are the direct response to piracy? You literally cannot pirate these games, because they require constant connection to the servers that verify if you have a license.
ClamDrinker@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Your two statements have nothing to do with each other. Artists don’t get paid for the amount of copies sold, that’s executives and shareholders. Unless you’re talking about an indie company with shared ownership, which the companies in the post decidedly are not. Artists just care about their game being played and enjoyed, something the scummy practices of these suits actively prevents.
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Lots of creators get bonuses or royalties based on sales.
My bigger point is that piracy is bullshit. Either pay the price asked because you want that game or movie so bad, or say the cost is too high and walk away entirely.
Pirating something you’re too much of a skinflint to buy is super immature “I want to have my cake and eat it too” mentality. People too spineless to make even a miniscule sacrifice for their beliefs.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Sales numbers are the telemetry execs use when deciding what games to green-light.
Why do you think suddenly everybody was making live-service games? Battle Royale first, then hero shooters, and now extraction shooters? These games are reporting great income because it’s not possible to pirate them. Add MTX on top and suddenly everybody and their mother wants a cut.
Why do you think even GTA became a live-service game, even when it has a single-player story?
Why do you think more and more games have launchers that require people signing in to some accounts to verify if they made the purchase?
All the crap you people are mostly moaning about are a direct result of piracy.
nightlily@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
Most AAA studios have bonus programs in place for sales up to around a year after release - to theoretically make up for the extremely poor baseline salaries. Artists do in fact get paid for the amount of copies sold.