A point from which onward one no longer accepts any further abuse.
A higher price does not mean abuse. It very well could just mean its a higher quality game with more content.
or else we do get current climate of AAA games riddled with mtx, psychological manipulation, getting more expensive yearly, no longer any long term guarantees either, while gameplay, story and performance quality dropping as well.
How does a low price stop that from happening? If anything it’s the opposite.
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 16 hours ago
I wouldn’t really use 60$ as a low price, but that’s beside the point.
Your missing the trees for the forest. It’s not the low price, but setting a line which one does not cross.
Not having that line and constantly accepting every subsequent new mechanic to extract more profit from us has resulted in the current state of AAA gaming industry.
As i said we can discuss where that line runs, 60$ is just my own personal line, but that line, not specifically price, should exist and should not be crossed.
architect@thelemmy.club 10 hours ago
The line is shitty unfinished fucking games that force you to download the entire game when you already have the discs and nickle and dime on dlc. That lines been crossed these developers actively laugh at you now.
Quit. Fucking. Buying. Them.
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 9 hours ago
That’s what im trying to tell. Just simply quit buying. It’s that easy and the only thing a single individual can do.
Your sure that reply was meant for me?
artyom@piefed.social 15 hours ago
You’re talking about capping game prices at a relatively “low” price, and I think you knew what I meant.
I’m not missing anything. I’m saying setting a line makes no sense because not every game has the same amount of content.
The gaming industry pricing has been virtually unchanged since inception. If anything, it’s because consumers refuse to pay more that games suck now, because publishers rely on DLCs and relentlessly harassing consumers to buy mtx.
I don’t draw a line anywhere. That’s what I’m trying to explain to you. As I said, it’s entirely dependent on the content of the game.
If they launch Control Resonant for $100 I would pay it because it’s my favorite franchise of all time and I’ve gotten hundreds of hours of enjoyment out of it.
Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 11 hours ago
And that’s why the journalist who rote the article is actually right.
We do deserve the AAA gaming market in it’s current state, because we all think we’re somehow special and our unique case can be an exception.
Like the first person in the chain put it. We as consumers are getting fisted.
And we deserve it, because we still keep on buying said goods, no matter what.
artyom@piefed.social 11 hours ago
It’s not at all “no matter what”. They have to be worth it.